Around this time of year, our church prescribes a Scripture reading from the Gospel of Luke, concerning a tragedy in a family household. A man named Jairus and his wife had a daughter, and this girl—only 12 years old—lay dying in their home.
Bishop Daniel Greets Patriarch Bartholomew at Gathering of New York Religious Leaders
On November 1, 2021, Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel joined a gathering of religious leaders to greet His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, during the latter’s pastoral visit to the U.S.
The Bodiless Powers
Every year, a Saturday in early November brings us to one of the more unusual observances of the Armenian Church calendar: the feast day dedicated to the holy archangels Michael and Gabriel. We’ll greet it again this weekend, on November 6.
A Valiant Spirit, for 22 Years
This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II. It was on November 4, 1999, that His Holiness was consecrated as the 132nd Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, in a magnificent ceremony at the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Diocese’s Fall Sacred Music Festival Presents “Christ in a New Key”
Autumn in New England brought more than leaf-peeping to New Britain, CT, over the weekend of October 8-10, 2021. The Eastern Diocese’s Sacred Music Council led a jam-packed “Sacred Music Festival” over those three days.