Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
St. Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr
St. Vartan is considered one of the most famous heroes of the Armenian people. He, along with a brave band of Armenian soldiers, clergy,...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 21, 20172 min read
St. Leontius (Ghevont) and his Clergy Companions
The Feast of St. Leontius honors the sacrifices made by a group of martyred priests, known collectively as the Levontian (or Ghevontian)...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 18, 20172 min read
The Living Water
According to the the Gospel story of this coming Sunday (John 7:37-39), in the middle of the temple Jesus cries out: “Let anyone who is...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 17, 20173 min read
St. Mesrob Mashdotz
Today, on February 17, 440 A.D., St. Mesrob Mashdotz went to be with the Lord. Here is how St. Goryoon, the disciple and biographer of...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 17, 20171 min read
Be Transformed
The world’s philosophy is pretty simple: If you want something, go get it. You are the center of your universe; don’t let anyone push you...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 14, 20172 min read
The Lord is Among You
There was once an old stone monastery tucked away in the middle of a picturesque forest in Armenia. For many years people would make the...
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Fr. Garabed Kochakian
Feb 14, 20174 min read
Reach for the Light
The call of every Christian is to Be Light, to Give Light, and finally Live Light A popular song written years ago touched the hearts of...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 11, 20172 min read
The Bread of Life
“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 11, 20174 min read
St. Sarkis the Warrior and His Son, St. Mardiros
The feast day honoring St. Sarkis is movable. It occurs between January 11th and February 15th. Each year it follows the five-day Fast...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 11, 20171 min read
When Do I Die?
In his book Written In Blood, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. She had a rare...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 9, 20171 min read
The Man
Ահա՛ Մարդը։ Ecce Homo! Here is the Man! Only this Man can reconcile us to God! Only this God can reveal to us the truth of man! God...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 9, 20171 min read
Mountain of the Lord
Once a soul has come to understand something of the indescribable majesty of the holiness of God, the question asked in Psalm 15 suddenly...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 7, 20173 min read
True Peace
An artist was commissioned by a wealthy man to paint something that would depict peace. After a great deal of thought, the artist painted...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 4, 20173 min read
The First Lent
There is a dramatic story in the Apocrypha* of the Old Testament, according to which when Adam and Eve were driven out from Paradise and...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 4, 20172 min read
Do Not Be Afraid!
This Sunday’s Gospel reading (John 6:15-21) is one of the most wonderful stories in the Fourth Gospel. Jesus has just multiplied the five...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 4, 20171 min read
Reflecting the Light
A young boy of about nine went with his parents to Europe one summer. Part of their tour included visits to the great old cathedrals of...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 31, 20176 min read
Men and Women of the Word
Jeremiah and his "jeremiads," Isaiah announcing the Messiah in the guise of a "suffering servant," Ezekiel and the dried-up bones that...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 31, 20171 min read
The Hospitality
An Armenian saying goes: “A guest belongs to God.” Հյուրն Աստծունն է։ One of the most beautiful fruits of the Love is certainly...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 27, 20173 min read
Taught by God
In the Gospel story of this coming Sunday (John 6:39-47), instead of receiving the words of Jesus and believing in Him, people murmur in...
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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 27, 20171 min read
The Sixth Hour
God created Man on the sixth day of creation. It was also on the sixth day that Adam and Eve sinned, and fell from the presence of the...
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