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Can You "Trash" an Icon?
R. Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, D.Min. Members of the Armenian Church University Students Association (ACUSA - ՀԵՀՈՄ) engage with church attendees by placing stickers at the Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia in Lebanon. I remember when I was very little. We were always taught never to let the sacred images fall to the ground. It was an ingrained lesson, a reflex passed down through generations. If a picture, whether an icon of Christ, the Mother of God, the Virgin


The Last Hours of Jesus: The Betrayal
Fr. Garabed Kochakian T'oros Roslin Gospels, Judas leads the multitude, Walters Manuscript W.539 In the Old Testament, the Prophet...


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


The Remembrances and Celebrations of Great and Holy Thursday: The First Eucharist/ Holy Communion.
Fr. Garabed Kochakian Last Supper of Christ, miniature from the ca 1300 Gladzor Gospels (Los Angeles, Charles E. Young Research Library,...


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


Palm Sunday Dzaghgazart / A Euphoric Celebration
Fr. Garabed Kochakian After Lazarus’ return to the living, the Gospel narrative continues, noting that on the next day, crowds of people...


Journey Through Holy Week: The Path from Lazarus’ Resurrection to Christ’s Triumph Over Death in Armenian Miniature Icons
Fr. Garabed Kochakian Saghmosavank - photo by Hrair Hawk We are now in the liturgical season of Great Lent- Medz Bahk. This is the forty...


The Holy Theophany and Baptism of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Աստուածյայտնութիւն /Asdvadzahaydnootiun
By Father Garabed Kochakian “And straightway, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove...
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