Sunday, November 26: First Sunday of Advent There is no “Advent” per se in the Armenian church calendar. Rather, the approximately 50-day period preceding our Christmas is called Heesnag (from the word for fifty, Heesoon). Hisnag contains a total of …
Saturday, November 18: Holy Apostles Andrew and Philip We read in the gospels of Matthew (4:18-20) and Mark (1:16-18) that while walking beside the Sea of Galilee, Jesus noticed two fishermen, Andrew and his brother Simon Peter, casting their nets. …
Saturday, November 11, 2017 Holy Archangels Gabriel and Michael Spiritual beings created by God, angels are gifted with intelligence and free will. They are by nature invisible but can manifest themselves, if God so wills, in a physical form. The …