Today is Holy Saturday. Jesus was crucified yesterday. He will rise tomorrow. But what is happening today?
Holy Friday: The Last Words of Jesus
Today is Holy Friday: the most solemn day of the Armenian Church calendar, recalling the suffering, execution, and death of our Lord. These events are memorialized with readings from the psalms and gospels. Here are the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ last moments on the Cross:
Holy Tuesday: Remembrance of the Ten Virgins
Today the Armenian Church marks Holy Tuesday with an observance called the “Remembrance of the Ten Virgins.”
Bishop Mesrop’s Easter Message: “Who Will Remove the Stone?”
In his Easter message, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan reflects on the physical and spiritual obstacles that can confront us in life, and the power to overcome them that comes from Christ’s Resurrection. Read the Primate’s message here, in English and Armenian.
Upcoming Feast Days in the Armenian Church (April 12 – April 17)
This Saturday starts the most important week in the Armenian Church liturgical calendar, a period dense with unique services and ceremonies that chronicle the final week of Jesus Christ’s ministry, and lead us to his resurrection.