Armenian Feasts
GREEN SUNDAY, SUNDAY OF THE WORLD CHURCH
Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty days (Hinoonk). This period from the Resurrection to ...
NEW SUNDAY
This Sunday, April 12, is New Sunday (Nor Giragi). Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty da...
TODAY IS HOLY THURSDAY
Today is Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday. Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum meaning “c...
HOW ARMENIANS CELEBRATE EASTER
On Easter day, Christians rejoice over the resurrection of our Lord and the black altar curtains are...
ANNUNCIATION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
This Tuesday, April 7, is the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God that is celebrated nine months ...
REMEMBRANCE OF THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
This Saturday, March 28, we commemorate the Raising of Lazarus as told in the Gospel of John, Chapte...
PALM SUNDAY
This Sunday, March 29, is Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and ...
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
This Sunday, March 22, is the sixth and final Sunday of Great Lent, known as the Sunday of Advent (K...
GREAT LENT BEGINS MONDAY
Great Lent (Medz Bahk or Karasnortk) begins on Monday, February 16. Great Lent is the longest of the...
FASTING DURING GREAT LENT
Great Lent (Medz Bahk) began on Monday, February 16. It is a time of prayer, penance, abstinence, an...