In Stockholm, Sweden, church leaders and advocates from around the world gathered last week to mark the centennial of a formative event in the modern ecumenical movement. The Christian Council of Sweden hosted the weeklong celebration, meeting August 18-24. Thousands of participants, including global and national church leaders, took part in the events that included Read More The post Honoring a Milestone in the World Ecumenical Movement appeared first on The Armenian Church.| The Armenian Church
This year the Armenian Church liturgical calendar designates August 28 as the feast of St. Jeremiah: one of the major prophets of the Bible. His life straddled the 7th and 6th centuries before Christ—making him a contemporary of the Athenian lawgiver Solon. Jeremiah (whose name in Armenian is Երեմիա, or Yeremiya) received his prophetic calling Read More The post Jeremiah: The Prophet of Sorrow—and Hope appeared first on The Armenian Church.| The Armenian Church
Feasts venerating the Virgin Mary occupy an entire season in the church calendar, with a special day reserved to honor her parents. The Armenian Church styles her Sourp Asdvadzadzin: the “Holy Mother-of-God”—an almost cosmic title which has elicited reverent love from generations of Armenian Christians, and is honored as the name of many of our churches. In Read More The post The Grandparents of Jesus appeared first on The Armenian Church.| The Armenian Church
The Boyajian Young Choir Directors Program (BYCDP), organized by the Sacred Music Council of the Eastern Diocese, brought together a group of young Armenian faithful from across the country for three days of focused musical and liturgical training. The program running July 7-9 was held at St. Nersess Seminary in Armonk, NY. This year’s programRead More| The Armenian Church
Three disciples come face-to-face with the mind-boggling nature of God. How do they react? And is there a lesson for us in their experience? That’s the question the church poses in the Feast of the Transfiguration—which the Armenian Church will observe on Sunday, July 27. A Mystery There is a mystery at the heart ofRead More| The Armenian Church
Elisha the Prophet (the saint remembered by the Armenian Church this year on July 17) was a wonderworker whose miracles—healing the diseased, the multiplication of loaves, raising a child from death—anticipated those of Christ. Indeed, Jesus explicitly referred to these during his own ministry. The Old Testament prophet became greatly honored in the Christian tradition,Read More| The Armenian Church
On Saturday, June 21, 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. Below, church scholar and historian Fr. Krikor Maksoudian retells the story of the Illuminator’s final days, and what cameRead More| The Armenian Church
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The calendar of the Armenian Church singles out four members of St. Gregory’s family—two sons and two grandsons—and assigns them a special day of commemoration. This year it falls on July 20. The day of commemoration (according to the present calendar in force since 1774-75) falls on the Saturday before the Third Sunday of Transfiguration.Read More| The Armenian Church
