Living the Armenian Church Year

Today on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross we raise up the church’s greatest and most powerful sign. The job of signs are to point to something else […] more

On this 2nd Sunday of the Cross, both readings speak of marriage. The tie between marriage and the cross is strong, you will see crosses everywhere in an Armenian Church […] more

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak. The readings and theme of the power of God’s sacrificial love on the cross echo those of the Feast […] more

In Armenian, the word for ‘worship’ is ‘yerkrpakel,’ literally, ‘to kiss the ground.’ In the Armenian Church, we worship not only in words, but in gestures that go beyond words, […] more

The thread connecting today’s New Testament readings are that God does not judge by outward appearances like we do, and that God has a special heart for the poor. In […] more

Freedom is the concept linking our readings today. Paul describes it and Jesus embodies it. St. Paul reminds the people in his church that they are to be free as […] more

Today’s celebration of the Discovery of the Cross is the third and final feast of the season and commemorates the finding of the true cross in the early fourth century. […] more

In today’s Gospel, many doubt Jesus’ miraculous bond with his Heavenly Father, after all they know and see his regular earthly family. Jesus shocks them by redefining what it means […] more

Today’s readings reflect the struggle and the joy of the cross as its season comes to a close. Paul remarks how the times are evil, yet church members are called […] more