In the Armenian Church, memorial days of one kind or another are quite common: we observe merelots after the major feast days; we remember our departed loved ones on the karasoonk of their passing, and thereafter through annual hokehankisd services.
A Living Hope: Bishop Mesrop’s Easter Message
In his Easter message, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan considers Christ’s Resurrection, and sees in it a Living Hope that that gives meaning to history—and to our own lives. Read the Primate’s message here, in English and Armenian.
Bishop Mesrop’s Video Message: Re-Discover God’s Purpose Through Lent
With Great Lent set to begin on Monday, February 12, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan offers insights to help us experience this holy season to its fullest.
Way of a Warrior: St. Sarkis
He would become a figure of enduring spiritual stature in the Armenian Church. But he began his sojourn among our people as a stranger. On Saturday, January 27, we will honor his memory once more—some 17 centuries after his death
Remembering Baku 1990
Thirty-four years ago this week, the Armenians of Baku were terrorized by mob violence, and victimized by an immoral political system.