This is a general explanation of a priestly vocation

Faith isn't enough

Deacon Garo Balian Two thousand years ago, in the early days of the Church, a serious challenge arose. The Church in Jerusalem was...

Deacon Garo Balian Jerusalem Armenian Church “Why should I go to church? I can pray on my couch. I can kneel in my room and talk to God....

Deacon Garo Balian Recently, a parishioner at my church approached me with a sincere and thoughtful question: "Why do women need to...

Right Reverend Fr. Barouyr Shernezian As members of the Armenian Orthodox Church, we often encounter people who are concerned about our...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian T'oros Roslin Gospels, The holy women at the sepulchre, Walters Manuscript W.539, fol. 128r From the Gospel...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian   In the teaching of the Christian Church, the Harrowing of Hell—also known as the Descent of Christ into...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian  Jesus' Entombment (source: kilikia.weenly.com ) The painter has masterfully woven together the sacred events...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Jesus' Crucifixion, Armenian Miniature. (Source: Kilikia.weebly.com ) Holy Scripture unveils the Crucifixion with...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian T'oros Roslin Gospels, Judas leads the multitude, Walters Manuscript W.539 In the Old Testament, the Prophet...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian   Holy Thursday has yet another story about the washing of the disciples' feet, which took place during Christ’s...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Last Supper of Christ, miniature from the ca 1300 Gladzor Gospels (Los Angeles, Charles E. Young Research Library,...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Jesus and the Fig Tree - Illustration by Toros Roslin (1262) During the Great and Holy Monday, Tuesday, and...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian After Lazarus’ return to the living, the Gospel narrative continues, noting that on the next day, crowds of people...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Saghmosavank - photo by Hrair Hawk We are now in the liturgical season of Great Lent- Medz Bahk. This is the forty...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian From the Gospel of Luke, we read of the Dominical Feast of Christ’s Presentation to the Temple. Lord, now let your...

By Fr. Garabed Kochakian The Eight-pointed Star in Armenian theology represents Christ and His Divinity. It is often called the Bethlehem...

By Father Garabed Kochakian “And straightway, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove...

Fr. Garabed Kochakian Although the word “Christmas” is never used in scripture, the word itself means “Christ's Mass,” a day (a...