On Sunday, August 15, 2021, Armenian Churches throughout the Eastern Diocese observed the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother-of-God.
Prophet of Sorrow—and Hope
This year the Armenian Church liturgical calendar designates August 26 as the feast of St. Jeremiah: one of the major prophets of the Bible.
Assumption Day at St. Vartan Cathedral
On Sunday, August 15, the Armenian Church will observe the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother-of-God, one of the church’s five major feast days.
Holy Assumption: A Spark of the Divine
A single feast day in our liturgical calendar illustrates the connection between the life in Christ and the abiding concerns of human existence.
Theological Throw-Down
Two intellectual heavyweights met in the city of Ephesus, where the Roman Emperor Theodosius II convened the Third Ecumenical Council in A.D. 431. At stake was the future shape of orthodox Christian belief.