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Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Do It Again!

That’s a big difference between adults and kids. Kids like to repeat things almost without limit, whereas adults tend to see this as childish and boring, something that we grow out of.   However, in today’s Gospel reading, Jesus urges us not to grow out of this child-like state of simple, repetitive appreciation-but to prayerfully grow…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Jet Lagged

The disciples missed out on a lot with their eyes half closed to their master, on this day and so many other times, and of course so do we. As all stories of Christ, this one does not happen only once, but once and forever, repeating permanent truths about who God is and who we…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice

Next Sunday is Father’s day.  A nice American tradition, but not very old, it was just made official in 1972.  Next Sunday, and every Sunday is Father’s day in our much older, 2000 year old church tradition. Kiraki is the Lord’s Day, God the Father’s Day. One things both traditions hold in common is it…

Sermons Fr. Hovnan Demerjian St. Hagop Armenian Church

Sacred Place, Storied Place

When we say Holy Etchmiadzin we reaffirm Orthodox and Catholics belief in sacred spaces. This includes the bricks and stones, architecture and icons of a place, as these can point to the story of God and man just as the words of the Bible do. And it is the story that is sacred. One Christian…