“Mystical Music,” posted weekly on Vemkar’s Instagram page, introduces the beautiful hymns of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In this short episode, Dn. Michael Sabounjian introduces and Fr. Voskan Hovhannisyan sings a sharakan/շարական (a genre of hymn) from the Healing Service, …
The Prayers for Healing Service is a short liturgical service adapted from an ancient service of the Armenian Church for contemporary use in a traditional liturgical setting. You can find a pdf of the service here. The Prayers for Healing …
The Gospel story of the paralyzed man isn’t only about a miracle of Christ; it’s also about the miracle of friendship. In this episode of “Choices,” Fr. Tateos Abdalian tells how we all get by with a little help from …
“Bread and Salt: Stories from the Armenian Church” is a video and podcast series produced by the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. The episodes cover a wide range of topics, including Armenian history, the traditions and practices …
“Holy Teaching” is a series of short videos introducing the profound Christian teaching of our Church Fathers and Mothers. This video introduces the 10th century mystic St. Gregory of Narek.
A prayer service for healing in Armenian and English developed by the Diocese for use in a traditional liturgical setting. Click here to download.
The first of the Diocesan “Faith Matters” video series tackling contemporary issues, this video tells the story of one person’s struggle with addiction, and the hope she found in her community of faith.
St. Gregory of Narek’s classic, the Book of Lamentations, the Մատեան Ողբերգութիւն/ Matean Oghbergut’ean needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most well-known text written in the Armenian language. Revered for a thousand years, the book is so closely identified …
This week begins the season of Great Lent, in Armenian Medz Bahk, Մեծ Պահք. Lent is perhaps the most well-known season of the Armenian Church: the penitential character is reflected in practices like the closed curtain during Badarak, while Divine …
For many people, the sermon is their favorite part of the Badarak, the Divine Liturgy. Delivered in the vernacular—the language spoken by the average person—it is often the only portion of the service in English (or modern Armenian, or whichever …