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Feast and Fast: Further Information on the Armenian Liturgical Calendar

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  • Categories Back to the Sources, Liturgy, Resources
June 1, 2020
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From the perspective of the liturgical calendar, this week could very well be one of the strangest of the year. As we have discussed before, the temporality of the Armenian Apostolic Church emerges from the quality of different “kinds” of …

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Vemkar

Liturgical Books of the Armenian Church

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  • Categories Armenian Heritage, Back to the Sources, Liturgy, Resources
April 7, 2020
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Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter Sunday, is the fullest week of liturgy in the Armenian Apostolic Church. Services commemorate the events of the Gospel and the Life of Christ that are the culmination of His earthly ministry: …

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Alexandria, Stational Liturgy, and Ecclesial Authority

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January 21, 2020
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Alexandria is a city almost synonymous with learning. The Library of Alexandria was the foremost repository of the written word in the ancient world. It was most likely established by Ptolemy II, ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt between 308 and 246 …

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The Diaconate: Sources and Trajectories

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December 24, 2019
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Right before St. Stephen is stoned to death, the Book of Acts tells us that “he knelt down and cried with a loud voice, ‘Lord, do not hold this against them.’” (Acts 7:60). This prayer, moments before his martyrdom, should …

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Amy Apcar, Armenians in India, and Polyphonic Music
Musical Sources, Part IV

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  • Categories Armenian Heritage, Back to the Sources, Liturgy, Resources, Sacred Music
December 3, 2019
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Every Armenian is familiar with ԿոմիտասՎարդապետ, Komitas/Gomidas Vartabed, revered musicologist and priest of the Armenian Church, whose 150th anniversary of birth we celebrate this year. While his collection and transcription of folk songs are perhaps his most important legacy, he …

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Hampartsum Notation
Musical Sources, Part III

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November 26, 2019
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Last week, we discussed the խազ/khaz, the enigmatic signs dotting the liturgical books of the Armenian Apostolic Church. For centuries, these were the only system of notating Armenian liturgical music, the only way of writing down melodies and rhythms that …

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Do We Understand the Khaz?
Musical Sources, Part II

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November 19, 2019
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Every deacon and many choir members have encountered the enigmatic symbols in the pages of liturgical books such as the Շարակնոց/Sharagnots (Hymnal) or the Ժամագիրք/Jamakirk (Book of Hours). They appear as squiggles and lines above and between the rows of …

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Vemkar

Tsayn, Mode, Octoechos:
Musical Sources, Part I

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November 11, 2019
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Today, after the example of Adam, the first-created, who was rejoicing in the Garden of delight with the angels, let us rejoice too in spiritual praise. -Midday Hymn for “New Sunday,” in Tone 8             New Sunday in the Armenian …

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Fr. Shnork Souin

Points of Light

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  • Categories Faith and Life, Liturgy
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November 5, 2018
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Holy Communion is the GREATEST GIFT and both the Source and Summit of our Life. Bestower of mercy, grant that I may come to You with orthodox faith, with good works and by the Communion of Your Holy Body and …

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Megan A. Jendian

The Quiet, Resounding Word

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  • Categories Faith and Life, Feasts and Saints, Liturgy
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June 19, 2018
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“The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.” – Arshile Gorky (Vostanik Manoug Adoian, 1904-48) What do your eyes say? What language does your life speak? In the world of visual …

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