Each year on May 28, Armenians around the world honor the anniversary of the Battle of Sardarabad and the establishment of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920). This week marks 104 years since those fateful events.
Memorials and Memory
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 Prayer for the Massacred Innocents of Uvalde, Texas
Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan offers a prayerful reflection on the horrible mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.
A Tribute to Zarmine Boghosian’s “Azezen America”
The Diocesan Center in New York held a tribute in honor of Zarmine Boghosian on April 27, 2022, in honor of her recently-published memoir, Azezen America. During the evening program, Hovhannes Khosdeghian delivered the Armenian remarks here.
Video Announcing “Building Up the Body of Christ” to Debut March 26
Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel will introduce his new book, Building Up the Body of Christ: The Treasure of the Armenian Church for Our People Today, in a video premiering on Saturday evening, March 26.