An oath is a sin, a false oath is fire


The Lord Himself warned that a person will have to answer for every empty word he utters on the Day of Judgment. In the Old Testament, people confirmed their words with an oath, referring to the Creator, but our Lord Jesus Christ came out against this spiritual disease and addressed a message to all of us in the Sermon on the Mount: “Do not swear falsely, but let your word be ‘Yes’, yes, and ‘No, no.’ For anything more than that is from evil.”

The invention of Armenian writing


During the episode of the program "The Invention of Armenian Writing" on ""In the pavilion", Father Ararat Poghosyan and prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan discuss one of the greatest events in Armenian history and culture - the invention of Armenian writing. What role did the church play in this process and what did this greatest event give to the Armenian people?

The Guest is from God


The folk proverb “The Guest is from God" characterizes our national peculiarity, namely, that every person who enters our threshold is a person of God and with our attitude we express our reverence for the Creator. There are many proverbs and sayings in our folklore on this topic.

Persecutions against the Armenian Church during the Soviet Atheism


The author of the program series “In the Pavilion”, prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan and the director of the Matenadaran and Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Father Ararat Poghosyan, will discuss the relationship between the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian history, and Armenian culture in the coming months. The topic of the first program is the persecution and violence against the Armenian Church during the Soviet Atheism. How was the church able to emerge victorious from that difficult situation, and what does it remind us of today?

Judicial Authority in the Bible Part 2


Why does the example of God's judgment imply forgiveness for all those who repent of their actions, including apostasy? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

Judicial Authority in the Holy Scriptures Part 1


Jesus says, “Judge not, lest you be judged,” and adds, “With what judgment you judge, you will be judged.” Why should the court today be called to resemble the divine, heavenly court? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

Schools to be closed on the border


One more will soon be added to the dozens of worries of those living in border and remote villages. According to the order of the Ministry of Education, Science and Higher Education, schools with a small number of students must be liquidated. According to this calculation, 229 schools have appeared on the list, of which 48 are in Syunik and 47 in Shirak. We have tried to summarize what serious problems specialists and community residents see in our video.

The Source of Authority


Why is the source of judicial, legislative, and executive authorities considered divine? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

 

The faithful people today once again heard the life-giving gospel from the lips of His Holiness


The greatest miracle in history, the Resurrection of Christ, brings thousands of Armenians to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. This day is a holiday of universal joy and rebirth. The faithful people participate in the Patriarchal Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral, receive the message of His Holiness and once again hear from the lips of the Patriarch the life-giving gospel: “Christ is risen from the dead.”
 

3 Lawyers Carried the Canopy of His Holiness the Patriarch on the Feast of the Holy Resurrection


On the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Catholicos of All Armenians traditionally serves the festive Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. This year, the canopy of His Holiness the Patriarch was carried by lawyers Ara Zohrabyan, Yerem Sargsyan, Ara Ghazaryan, and Dr. Arthur Grabsky. This is not accidental, because since last year the church has been forced to defend its right to independence, autonomy, and spiritual mission in court.

 

The Constitution Does Not Authorize the Prime Minister to Renovate a Church: Expert


The tension created by the authorities around the Armenian Church does not decrease. Not only clergy and church officials are in prisons and under arrest, but also believers participating in rituals. How do the actions of the authorities violate the constitutional order and the norms of international law? Anna Sargsyan spoke with Isabella Sargsyan, an expert on freedom of religion or belief.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins was Presented at the Evening Service at the Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin on Holy Tuesday


A symbolic ceremony is held in churches on Holy Tuesday. The ten virgins are represented by scribes, children, or soldiers. They are divided into two groups: the wise and the foolish. The candles burning in their hands symbolize the light of faith. The candles that go out during the ceremony symbolize the Gospel episode when the oil in the lamps of five of the virgins runs out. This year, judo athletes wore T-shirts to present the Gospel story of Holy Tuesday in the Mother Cathedral.