The Armenian Church calendar lists the following saints under the title “Holy Translators”: Sahag the Parthian, Mesrob Mashdots, Yeghishé, Movses the Grammarian, David the Invincible, Gregory of Nareg, and Nersess of Hromgla.
A New Chapter: A Message from Bishop Mesrop
Following his episcopal ordination by the hand of His Holiness Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, at Holy Etchmiadzin on October 8, our Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan sends this special message to the faithful of our Diocese.
Seventy-Two Disciples?
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 7.)
Unite in a “Prayer for Artsakh” This Sunday, Oct. 1
A message from our Primate, Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan, on “an unutterably sad day, in a painful chapter of Armenian history.” Read more here.
Catholicos Karekin II: Solemn Words on Armenia’s Independence Day
On September 21, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin’s St. Gayane Chapel, His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, led a special prayer service for the Republic of Armenia, on Armenian Independence Day.