As we join with our fellow citizens in casting ballots in America’s latest national election, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan shares a short prayer with the faithful of the Eastern Diocese.
A Valiant Spirit, for 25 Years
This week marks the 25th 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.
Holy Muron: Sign of Our Union in Christ
Parish pastors from across the Eastern Diocese converged on New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral on Friday evening, October 4, to receive the new Holy Muron: the oil sanctified in splendid ceremonies at Holy Etchmiadzin on September 28, to be used in the sacramental anointing services of the Armenian Church.
The “Balm of Healing”: Reflections from Bishop Mesrop
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan played a special role in the Blessing of the Holy Muron ceremony at Holy Etchmiadzin on September 28: carrying the Balm Oil to the altar. Read his meaningful reflections on the experience.
“Seal of Identity”: Bishop Mesrop’s Thoughts on the Holy Muron
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan considers the intimate connection between our Armenian identity and the Holy Muron: the sign of the Holy Spirit sanctifying our lives. Read more here.