Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan will preside over the Feast of Sts. Vartanantz at New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
The Saint Who Searched for the Ark
On Saturday, December 16, the Armenia Church will remember St. James of Nisibis: a favorite saint of the Armenians, who is considered to be a nephew of St. Gregory the Illuminator.
Blessings on Independence Day
On behalf of our Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan and the entire Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, we extend to you our warm good wishes on Independence Day.
Holy Saturday: Conquering Death With Death
Today is Holy Saturday. Jesus was crucified yesterday. He will rise tomorrow. But what is happening today?
The Eve of Avarayr: St. Vartan’s Address to His Troops
In honor of the Armenian Church’s “Feast of St. Vartan the Warrior and His Companions” (Feb. 16, 2023), read the oration Vartan delivered before his 66,000-man army, on the eve of the Battle of Avarayr in A.D 451—retold in English for a modern readership.