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
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.
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.
April 7 is the fixed date for the Armenian Church’s celebration of the “Annunciation to the Virgin Mary”
