24
Apr
NEW SUNDAY
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This Sunday, April 27, is New Sunday (Nor Giragi). Easter Sunday is followed by a period of fifty da...
Armenian Feasts
17
Apr
HOW ARMENIANS CELEBRATE EASTER
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On Easter day, Christians rejoice over the resurrection of our Lord and the black altar curtains are...
17
Apr
TODAY IS HOLY THURSDAY
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Today is Holy Thursday, also called Maundy Thursday. Maundy comes from the Latin mandatum meaning “c...
10
Apr
PALM SUNDAY
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This Sunday, April 13, is Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and ...
10
Apr
REMEMBRANCE OF THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
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This Saturday, April 12, we commemorate the Raising of Lazarus as told in the Gospel of John, Chapte...
03
Apr
ANNUNCIATION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
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This Monday, April 7, is the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God that is celebrated nine months b...
03
Apr
SUNDAY OF ADVENT
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This Sunday, April 6, is the sixth and final Sunday of Great Lent, known as the Sunday of Advent (Ka...
27
Feb
GREAT LENT BEGINS MONDAY
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Great Lent (Medz Bahk or Karasnortk) begins this Monday, March 3. Great Lent is the longest of the f...
27
Feb
FASTING DURING GREAT LENT
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Great Lent (Medz Bahk) begins on Monday, March 3. It is a time of prayer, penance, abstinence, and d...
27
Feb
POON PAREGENTAN
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This Sunday, March 2, is Poon Paregentan, the eve of Great Lent (Medz Bahk). Poon means “real” or “g...