Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Recognize Him
Like the apostles, we, too, are invited to find Jesus living today in the midst of us, to touch him through the Eucharistic body. For...
top of page
BLOG
Search
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 30, 20174 min read
Green Sunday: Ecology and Liturgy
The second Sunday after Easter is one of the most beautiful and mysterious Sundays in the liturgical year of the Armenian Church. It has...
522 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 30, 20174 min read
Why Is Incense Used During Badarak?
The use of incense in the ancient world was common, especially in religious rites where it was used to keep demons away. Herodotus, the...
75 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 22, 20172 min read
The Almighty Love
In light of the persecutions and the sufferings of early Christians, St. Paul in his epistle to the Romans asks: "Who shall separate us...
60 views0 comments
Fr. Hovnan Demerjian
Apr 22, 20174 min read
More Than Words
On many different sermons and studies we have noted the inability of words to properly capture and define the goodness and greatness of...
19 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 22, 20172 min read
The Icon of Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide
The icon of Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide is a unique work of iconography, depicting the first “new” saints recognized by the...
893 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 22, 20177 min read
The Armenian Genocide: A Brief Historical Overview
Genocide: “Any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious...
52 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 16, 20173 min read
Is Love Really Blind?
Is love really blind? The events of Easter morning, as described in John 20:1-9 (see below), suggest the opposite. On Easter morning, the...
89 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 15, 20174 min read
The Easter Symphony
The Gospels can be compared to a symphony, both in structure and in their power of eloquence. The Oxford Dictionary defines the classical...
156 views0 comments
Fr. Garabed Kochakian
Apr 15, 20175 min read
Christ's Resurrection is our Rhythm of Life
The mystery is the aura of our faith that we live in. And the greatest Mystery God in Christ His Son is the Incarnation and Resurrection...
65 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 14, 20171 min read
Who Was Crucified For Us
We will never comprehend all that our Lord Jesus Christ carried, bore, and suffered on the Cross. What we can comprehend is why He did...
10 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 14, 20171 min read
Do This ...
On this Holy Thursday, Jesus welcomes us to his table knowing that we are and will be fragile; perhaps we will betray him; perhaps we...
3 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 8, 20174 min read
Holy Week
Holy Week is the sacred commemoration of the dramatic events leading to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, His victory over death and the...
159 views0 comments
Fr. Garabed Kochakian
Apr 8, 20176 min read
He is the King of Glory
Picture this, a pleasantly warm day in the Holy City Jerusalem that is decked out in festive dress, for the approaching feast of an...
120 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 2, 20173 min read
Tear open the heavens, Maranatha!
“O that you would tear open the heavens and come down.” (Isaiah 64:1) On behalf of all believers, who raise their eyes to the skies, who...
367 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Apr 2, 20171 min read
The Rim of the Sunrise
There is a town in the extreme north of Norway where, about January 18, in each year, the people climb a hill in order that they may see...
26 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 25, 20174 min read
Pray With Hands and Heart Wide Open
On the fifth Sunday of Lent, which in our Church is called the Sunday of the Judge, Jesus tells a parable "to show that we should always...
79 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 23, 20171 min read
The Eyes of the Heart
“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul so that it can weigh colors in its own scale and thus become a determinant in...
9 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 21, 20171 min read
Father
In the Gospels, the first and the last words of Jesus contained the word "Father." The whole terrestrial life of Jesus was a filial...
10 views0 comments
Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Mar 18, 20175 min read
Dishonest Money
“The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,” says St. Paul in 1 Tim. 6:10; “The sinews of war are infinite money,” states Cicero....
185 views0 comments
bottom of page