This season’s second “Clergy Continuing Education Gathering” convened on September 27-28—this time bringing together clergy from the Diocese’s Mid-Atlantic region, at the Ararat Youth and Conference Center in Greenville, NY.
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 1.)
Pilgrims of the Holy Cross
An enormous procession of pilgrims converged on the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin last week, to celebrate a uniquely Armenian feast day dedicated to the Holy Cross of Varak.
Two Days of Infamy, Two Years Apart
Remembering a grim anniversary for the Armenian people, as we confront another crisis today.
Season of the Cross
In the Armenian liturgical calendar, autumn is the Season of the Holy Cross. The months of September and October are punctuated with celebrations and fasts dedicated to the Cross of Jesus Christ, and its mysterious power.