Contents WHEN DID LENT ORIGINATE? HOW DID LENT ORIGINATE? ARE THERE EXACTLY FORTY DAYS IN GREAT LENT? WHAT ARE SOME OTHER ARMENIAN WORDS FOR GREAT LENT? HOW MANY DAYS DOES LENT LAST IN THE ARMENIAN CHURCH? WHY DOES LENT BEGIN …
Download Printable Booklet of this Article (.PDF) (See Booklet Printing Instructions) Toxic cleanses and detox fasts are all the rage nowadays. Google “detox” or “cleanse” and legions of websites virtually leap out of the screen breathlessly trumpeting this or that …
It wasn’t long ago that if someone in an Armenian Church hall in America whispered a phrase like “drug addiction,” “mental illness,” “teenage pregnancy,” or “suicide,” it was met with stunned disbelief, followed by a grateful sigh. “Thank God,” we …
Quite peculiar is the relationship between the Armenian people and the two saints that are commemorated this Saturday: St. Jacob (James) of Nisibis [Hagop Mdzpna Hayrabed], and Mar Awgen [Marugeh]. Most Armenians have probably never heard of either one, yet …