By V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian On April 22 each year, people around the world celebrate Earth Day. First held in 1970, Earth Day...

by V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian On this Good Friday morning, at our breakfast in our monastery refectory, bishops and priests started...

by V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian Easter is the most important feast day of the year for Christian communities. The resurrection of our...

by V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian What do the east and west mean in the Armenian Church? The door into the church is located on the west,...

By V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian Vernadoon literally means “upper room” in Armenian. When someone uses Vernadoon in the church context,...

by V. Rev. Fr. Zareh Sarkissian Theology is the science that speaks about God and examines all aspects pertaining to faith. The...

by V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian Atop the Holy Altar of every Armenian Church hangs an oil lamp. This lamp is called a Gantegh (Կանթեղ),...

By Roland Telfeyan Introduction Holy communion is the seal of the new covenant, the union with the true body and blood of Christ, the...

V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, 2019 As I was participating in the Morning Hour of Prayers, watching the holy icon of the...

and the development of the commemoration of the Holy Birthgiver-of-GOD as celebrated in the month of August Rev. Dr. George A. Leylegian,...

…By Archbishop Nareg Alemezian 1. Introduction The official name of the Armenian Church is Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Holy Church....

(A Reflection on liturgical modes in the Armenian Church during Great Lent) V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Sherneizan Great Lent in the Armenian...

Rev. Dr. George A. Leylegian, 1988; revised 2017 I must begin this article with a very special recollection and thanks to a wonderful...

The Great Lenten Fast as Observed in the Church of the Armenians Rev. Dr. George A. Leylegian, 2014 I must begin this article with a...

By V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian When I was looking at the Armenian Church calendar, I realized that between two fasting periods,...

BETWEEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES HOLY ETCHMIADZIN (29 January- 5 February 2018) by V. Rev. Fr. Boghos...

By V. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, 2017 Numerous of sacred paintings decorate the internal part of the Armenian Church. Beyond their...