Clergy throughout the Eastern Diocese marked a holy day with special relevance to their vocation during the Feast of the Ghevontiantz Saints, observed on February 22.
A Milestone in the Path of Our Spiritual Life
In a message to the faithful of the Armenian Church, Catholicos Karekin II welcomes the beginning of Great Lent.
An Inspiring Vartanantz Day at St. Vartan Cathedral
With world attention currently focused on the eruption of yet another war, the Armenian Church’s remembrance of the Vartanantz saints on February 24, 2022, held a special urgency.
The Eve of Avarayr: St. Vartan’s Address to His Troops
In honor of the Armenian Church’s “Feast of St. Vartan the Warrior and His Companions” (Feb. 24, 2022), read the oration Vartan delivered before his 66,000-man army, on the eve of the Battle of Avarayr in A.D 451—retold in English for a modern readership.
From the Archives Vault: Vartan & the Battle of Avarayr
With the Feast of St. Vartan being celebrated this week (on February 24), the Eastern Diocese has dusted off a video treasure from its archives: a vintage TV retelling of the dramatic story of Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr.