Each year on May 28, Armenians around the world honor the anniversary of the Battle of Sardarabad and the establishment of the First Armenian Republic (1918-1920). This week marks 107 years since those fateful events.
A Prayer for the Republic of Armenia
On the 107th anniversary of the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia (1918-1920), a prayer of gratitude and hope, in English and Armenian.
Ecumenical Prayer for Peace Honors 1700th Anniversary of Council of Nicaea
On Tuesday, May 20, Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan was part of a solemn Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace, hosted by Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral, in Brooklyn, NY.
Abp. Aykazian Awarded Honorary Doctorate from Catholic University
On May 17, 2025, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian was awarded the degree of Doctor of Theology, honoris causa, from the Catholic University of America, a distinguished recognition honoring his decades of leadership in ecumenical dialogue, interfaith advocacy, and defense of persecuted Christian communities around the world.
Memorials and Memory
In the Armenian Church, memorial days of one kind or another are quite common: we observe merelots after the major feast days; we remember our departed loved ones on the karasoonk of their passing, and thereafter through annual hokehankisd services.