Today is Holy Saturday. Jesus was crucified yesterday. He will rise tomorrow. But what is happening today?
WATCH: Bishop Daniel’s Video Easter Message
Click the links to watch Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel’s Easter video, in English and Armenian.
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Read the Primate’s Easter message, in both languages, by clicking here.
Holy Friday: The Last Words of Jesus
Today is Holy Friday: the most solemn day of the Armenian Church calendar, recalling the suffering, execution, and death of our Lord. These events are memorialized with readings from the psalms and gospels. Here are the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ last moments on the Cross:
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral: April 10 through 17
This week’s observance of Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese under observance of local safety regulations, with provision for in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.
The Grace of Easter: Bishop Daniel’s Easter Message
In his Easter message, Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel asks, “What does the resurrection look like? What does the grace of Easter look like?” And he finds an answer among the villages of Armenia. Read the Primate’s message here, in English and Armenian.