Today, May 21, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The day marks the ascent of our Lord into heaven, on the 40th day after his resurrection.
Watch Church Services Online
The Eastern Diocese’s Facebook page is sharing live and recorded broadcasts of church services for the Feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross, May 10.
A Cross Appears in Eastertide
For the Feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross (May 10), a lost sermon by the late Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan.
Their Suffering a Century Ago Strengthens Us Today
A typical Martyrs Day is an occasion of intense activity in the Armenian community, with large public gatherings and densely packed sacred observances. But the 2020 commemoration saw Armenians across the world prohibited from coming together physically, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We Stand Together in Their Immortal Presence”: H.H. Karekin II’s Tribute to the Genocide Martyrs
At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, marked 105 years since the start of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2020, with solemn observances at several locations in Armenia.