The sixth video in the series “Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church” shines a light on the meaning of candles in the Armenian Church.
The sixth video in the series “Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church” shines a light on the meaning of candles in the Armenian Church.
Armenian Church history was made in 2015 when the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide were ceremonially recognized as holy saints. The splendid service at Holy Etchmiadzin marked the first time in centuries that new saints were designated in the Armenian Church. With their canonization, the Genocide martyrs joined other great exemplars of holiness, virtue, and…
The fourth video in the series “Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church.” Experience the mystery and meaning of the Turen-Patzek (door-opening) service, which is performed at Armenian churches across the world on Palm Sunday.
In the third episode of the Eastern Diocese’s new video series, “Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church,” Kathryn Ashbahian speaks about Great Lent.
In the second episode of the Eastern Diocese’s new video series, “Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church,” Eric Vozzy explains the significance of the “Home Blessing” service.
In this inaugural episode of a new educational video series, St. Nersess Seminary graduate Kathryn Ashbahian explains the symbolism of the “Water Blessing” service performed in the Armenian Church on January 6, the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord.
The Armenian Church canonized the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide at Holy Etchmiadzin on April 23, 2015, in observance of the 100th anniversary of that cataclysm. This video explores the significance of that canonization, as well as the larger meaning of sainthood and martyrdom in the Christian tradition.