An enormous procession of pilgrims converged on the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin last week, to celebrate a uniquely Armenian feast day dedicated to the Holy Cross of Varak.
Season of the Cross
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.
Raising the Cross—in Armenia and America
The worldwide Armenian Church marked one of its five major feast days on Sunday, September 11, with the celebration of Khatchveratz: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
A Miracle Named Mary
Today, September 8, the worldwide Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Nativity of the Holy Mother-of-God.
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.