Scripture Readings 1 Samuel 1:1-23;  Proverbs 1:1-33;  Jeremiah 1:1-10 Prayer Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection “And her rival used to provoke her sorely, to irritate her, because the LORD had closed her womb. So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the...

Scripture Reading:  Wisdom 8:19-9:5;  Isaiah 62:6-9;  Romans 8:28-39;   Matthew 10:16-22 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 A divine invitation into cooperation, a...

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:4-7:10, Job 6:2-7:13, Isaiah 40:1-8 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection “And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and...

Scripture Reading: Romans 6:3-14 Daily Prayer Rule for Great Lent Reflection We often view and see our faith as something purely spiritual, symbolic and abstract. But what if it is more real than we ever imagined? What if faith is as real as life itself? In today’s Scripture reading from...

Scripture Readings: Exodus 1:1-2:10, Joel 1:14-20 For most of us who are not agriculturalists and farmers, it might be hard to grasp the true scope of catastrophic destruction and devastation caused by the locust swarm. Today’s Bible reading from Joel 1:14-20 depicts the pain and loss of those who lost...

In 451 A.D., as today, the Armenian nation had to make an existential choice – compromise, give up or fight back. Despite being outnumbered and facing an impossible military confrontation with the undefeatable Persian army of ‘immortals,’ Armenians picked option B – fight back and stand for what is holy,...

Today, we celebrate the Armenian Army. What a beautiful coincidence that during the next two weeks, we will also be celebrating and remembering many of the beloved Warrior Saints of the Armenian Church and Armenian nation – St. Sarkis the Warrior and his son St. Mardiros (Jan. 30), St. Adom...

Today’s Gospel reading from John 2:13-22 is the story of Christ cleansing the temple from traders and money changers. The tragedy was that this was taking place in the part of the temple known as the Court of the Gentiles. It was supposed to be a safe and sacred space...

President Calvin Coolidge was famously known as a man of few words. In fact, his nickname was “Silent Cal.” His wife, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, told the story of a young woman who sat next to her husband at a dinner party. The woman told Coolidge she had a bet with...