1) How It Looks Our third hymn “Marmeen Deroonagan-Body of the Lord” signals the major transition of the Badarak from the liturgy of God’s word to the liturgy of the Eucharist. In the last hymn we said that the Divine Liturgy has two processions (like parades) that make it like a two act play. The Word of God, the…
1) How It Looks We begin singing Soorp Asdvadz, the ancient hymn of the “Three Holies” immediately after the deacon raises the Gospel book and says “Proschume/Be Attentive.” We have two processions (like parades) in the Divine Liturgy, celebrating the two things we hold most sacred. In this first procession, we parade the Word of God-the…
1) How It Looks Our first hymn is also a prayer, and not only a prayer, but the prayer which Our Lord himself gave us. For this reason, we sing this special hymn standing up, and with our hands out and palms up, open to Our Lord in prayer. As the entire altar and congregation…
The angel promised that his “good tidings of great joy” would one day be known by all people. But the announcement itself, on that glorious night some 2,000 years ago, was made to only a few, humble shepherds, in fields removed from any city or village. To reach the ears of the entire world, the announcement would have to be repeated, from person to person, from heart to heart, from generation to generation.
Archbishop Yeghishe Gizirian, senior bishop of the E. Diocese, speaks about his path to the priesthood, his ministry, and the convictions he lives by. Produced by the E. Diocese of the Armenian Church on the 65th anniversary of Archbishop Yeghishe’s ordination.