This Sunday will be observed as Father’s Day across the United States: a chance to reflect, with gratitude, on the deeper meaning of fatherhood. While the surrounding popular culture may sometimes fail to treat fatherhood with due seriousness, the Armenian Church accords great reverence and respect to fathers.
On Saturday, the Armenian Church will remember one of its most remarkable historical figures, during the Feast of St. Nersess the Great.
In a stirring outdoor ceremony at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a new cross was blessed and raised to the peak of the Mother Cathedral, as part of its ongoing restoration.
The yearly transition to summer is a special time in the Armenian Church calendar. In quick succession, we observe our Lord’s Ascension, Pentecost, St. Gregory’s release from the pit, and the birth of Holy Etchmiadzin.
The Eastern Diocese’s Facebook page is sharing live and recorded broadcasts of church services this Sunday, June 7: the Remembrance of the Prophet Elijah.
