Saints and martyrs loom large in Armenian Christian spirituality. We look up to them; but could we ever be like them? Is saintliness an unattainable ideal? Or something more ordinary?
Easter at St. Vartan Cathedral: “Stay Close to God”
Through the veil of overcast skies, the newly-gilded gold dome of St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral in New York City shimmered with a radiant, almost transcendent brilliance. Beneath that luminous crown, the Easter Sunday Divine Liturgy on April 5 unfolded with solemn beauty and reverence
Waiting Before the Tomb of Christ: Bishop Mesrop’s Easter Message
In his Easter message, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan reflects on the quiet power of faith that endures in the face of uncertainty—and the hope revealed through Christ’s Resurrection.
An Invitation Into the Liturgy
Holy Week at St. Vartan Cathedral: March 29 through April 5
Holy Week signals the end of the Lenten period of separation, and a return to the full life of the church. The coming Holy Week will go forward in the Eastern Diocese with in-person worship as well as the online broadcast of services.