Eve of the Fast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
This is the Sunday preceding the week prior to the Exaltation of the life giving Cross of the Lord. Fasting period is from Monday to Friday.
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Eve of the Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Saturday preceding the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy cross is called The Eve of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This day, and the following Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are also known as the Feast of the Holy Churches. Each of these days celebrate four different churches. The commemoration on the…
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Khatchverats)
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is the last one of the five major feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is the most important feast among the feasts dedicated to the Holy Cross, as it is dedicated to the history of the return of the Holy Cross from imprisonment, its elevation…
Eve of the Fast of the Holy Cross of Varak (Varague)
This is the Sunday preceding the week prior to the feast of the Appearance of the Holy Cross on Mount Varak (Varague), lasting from Monday to Friday. Being hidden by St Hripisime on Mount Varak, the relic of the Lord’s Wooden Cross was found by a miracle in the 7th century and the Armenian Apostolic…
Commemoration of St George (Kevork) the Captain, St Adoktos and St Romanos the Singer
This is the Sunday preceding the week prior to the feast of the Appearance of the Holy Cross on Mount Varak (Varague), lasting from Monday to Friday. Being hidden by St Hripisime on Mount Varak, the relic of the Lord’s Wooden Cross was found by a miracle in the 7th century and the Armenian Apostolic…
Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak (Varague)
The Mountain of Varak, on which was built the Monastery of Varak and the Monastery of the Holy Sign, is at the centre of the uniquely Armenian feast of the Cross we celebrate as the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak (Varague). The Armenian Church celebrates this feast two weeks after the Feast of…
Commemoration of Christ’s seventy two Disciples
Besides the 12 Apostles, Jesus also had Seventy Two (72) disciples, whom he sent to “preach the Good News to all nations”. The Seventy Two Disciples are firmly rooted in Scripture, but only the Gospel of Luke mentions them. Unfortunately, those disciples’ names are not mentioned in the Gospels. In the New Testament the word…
Feast of the Holy Translators (Tarkmanchadz)
Feast of the Holy Translators – Saints Mesrob, Yeghishe, Movses Khorenatsi (Moses of Khoren), Philosopher Davit Anhaght, Gregory of Narek (Krikor Naregatsi) and Nerses the Gracious (Nerses Shnorhali) For the Armenian people, the Feast of the Holy Translators is one of the most favourite and beloved national ecclesiastical feasts. Nearly two hundred disciples of St…
Commemoration of the Apostles Ananias, Matthias, Barnabas, Philip, John and Silas
Ananais of Damascus (favoured of the Lord), was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus. He is mentioned in Acts 9:10, when the Lord speaks to him and asks him to go to Saul, place his hands on him and restore Saul’s sight. When Ananias placed his hands on Saul, he was filled with the Holy…
Commemoration of St Dionysius of Areopagus, the Apostles Timothy and Titus
Dionysius the Areopagite was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens. He is thus also known as protector of judges and the judiciary. At the time of Jesus’ crucifixion, Dionysius was in Egypt in a town called Heliopolis (the City of the Sun) near today’s capital of Cairo. On Good Friday, the very day…
Feast of the Evangelists Saints Mathew, Mark, Luke and John
The Armenian Church commemorates the Holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the authors of the four Gospels. The were known as “evangelists” because they proclaimed the good news about Jesus Christ as each author provides traces and insights into Christ’s life. The word Evangelist comes from the Greek euangelistes which means “one who brings…
Feast of Saints Captain Lukianos, Joseph the Godfather, Joseph of Arimathea and Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Mary
Feast of Saints Captain Lukianos, who believed in Christ’s Crucifixion; Joseph the Godfather; Joseph of Arimathea; Friends of Christ, Lazarus and his two sisters, Martha and Mary. The Holy Martyr Longinus the Centurion (Captain Lukianos), a Roman soldier, served in Judea under the command of the Governor, Pontius Pilate. When our Savior Jesus Christ was…