In the Armenian liturgical calendar, autumn is the Season of the Holy Cross. The months of September and October are punctuated with celebrations and fasts dedicated to the Cross of Jesus Christ, and its mysterious power.
Celebrate “Khatchveratz” on Sunday, Sep. 17
New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral will hold a special service on Sunday, September 17, to honor the major feast day known as Khatchveratz, or the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
We Bow Down Before His Cross
In the shadow of that infamous date, September 11, we offer a meditation on the reality of suffering, and the power of the Cross in Armenian Christian spirituality.
A Miracle Named Mary
Today, September 8, the worldwide Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Holy Mother-of-God.
An Unknown Hero of the Vartanantz War
This week the Armenian Church marked the annual feast day of Abraham and Khoren: a pair of saintly figures from the 5th century. Though they emerged from the aftermath of the Vartanantz War, most people have never heard their story.