You might think it’s a misprint. Everyone knows that Jesus had exactly twelve disciples—so why does the Armenian Church calendar reserve a feast day for the Seventy-two Disciples of Christ? (We’ll observe it this Saturday, October 3.)
Season of the Cross
In the Armenian liturgical calendar, autumn is the Season of the Holy Cross. The months of September and October are punctuated with celebrations and fasts dedicated to the Cross of Jesus Christ, and its mysterious power.
A Solemn Prayer, Twenty-Five Years After 9/11
Hard though it is to believe, a quarter-century has now elapsed since that infamous day: September 11, 2001. Today we offer prayers to God for His mercy, protection, and remembrance, as across our nation, people solemnly commemorate the passage of 25 years.
Across the Waters of Lake Van, a Pilgrimage Reaches Its Sacred Heart
The Eastern Diocese’s “Pilgrimage to Akhtamar: Retracing Our Armenian Roots” reached its spiritual high point this week, when Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the 10th-century Cathedral of the Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island.
We Bow Down Before His Cross
In the shadow of that infamous date, September 11, we offer a meditation on the reality of suffering, and the power of the Cross in Armenian Christian spirituality.