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Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Mar 13, 20222 min read

SUNDAY OF THE PRODIGAL SON

Friends, today is the second Sunday of the Great Lent, which is known as “Prodigal Sunday” or “The Sunday of the Prodigal Son.” The name...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Mar 12, 20172 min read

The Waiting Father

The parables of Jesus have a way of breaking the shackles of time and speaking their word of God to every age. One parable of Jesus,...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Mar 4, 20172 min read

Missing the Mark

The second Sunday of Great Lent is called Sunday of the Expulsion. It recalls the drama, which happened at the dawn of human history:...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Feb 26, 20173 min read

The Sundays of Lent

The period of Great Lent in the Armenian Church begins with the Monday following the Eve of Great Lent, and continues to the Saturday...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Feb 23, 20173 min read

The Meaning of Lent

The principles and practices of Lent in the Armenian Church are deeply rooted in the Bible, the ancient Christian traditions, the...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan

Feb 23, 20172 min read

Veil of Separation: The Altar Curtain in the Armenian Church

During Great Lent, the altar curtain remains closed in the Armenian Church to symbolize man’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden and to...