Sacrament of the Day

Prayer is the food that helps us to grow spiritually

Ask the Lord to fill us with wisdom and strengthen us on the path of our faith. Only in this way will we be able to live rightly and pray rightly. Rev. Fr. Voskan Voskanyan speaks on this.

(26th Saints Lucian the Priest, Tarachus, Probus, Andronicus, Onesimus and other Disciples of Apostle Paul. Isa. 9:9-12: Isa. 41:15-19: 2 Cor. 2:14-17: Luke 6:13-20: )

Keep your mind awake to the Lord's promise

How well do we keep our promise to the Lord, that we are ready to cleanse our body and soul in order to be worthy of God's promise? Rev. Fr. Arnak Harutyunyan speaks on this.

(25 The Holy Virgins Juliana and Basilla, and Saints Abraham and Khoren, Moneyless Physicians Cosmas and Damian, and Theodoron the Martyr. Song. 8.14-24; Hosea. 14.6-8; 2 Cor. 6.16- 7.1; Luke. 8.1-3: )

God Knows What You Need

Seek the Kingdom of God and all you need will be given to you more than enough. Rev. Fr. Movses Sahakyan speaks on this. (24 † First Sunday of Advent: Isa. 36.1-9: 1 NOVEMBER- Thess. 1.1-10: Luke 12.13-31: )

Bow down before God

The person who bows down before God has no other place to bow down. Accept the will of the Lord without questioning, after which the Lord Himself will become the bearer of your worries. Rev. Fr. Arnak Harutyunyan speaks on this. (23 Saints Gregory the Wonderworker, Nicholas the Bishop and Myron the Bishop: Isa. 10.9-12: Malachi 2.5-7: 1 Pet. 5.1-7: John 10.11-16:)

Our fear should be only before God

Put aside all concerns about what people say about you and live for the sake of God. Rev. Fr. Tigran Badiryan speaks on this. (22 Fifth day of the Fast of Advent: Col. 4.5-18: Lk. 12.1-12: )

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Holy Mother of God to the Temple

Rejoice and be glad, because today is the day when we have the opportunity to turn to the Mother of God with double enthusiasm, so that she may reaffirm her childlike presence in the life of the Armenian people. Rev. Fr. Voskan Voskanyan speaks on this.

(21 Fourth day of Advent. PRESENTATION of the Holy Mother of God to the Temple Song. 1.1-11: Prov. 11.30-12.4: Is. 52.7- 10: Zech. 2.10-13: Malachi 3.1-2: 2 Cor. 6.16-7.1: Luke 1.39-56: )

Give mercy not out of pity, but out of love

If you give mercy, give it as if you were offering a gift to God, for that is the will of Jesus Christ. Rev. Fr. Tigran Badiryan speaks on this. (20 Third day of the Fast of Advent: Col. 1.24-2.7: Lk. 11.33-42: )

We Need Wisdom and Spiritual Knowledge

Ask the Lord to grant us spiritual knowledge so that we may be fruitful in our work. Knowledge comes from knowing God, and wisdom is the grace of God’s Holy Spirit in our lives. Rev. Fr. Arnak Harutyunyan speaks on this. (18 First day of the Fast of Advent- Col. 1:1-11: Luke 11:14-23: )

We must keep all the commandments

If you want Jesus Christ to be present in us, we must keep his commandments. Rev. Fr. Movses Sahakyan speaks on this. (17 † Tenth Sunday after the Holy Cross. Eve of the Fast of Advent: Isa. 25.9- 26.7: Phil. 1.1-11: Lk. 9.44-50:)