With Great Lent beginning on Monday, February 20, Diocesan Primate Fr. Mesrop Parsamyan offers his insights to help us experience this holy season to its fullest.
Pick Up a Lenten Family Calendar at Church
With Lent starting next week, the Eastern Diocese has produced a beautiful and fun resource for families and parishes: a Lenten Family Calendar, to guide young people day by day through the spiritual journey of Lent.
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.
From the Archives Vault: Vartan & the Battle of Avarayr
With the Feast of St. Vartan being celebrated this week (on February 16), the Eastern Diocese has dusted off a video treasure from its archives: a vintage TV retelling of the dramatic story of Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr.
Outreach to Earthquake Victims from the Constantinople Patriarchate
Following the disastrous earthquake that rocked eastern Anatolia on February 6, 2023, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople has been swiftly reaching out to Armenian communities in the disaster region