The assembled clergy of the Eastern Diocese received an audience with His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on Monday, February 15: the first day of Great Lent.
A Call to Repentance: Catholicos Karekin II’s Message for Lent
As the worldwide Armenian Church enters Great Lent, His Holiness Karekin II has issued a call to devote this season of spiritual life to self-examination and repentance.
Catholicos Karekin II’s Vartanantz Message
“The sainted companions of St. Vartan are not just our history, but represent the sublime presence of the spirit in our lives,” said Catholicos Karekin II in a message honoring the Feast of St. Vartan.
A Challenge to Clarify Our Attitude Towards God
Armenia’s annual Armed Forces Day—observed every year on January 28—was an especially poignant occasion in 2021, coming in the wake of the defense of Artsakh at the end of last year.
Abp. Barkev Retires as Primate of Artsakh
A significant transition in the life of the worldwide Armenian Church took place last week, when Archbishop Barkev Mardirosyan retired from his position as the long-serving Primate of the Artsakh Diocese.