III Kings 18:29-46
VI Kings 2:1-15
James 5:16-20
Luke 4:25-30
Morning Service At 9:30 Am
Divine Liturgy At 10:30 Am
Celebrant
Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian
Vicar and Parish Priest
Choirmaster: Mr. Shahe Altounian
Organist: Mrs. Sona Artinian
JAMES 5:16-20
Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
LUKE 4:25-30
I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy g in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed only Naaman the Syrian.”
All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.” (Col.2:8)
կը տօնուի Հոգեգալստեան Կիրակիին
յաջորդող Կիրակի
օրը: Մարգարէ կը նը-
շանակէ կանխա-
սաց, կանխագու-
շակ: Աստուածա-
շունչի մէջ Մարգարէները ապագան
տեսնելու աստուածատուր շնորհով օժ
տուած անձեր էին: Անոնք բացառիկ
դեր ունեցած են Աստուծոյ կամքը, խօսքը, կարգադրութիւններն ու
REMEMBERANCE OF PROPHET ELIJAH
This Sunday June 4, the Armenian church celebrates the Remembrance of Prophet Elijah. Elijah is one of the major prophets of the Old Testament and has a significant place amongst the rank of saints in Armenian and Eastern churches, hence he is commemorated on the Sunday following the Pentecost.
Prophet Elijah lived in the 9th Century BC during the rule of King Ahab and his wife Queen Jezabel. After Israelite King Ahab married the princess Jezabel, he turned away from the True and Only God and started worshiping idols was spreading idolatry among his people. Elijah warned King Ahab about his doings against God by prophesying about three years of drought.Then God commanded Elijah to go away and stay in Kerith Ravine, where he was fed by ravens and drank from the brook until it dried out.
Elijah appeared before Ahab three years later and prayed to Almighty to send down fire for his sacrifice and heavy rain to end the three year long drought.It is also told, that thanks to the divine grace, Prophet Elijah helped the widow in Zarephath making so that her bowl wouldn’t run out of flour and her jar wouldn’t run of oil, also restored the widow’s dead son to life.
Elijah did not die, but by the Grace of God was taken to heaven (2 Kings 2:11). In the New Testament he appears with Moses at the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Գայիանեան կոյսերը հռոմէացի կոյսեր էին, որոնք կ'ապրէին Հռոմի Ս. Պօղոս կուսանոցը, Գայիանէ մայրապետի գլխաւորութեամբ: Փախչելով Դիոկղետիանոս կայսեր հալածանքներէն, որ Հռիփսիմէի գեղեցկութենէն
գէրուած կը փորձէր բռնի ուժով ամուսնանալ անոր հետ: Կոյսերը նախ կ'երթան Արեւելք, ապա
SAINTS HRIPSIME AND GAYANE AND THEIR COMPANIONS
On Monday and Tuesday before the Feast of St. Gregory the Illuminator's Deliverance from the Pit, this year June 5 and June 6, the Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates the virgin saints Hripsime and Gayane and their companions. According to Armenian church traditions St. Hripsime was a Roman nun of noble birth and belonged to a convent of St. Paul in Rome led by Abbes Gayane. They left Rome and found refuge in Armenia hoping to escape the Roman Emperor Diocletian, who vowed to marry one of the nuns, the beautiful Hripsime. Upon their arrival to Armenia, the nuns settled outside the walls of capital city of Armenia at that time Valarshabad, in an abandoned winepress. Being notified about Hripsime by Emperor Diocletian, King Tirdates III also became captivated by her beauty and sought to wed her. But Hripsime refused his advances. Enraged, the king had Hripsime and the other nuns imprisoned and tortured them to death in the year 301, just days before the Deliverance of St. Gregory from the pit. St. Hripsime and her 32 companions were martyred in the north-east of Vagharshabad, Abbes Gayane and two other nuns in the southern side and one of the
nuns, that was sick and stayed behind was martyred in the wine-press. This story is passed to us by the 4-5 century historian Agathangelos.
անուշահոտու-
կը բուրէին, իսկ անոնց նահա-
տեղը կը կառուցեն երեք
վկայարաններ.
• Ս. Հռիփսիմէի գերեզմանին վրայ
• Ս. Գայիանէի
MONASTERIES OF VIRGIN SIANTS
When St. Gregory the Illuminator was released from his 13 year long imprisonment in Khor Virab in 301, he collected and buried the scattered remains of holy nuns. He also built wooden chapels over their relics:
• the first one was built on the tomb of St. Hripsime,
• the second on that of St. Gayane
• the third chapel was built on the tomb of the Virgin who was martyred in the wine-press, were the nuns were living.
The church dedicated to Saint Hripsime, was built by Catholicos Gomidas in 615618, and it is considered to be an architectural masterpiece. Catholicos Gomidas also wrote the hymn 'Antsink Nviryalk' (Dedicated Beings) in their memory.
By the direction of Catholicos Ezr, in the year 632 the church of St. Gayane was erected. Today a small group of Armenian nuns live in the monastery of St. Gayane and the order is called, "The Women’s Monastery of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin."
The Shoghakat monastery was rebuilt in 1694 with the support of Catholicos Nahabed I Edessatsi and generous contribution of noble Aghamal Shorotetsi.
All three churches are located in the city of Etchmiadzin, Armenia, not far from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and they are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
DID YOU KNOW?...
A- On thier way to the land of Ararat some of the Hripsimian nuns stayed in Edessa. One of them went to the Daranagheayts province of Uper Hayk and started living a life of solitary prayer in one of the caves on mount Sebuh. The cave was named ‘Mane’s Cave'. Later. St. Gregory the Illuminator withdrew and lived in Mane's the remaining of his days.
B- Historian Agatangeghos did not mention the name of the Virgin who was martyred in the winepress, but it is believed to be Marianeհ. In this same wine-press St. Gregory the Illuminator had his vision, where the rays of the Lord’s light “dropped” from heavens. That is why Marianeհ’s shrine was named St. Shoghakat.
C- On the feast days of both St. Hripsime & her Companions ( this year June 12) and St. Gayane (this year June 13), the Divine Liturgy is celebrated in churches bearing their names . In the city of Echmiadzin, the saints' relicts are brought to St. Hripsime & St. Gayane churches from the treasury museum of Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin. Here the faithful pilgrims get the opportunity to receive the blessings radiating from the holy relics and ask for Saints' intercession. Both feasts have a
special evening service, that is celebrated on the eve of each feast, where the hymns dedicated to virgin saints are sung.
CELEBRATED NAMES
June 4, 2023 is the remembrance day of the prophet Elijah, and the following names are celebrated: YEGHIA, ELIA & ELIE
June 5 and 6, 2023 are the remembrance days of St. Hripsime and St. Gayane the following names are celebrated:
HRIPSIME, GAYANE, RIMA, HRIPSIG, HOROP, HOROM & HOURI
Requested by Mrs. Hripsik Sarkissian
Salpy Kelian and Tomasz Dysinski
Sevan and Suren Gazaryan and son, Alfred Harut Gazaryan
Mrs. Anahit Sargsyan
Karine Haneyan and Edi Gaser and son, Anri Haneyan
Sarkis and Ani Haneyan and children, Sima, Maya, Serob and Daniel Haneyan
Hayk Haneyan and daughter, Anahit Haneyan
In Memory of Their Beloved Mother and Grandmother
THE LATE ANOUCH SARGSIAN
On the 40th Day of her passing
Requested by Mrs. Hrachik Minassian and children, Ade and Elyn Minassian
Mr. Hrach Shaverdian
Mr. & Mrs. Minas and Nora Shaverdian and children, Shahe and Lara
In Memory of Beloved Mother, Mother-in-Law and Grandmother
THE LATE MANOUSH AVEDISIAN SHAVERDIAN
On the 40th day of her passing
Requested by Mrs. Hrachik Minassian
Ade Minassian
Elyn Minassian
In Memory of Their Beloved Husband and Father
THE LATE ZORIK MINASSIAN
On the 2nd anniversary of his passing
Requested by Davtian and Sarkissian Families
In Memory of Their beloved Cousin
THE LATE ARGINEH SARKISSIAN
On the 1st anniversary of her passing
Requested by The Students & the Alumni of Esayan Armenian Secondary School
In Memory of
The Founders: THE LATE HOVHANNES AND MIGIRDIC ESAYAN
As well as The Deceased Principals, Teachers and Students of Esayan School in Istanbul
Requested by Mrs. Arpiné Altounian
In Memory of
THE LATE ABRO AND BERJOUHI ABROYAN
Following the Church service, Memorial Receptions will be hosted by the families of THE LATE ANOUCH SARGSIAN and THE
APPRECIATION
We thank all our donors for supporting Holy Trinity Armenian Church through their heartfelt donations. If you prefer to stay anonymous, please contact the Church office and inform the administration.
Donations may be made:
Over the phone: 416 431 3001
E-transfer via: info@TorontoArmenianChurch.com
Cheques payable to: HTAC
List of Donations from May 27 - June 2, 2023
GENERAL
Ms Ivet Panosian $100
Ms Payloun Movsessian $40
Larisa Nazarians $50
Mrs. Hripsik Sarkissian $200 - Women's Guild
LOUMA
Mrs. Sonia Artinian $50
Mr. & Mrs. Allen & Sonia Atamer $100
ALTAR FLOWERS
Mrs. Hripsik Sarkissian $100
IN MEMORY OF THE LATE OLIVER NOAH EL-ABOU
Mr. & Mrs. Simon El-Abou and Jayran Der-Boghossian $500
Mr. Dany Daniel $200
Mr. & Mrs. Serge & Nadia Bogosyan $100
Mr. & Mrs. Kegham & Vivian Kokorian $200
Ms Nairy Habibian $100
Ms Natalie Hagopian $100
Mr. & Mrs. Hampar & Grace Davidian $50
Mr. Rudolph Habesch $50
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Anstey & Meghedi Khodaverdian $250
Ms Tanya Kololian $100
Ms Myda Kavazanjian $50
Thu Nguyen $50
Mr. Christopher Misch $500
THE LATE ANOUCH SARGSIAN
Mrs Vergin Gabrielian $100
THE LATE ABRO AND BERJOUHI ABROYAN
Mrs. Arpiné Altounian $100
THE LATE GARO KAVOUKIAN
Mr. & Mrs. Hovsep & Ani Mardian $100 Our popular Father’s Day Picnic is back!!!
Don’t miss the opportunity to have an amazing day with friends and family. See you at Milne Dam Park on June 18!
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Vicar of Armenian Church
Canadian Diocese and Parish Priest Rev. Archpriest Fr. Zareh Zargarian
Pastor’s Assistant Rev. Fr. Hayari Tanashian
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