Armenian Feasts
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) begins on Monday, February 16. It is a time of prayer, penance, abstinence, a...
POON PAREGENTAN
This Sunday, February 15, is Poon Paregentan, the eve of Great Lent (Medz Bahk). Poon means “real” o...
FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (DYARNUNTARACH)
Saturday, February 14, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to...
FEAST OF THE NAMING OF OUR LORD
On Tuesday, January 13, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Naming of our Lord Jesus C...
FEAST OF THE CONCEPTION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY
This Tuesday, December 9, is the Feast of the Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary. This is one of the...
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
This Sunday, December 7, is the third Sunday of Advent, a season of anticipation for the coming of C...
EVE OF THE FAST OF ST. JAMES
This Sunday, December 7, is the eve (paregentan) of the Fast of St. James (Hagop) of Nisibus. This f...
FEAST OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE HOLY CROSS
This Sunday, October 27, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Discovery of the Holy Cross...
FEAST OF THE HOLY TRANSLATORS
This Saturday, October 11, the Armenian Church commemorates the Feast of the Holy Translators, one o...