Feast of the Discovery of St Mary’s Box
According to tradition, while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, two Greek princes came across a chest that once belonged to St Mary. In Galilee, they saw a large crowd gathered…
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Commemoration of the Prophet Zechariah
Every year, the Armenian Church reserves a day in its liturgical calendar to remember one of the more obscure figures of the Old Testament: the Prophet Zechariah. Zechariah’s collection of…
Commemoration of Patriarchs St Athanasius and St Cyril of Alexandria
Patriarchs St Athanasius and St Cyril are among the most prominent figures of the Universal Church, who devoted their lives to the promulgation of the orthodoxy of Christianity, and the…
Commemoration of the Prophet Elisha
Elisha the Prophet 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…
Commemoration of Christ’s Twelve Apostles and the Thirteenth Apostle, St Paul
The Twelve Apostles elected by Our Lord Jesus Christ, were Christ’s disciples and first preachers of His doctrine, as well as the Incarnate Christ’s witnesses. “Jesus called his twelve disciples…
Eve of the Fast of Transfiguration
This is the Sunday just before the week of the fasting period, preceding the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ’s Transfiguration. In the Armenian Apostolic Church, it’s called the Fast…
Commemoration of the Tabernacle of Old Testament (Ark of the Covenant) and the Feast of the New Holy Church
The Ark of the Covenant is the most sacred sanctity of the Old Testament. It consisted of a pure gold covered wooden chest with an elaborate lid called the Mercy seat.…
Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Vartavar)
The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the five main “Tabernacle” feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It commemorates the transformation or the “transfiguration”…
Commemoration of the Prophet Isaiah
The Prophet Isaiah is the first of the four major prophets of the Old Testament. He was born and spent almost his entire life in the city of Jerusalem, in…
Commemoration of the Apostle Thaddeus and the Virgin Sandoukht (Santoukhd)
St Thaddeus the Apostle and St Sandoukht the Virgin are two of the most venerated saints in the Armenian Church. The “Great Conversion” of the Armenian nation to Christianity is…
Commemoration of the Holy Forefathers
The Septuagint (first translation of the Hebrew Old Testament), uses the name “Patriarch” when referring to the forefathers or ancestors of spiritual and lay leaders of the Old Testament. They…
Commemoration of St Gregory the Illuminator’s Sons and Grandsons
The Armenian Church commemorates St Aristages (Aristakes), Vrtanes, Krikoris (Grigoris) and Housik (Husig); St Gregory’s sons and grandsons and Daniel the Syrian. The day of commemoration (according to the present…