To Armenians in the U.S., “Armenian Cultural Month” has been a feature of community life for as long as they can remember. It arrives each October—with a flurry of lectures, readings, exhibits, sacred celebrations, and events intended to remind Armenians of their rich cultural heritage.
Shnorhali, Singer of Light: A Celebration of Sacred Music
From September 22 to 24, Holy Trinity Church in Cambridge, MA, was filled with the resplendent sound of sacred music, as the Sacred Music Council of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America presented its latest Sacred Music Festival
Meet the Holy Translators
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.)