Close to 2,000 worshippers gathered at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York on Easter Sunday and greeted one another with the joyous words, “Krisdos haryav ee merelotz! Orhnyal eh harootiunun Krisdosee!” during church services at the cathedral on April 5.
A New Book on Holy Week
By Florence Avakian
“The center of gravity of the Armenian Church’s liturgical year is undoubtedly Holy Week,” the eight days leading to Easter, says the introduction of a fascinating new book which debuted on Thursday evening, March 19, during a lecture presented by its author, the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Findikyan, director of the Diocese’s Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center.
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral
St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will observe Holy Week, March 29 through April 4, with a series of special services, culminating in the Easter Sunday celebration on April 5, 2015.
Genocide Panel Held in Houston, TX, as Part of Christian Churches Together Convocation
The ecumenical group Christian Churches Together in the USA hosted a panel on the Armenian Genocide as part of its annual convocation, held earlier this month in Houston, TX.
The Meaning of Martyrdom
By Florence Avakian
They lost the battle. But theirs was a moral victory-its powerful implications surviving and strengthening until today. Vartan Mamigonian and his outnumbered Armenian fighters set an example not only for Armenians, but for all beleaguered people who are fighting against great odds for justice, human rights, and the basic freedoms.