5HT SUNDAY AFTER NATIVITY
SYNAXIS READINGS
Isaiah 63.18-64.12
Titus 1.1-11
John 7.37-52
MORNING SERVICE at 9:30 am
DIVINE LITURGY at 10:30 am
Celebrated by REV. ARCHPRIEST FR. ZAREH ZARGARIAN
Vicar and Parish Priest
Choirmaster: Dn. Shahe Altounian
Organist: Mrs. Sona Artinian
ոչ գինեմոլ, ոչ զարնող, ոչ ամօթալի շահախնդրութեան հետամուտ եղող, հապա՝ հիւրասէր, բարեսէր, խոհեմ, արդար, սուրբ, ժուժկալ, հաստատ բռնելով վարդապետութեան հաւատարիմ խօսքը, որպէսզի կարենայ թէ՛ յորդորել ողջամիտ վարդապե
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior, To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
JOHN 7.37-52
On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water willflowfromwithin them.”By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”
Others said, “He is the Messiah.”
Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? Does notScripturesaythattheMessiahwillcomefromDavid’sdescendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
Finally, the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him in?”
“No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied.
“You mean he has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him? No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law there is a curse on them.”
Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own numbers, asked, “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing him to find out what he has been doing?”
They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.”
St. Sahag Bartev was born in 348 and was the son of Nerses the Great (353-373) and was the last descendant of St. Gregory the Illuminator. He lost his mother at an early age and was raised under the care of his maternal relatives of Mamigonian family in the province of Daron. St. Sahag was educated in schools in Caesarea, Alexandria, and Constantinople. He knew Greek, Syriac, and Persian. He was the Catholicos of all Armenians from 387439, and, together with King Vramshabouh, played a fundamental role, in supporting the work of St. Mesrob Mashdots, as well as to the creation of the Golden Age of Armenian literature in the 5th century.
St. Sahag worked to arrange and organize the Armenian calendar of religious festivities, composed various liturgical hymns and prayers, and played a significant role in the translation of the Bible, which was completed in 435.Sahag Bartev passed away in 439, in the village of Pelrots, in the province of Pagrevant, and was buried in the village of Ashtishat, in the region of Daron.
Աստուծոյ եւ ըսաւ. «Ո՜վ Տէր, այժմ խաղաղութեա՛մբ կրնաս արձակել քու ծառադ....»
Եկեղեցական օրացոյ-
ցի համաձայն, Փետըր-
ւար 13-ի երեկոյեան ժա-
մերգութենէ ետք կը կա-
տարուի նախատօնակ, որ կ'աւետէ Տէրունի այս
տօնին սկիզբը: Ապա կը
կատարուի Անդաստա-
նի արարողութիւն, ո-
րուն ընթացքին կ'օրհնը-
եկեղեցիներու
PRESENTATION OF THE LORD TO THE TEMPLE
OnFebruary14,theArmenianChurchcelebratestheFeastoftheLord’s Presentation to the Temple, that symbolizes the presentation of the 40day-old Christ Child to the Temple in Jerusalem. According to the Law of Moses, the infant Christ was brought to the Temple by Mary and Joseph and presented to God. A man named Simeon was there, who had
prayed to God to see the Lord before his death. When he saw the Christ Child at the temple he took him in his arms, praised God for granting his wish, and said, “Lord, let your servant now depart in peace, for my eyes have seen your Salvation…” (Luke 2:29-32).
According to the Church traditions, on February 13, following the Evening Service, Nakhadonag is conducted, that marks the beginning of the feast. The blessing of the four corners of the Earth, the Andastan Service, is conducted for the crops and fertility of the fields.
բակը խարոյկ կը վառուի`իբրեւ Քրիստոսի
քա-
Քրիստոսի եկեղեցւոյ եւ Հայ ժողո-
պարսից դէմ կռուի ելած հայ զինւորներուն:
Իրենց մէջ տարիքով մեծը Ղեւոնդ Երէցն էր, որու կողքին կը յիշատակուին նաեւ անունները Յովսէփ Կաթողիկոսի, Սահակ Եպս. Ռշտունեացիի, Բասենեաց Թաթիկ Եպիսկոպոսի, Մուշէ
FEAST OF ST. GHEVOND THE PRIEST AND HIS COMPANIONS
Every year on the Tuesday preceding the Paregentan (this year on February 13) the Armenian church commemorates St. Ghevond the Priest and His Companions. This Feast is dedicated to the blessed memory of the Armenian priests who in the year 451 A.D. fought in the battle of Avarayr, alongside St. Vartan and the entire Armenian Nation for preservation of their Christian faith and national identity.
The eldest amongst them was St. Ghevond, and on this day the church also commemorates his companions: Catholics Hovsep, Bishop Sahak of Syunik, Bishop Tatik of Basen, Priest Mushe, Priest Arshen, Priest Samuel, Deacons Abraham and Kajajen. Following the Battle of Avarayr, by the orders of Persian King Hazgerd the courageous priests were martyred.
DID YOU KNOW?...
According to the tradition the day of the Feast of St. Ghevond the Priest and His Companions is the day of the clergy.
FEAST OF ST. VARTAN THE CAPTAIN AND COMPANIONS
On February 16th the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of St. Vartan the Captain and his Companions. In 451, they fought and had fallen in the battle of Avarayr, to preserve their Christian faith and national identity. The Feast of Vartanantz usually falls on Thursday preceding the Great Lent.
In 449AC, the edict of Persian King Hazgerd declared, that all the subjects in the kingdom must accept Zoroastrianism as their religion. Please note, that at this time in history Armenia was under the Persian rule. In response, Armenian bishops and nobles called a council at Ardashad and unanimously agreed to defend their faith at all costs. King Hazgerd was angered by their response and in the spring of 451 the Persian army entered Armenia and set its camp on the banks of river Tghmout (Vasbouragan), in the ground of
Avarayr. The Persian army 3 times larger than the Armenian army. The famous battle of Avarayr took place on May 26, 451 on the plains of Avarayr in the Province of Artaz. Before the battle the Armenian religious leader and clergy baptised everyone in the army who was not baptized yet. On the fateful day, they prayed and took communion together as they waited to face the Persians. According to historian Yeghishe, the battle was bloody and horrendous.
Although St. Vartan and his companions were killed in battle, their fight to defend their faith was not in vain, as they achieved a moral victory. Eventually, Persians stopped their efforts to convert Armenia to Zoroastrianism and in 484 AD Armenia and Persia signed the Treaty of Nvarsag, which affirmed Armenia's right to practice Christianity.
He lost his mother at an early age and was raised under the care of his maternal relatives of Mamigonian family in the province of Daron. St. Sahag was educated in schools in Caesarea, Alexandria, and Constantinople. He knew Greek, Syriac, and Persian. He was the Catholicos of all Armenians from 387-439, and, together with King Vramshabouh, played a fundamental role, in supporting the work of St. Mesrob Mashdots, as well as to the creation of the Golden Age of Armenian literature in the 5th century. He was talented in music and educated in the rhetorical arts, philosophy, linguistics, and greatly contributed to the development of Armenian national culture.
St. Sahag worked to arrange and organize the Armenian calendar of religious festivities, composed various liturgical hymns and prayers, and played a significant role in the translation of the Bible, which was completed in 435. St. Sahag Bartev passed away in 439, in the village of Pelrots, in the province of Pagrevant, and was buried in the village of Ashtishat, in the region of Daron.
In Memory of THE VICTIMS OF THE FEBRUARY 6, 2023
EARTHQUAKE IN SYRIA
Requested by Ms Rose Aharonian
In Memory of Her beloved Mother
THE LATE JESSIE HASMIGUE AHARONIAN
On 5th anniversary of her passing
Requested by Mrs. Eva Paylan
Mr. Alexander Paylan and Family Mariam Paylan and Paylan
In Memory of THE LATE EROL PAYLAN
10th anniversary of his passing
Requested by Gohar Mikaelyan and Nayiri DavtyanIn Memory of THE LATE ARTHUR MIKAELYAN
The Altar Flowers are sponsored by MRS. EVA PAYLAN
In Loving Memory of Her beloved Husband EROL PAYLAN
Arrangement provided by Flowers of the World
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MEMBERSHIP
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LOUMA
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HUMANITARIAN FUND-ARTSAKH
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ALTAR FLOWERS
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IN
MEMORY
OF
The Late Erol Paylan
Mrs. Eva Paylan $150
The Late Haig Didizian
Ms Yester A. Sarkissian $500
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The Late Marie Keoshkerian
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The Late Beatrice Sunbulian
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Deceased Members of Imasdunian, Toutounjan, Keoshkerian, Aghamanougian and Nalbandian Families
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The Interdenominational Committee of Toronto invites you to Saint Vartan Day Celebration will take place on Thursday, Feberuary 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Armenian Evangelical Church – 2600 14th Avenue, Markham, ON
Keynote Speaker: Mrs. Silva Pailian
The Holy Trinity Armenian Church's Sunday School Registration continues for children 4 years and older.
Kindly complete the registration form online to include your child(ren) for the year 2022-23.
https://www.torontoarmenianchurch.com/.../sunday-school/
The Sunday School is from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Holy Trinity Armenian Church. For information, please contact us by email: info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com or call us at 416 431 3001 ext. 3
Vicar of Armenian Church
Canadian Diocese and Parish Priest
Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh
Zargarian
Pastor’s Assistant
Rev. Fr. Hayari Tanashian
Church Office Hours: Monday to Friday - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Executive Secretary, Ani Sarvarian
Ani@TorontoArmenianChurch.com
Administrative Secretary, Betty Panossian
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