“Mothers are the ambassadors of God’s love and providence on earth,” wrote the saintly Patriarch Shnork Kaloustian in this classic Mother’s Day homily.
In Memoriam: Maestro Khoren Mekanejian (1937-2025)
With the deepest sorrow, the entire Eastern Diocese mourns the passing of Maestro Khoren Mekanejian: composer, conductor, and director of Music Ministry in the Diocese for three decades.
Easter at St. Vartan Cathedral: “God Will Remove the Stone”
The Easter Sunday Divine Liturgy on April 20, 2025, at New York’s St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral rejoiced in the glorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and His victory over sin and death.
Ordinary Saints: Holy Apostles and Holy Martyrs
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?
In Memoriam: His Holiness Pope Francis
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan mourned the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis in a message to the faithful of the Eastern Diocese.