The Shogh Sunday Bulletin Issue # 249 -May 26, 2024

- SHOGH

REMEMBERANCE OF PROPHET ELIJAH

SYNAXIS READINGS

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

His Grace Bishop Abgar Hovakimian

Primate of the Armenian Church Canadian Diocese

Choirmaster: Dn. 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 onlyNaamantheSyrian.”

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 elementalspiritualforcesofthisworldratherthanonChrist.” (Col. 2:8)

դասին մէջ եւ անոր

յիշատակութիւնը կը տօնուի Հոգեգա-

լստեան Կիրակիին

յաջորդող Կիրակի

օրը:

Մարգարէ կը նը-

շանակէ կանխա-

սաց, կանխագու-

շակ: Աստուածա-

շունչի մէջ Մարգա-

րէները ապագան

տեսնելու աստուա-

ծատուր շնորհով

օժտուած անձեր էին: Անոնք բացառիկ

կարգադրութիւններնուհրահանգներըմարդոցհաղորդելունմէջ:

REMEMBERANCE OF PROPHET ELIJAH

This Sunday May 26, 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 thewidow’sdeadsontolife.

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.

սիմեանց եւ Գայիանեանց սբ.

կոյսերույիշատակիտօնը:

Առաքելական Եկեղեցւոյ

աւանդաբանութեան համա-

Գայիան-եան կոյսերը հռոմէացի կոյսեր էին, որոնք կ'ապրէին Հռոմի Ս.

կուսանոցը, Գայիանէ

մայրապետի գլխաւորութ-

եամբ:ՓախչելովԴիոկղետիա-

նոս կայսեր հալածանքներէն,

որ Հռիփսիմէի գեղեցկութենէն

գէրուած կը փորձէր բռնի ու-ժով ամուսնանալ անոր հետ: Կոյսերը

նախ

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 May 27 and May 28, 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 northeast 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.

ST HRIPSIME CHURCH

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.

ST. GAYANE CHURCH

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.

ST. SHOGHAKAT CHURCH

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’sshrinewasnamedSt.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.

ԱՆՈՒՆՈՎ ԱՊՐԻ'Ք

CELEBRATED NAMES

May 26, 2024 is the remembrance day of the prophet Elijah, and the following names are celebrated: YEGHIA, ELIA & ELIE

May 27 and 28, 2024 are the remembrance days of St. Hripsime and St. Gayane the following names are celebrated:

HRIPSIME, GAYANE, RIMA, HRIPSIG, HOROP, HOROM & HOURI

Requested by

Isabelle (Isa) Basmajian

Knar Basmadjian

Keegan Wharram

Kealy Wharram and Michael Pace

Silva Basmajian

Shant Hannivan and Pamela Bautista-Hou

The Frankian, Terpanjian, Basmadjian, Gabrielian, Boghossian, Vartougian, Chapjian, Teghrarian, Ficiciyan, Tepelekian and Egarian Families

In Memory of

Their Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Cousin

THE LATE SHAKEH BASMAJIAN

On the 40th day of her passing

Requested by

Mr. & Mrs. Arvin and Lara Zohrabian

Mrs. Helen Zohrabian

Mr. & Mrs. Artin and Arpineh Zohrabian

Mr. Harutyun Kanburian

Mr. & Mrs. Mihran and Aida Deveci and Family

In Memory of

Their Beloved Mother, Mother-in-law, In-law and Sister

THE LATE ANI DEVECI

On the 40th day of her passing

Requested by

Mr. & Mrs. Vatche & Rebecca Koukounian and children Viken, Raffi and The’a In Memory of Beloved Mother& Grandmother

THE LATE MARIEJEANNE DONIKIAN

On the 5th anniversary of her passing

Requested by

Dr. & Mrs. Nurel & Lena Beylerian and Family

In Memory of

THE LATE DIRAHAYR KRIKOR TASHJIAN

On the 32nd anniversary of his passing

THE LATE DIRAMAYR ANAHID TASHJIAN

On the 26th anniversary of her passing THE LATE KEVORK TASHJIAN

On the 7th anniversary of his passing

THE LATE ARPY TASHJIAN BARSAM

On the 2nd anniversary of her passing THE LATE TALIN TASHJIAN

On the 37th anniversary of her passing

THE LATE HRAG KRIKOR TASHJIAN

On the 30th anniversary of his passing

As well as

All Deceased Members of Tashjian and Beylerian Families

Requested by

Mr. & Mrs. Yazan & Talin Bakki

In Memory of THE LATE HAYGAZ SARKISSIAN

On the 1st anniversary of his passing As well as THE LATE MARIE SHAMELIAN

THE LATE ANOUSH KHALOIAN

THE LATE NAJLA RASSAM

Requested by Ms. Hasmik Khechyan

In Memory of THE LATE NORIK KHECHYAN

On the 40th day of his passing

Requested by Mardiros Chinchinian and sons, Bedros Chinchinian and Shant Chinchinian and Family

In Memory of Their Beloved Wife and Mother

THE LATE MARY CHINCHINIAN

Altar Flowers are Sponsored by DR. & MRS. NUREL & LENA BEYLERIAN

Arrangements by Flowers of The World

A Memorial Reception will be hosted by the families of THE LATE SHAKEH BASMAJIAN THE LATE ANI DEVECI at lower level of the Church

List of Donations May 18- 24, 2024

GENERAL

Anonymous Donor $100

ALTAR FLOWERS

May 19, 2024

Mr. & Mrs. Rostom & Vivian Mirzoyan $100

May 26, 2024

Dr. & Mrs. Nurel & Lena Beylerian $100

IN MEMORY OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF TASHDJIAM & BEYLERIAN FAMILIES

Dr. & Mrs. Nurel & Lena Beylerian $100

DECEASED MEMBERS OF MIRZOYAN FAMILY

Mr. & Mrs. Rostom & Vivian Mirzoyan $300

THE LATE KHACHIG KURDIAN & DECEASED MEMBERS OF FAMILY

Ms Hasmig Kurdian $150

THE LATE KHATCHIG KURDIAN

Mr. & Mrs. Zaven & Ani Kurdian $100

THE LATE SHAKEH BASMAJIAN

Ms. Knar Basmadjian $500

Mr. & Mrs. Zaven & Shake Terpanjian $500 (Church Renovation Fund)

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

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Դունսուրբդեւկատարեալդ,

որփորձուեցարերկրիսվրայ, ո՛րչափլաւկըճանչնասմեզ, որամէնօրենթակայենքփորձուելուեւսխալելու:

Մերհացիպայքարէն,

մերփառասիրութիւններէն,

մերհաւատքիպակասէնկըծնինայնպիսիկացութիւններ

որոնցդիմադրելանհնարինկըթուիմեզերբեմն:

Բայցդունորյաղթելկրցար, նաեւյաղթութիւնխոստացար

անոնցորքուճամբովդկըքալենnեւքեզիկ’ապաւինին:

Մեզիներշնչումեւառաջնորդութիւնեղիր, ո՛վՏէր: Ազատէ՛մեզչարէն,

որովհետեւքեզիկըվայելենփառքը, իշխանութիւննուպատիւը, այժմեւմիշտեւյաւիտեանսյաւիտենից:

, ըրէայնպէս՝որսիրտսՔուսիրովդ

եւքաղցրութեամբդլեցուի,

եւեսալՔուբարութեանդցոլացումըըլլամշրջապատիսմէջ: Խեղճնուտկարըոտնակոխչընեմ,

ցաւինուտագնապինանտարբերչմնամ, այլ՝Քուքաղցրցօղդըլլամ,

եւանժպիտմարդոցժպիտմըբերեմ,

անուրախմարդոցսիրտըուրախացնեմ, յուսահատմարդոցյաւիտենականկեանքիյոյսըտամ, անսէրմարդոցսէրբաշխեմ,

սառնացեալսիրտերըսիրովդջերմացնեմ, եւՔուսուրբանունովդկնքեմ եւքեզիհամարկամարեմուտաճարացնեմանոնցհոգիները: Ամէն:

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 Betty@TorontoArmenianChurch.com

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