In an ordinary year, by the end of June schools are winding down, summer is gearing up, and many parishioners settle into a more “relaxed” habit of church participation.
Recent summers, of course, have been anything but ordinary.
St. Nersess Seminary to Honor its First “12 Vocations”
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary will celebrate its 60th anniversary this fall with a special banquet honoring the vocations of the first 12 students who graduated from St. Nersess and St. Vladimir’s seminaries and were ordained into the priesthood.
Saintly Defiance
This week’s Feast of St. Daniel and His Companions (June 22) is a lesson in fidelity to God over submission to worldly forces.
Fatherhood: Privilege, Duty, Blessing
This Sunday will be observed as Father’s Day across the United States: a chance to reflect, with gratitude, on the deeper meaning of fatherhood. While the surrounding popular culture may sometimes fail to treat fatherhood with due seriousness, the Armenian Church accords great reverence and respect to fathers.
The Illuminator’s Final Years
On Saturday, June 19, the Armenian Church will observe one of several feast days associated with St. Gregory the Illuminator. This particular feast is dedicated to the saint’s later years and the discovery of his relics.