The Gandzasar daily program introduces spiritual readings according to the annual calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It consists of two sections. The first section consists of the readings from the Armenian Church Lectionary for that particular day. The second section includes readings from the Church Fathers’ writings appropriate to the Bible’s message of that day. As a result of this project, we have a full annual cycle of readings according to the Church calendar.

Third Day of Great Lent
Ex. 1:1-2:10, Joel 1:14-20
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting, Part II



Second Day of Great Lent
Ezek. 18:20-23
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting, Part I



First Day of Great Lent
Isa. 1:16-20
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting, Part II



Sunday Prior to Great Lent: Great Barekendan
Isa. 58:1-14, Rom. 13:11-14:27, Lk. 2:41-52, Mt. 6:1-21
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting, Part I



150 Fathers of the Holy Council of Constantinople (AD 381)
Ezek. 3:16-19, 2 Cor. 6:1-14, Mt. 12:22-32
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Holy Spirit



Fast Day
Tit. 3:1-15, Jn. 8:21-30
Ambrose, On Repentance



St. Vardan the Warrior and His 1036 Companions
Wis. 3:1-8, Heb. 12:1-7, Isa. 49:8-9, Lk. 6:20-26
St. Ephrem the Syrian, Panegyric on the Holy Martyrs of the Whole World



Fast Day
Tit. 1:12-2:10, Jn. 8:12-20
Isaac the Syrian, On the Renunciation of the World and on the Monastic Life; Discourse I



St. Leontius the Priest and His Companions
Wis. 5:16-23, Isa. 35:1-2, 1 Pet. 1:3-9, Lk. 12:4-10
St. Basil of Caesarea, On Faith



Saints Mark the Bishop, Pionius the Priest, Cyril and Benjamin the Deacons, and Martyrs Abdelmseh, Ormisdan and Sayen
Zakh. 8:1-3, Rom. 8:28-39, Jn. 15:17-21
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel According to John



Fifth Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 63:18-64:12, Tit. 1:1-11, Jn. 7:37-52
St. John Chrysostom, On Praising God for His Beneficence



Catholicos St. Sahak Parthev
Wis. 7:12-18, Isa. 61:4-7, Heb. 13:17-21, Jn. 10:11-16
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel Аccording to John



Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Temple
Isa. 44:21-45:8, Acts 7:47-50, Gal. 4:1-7, Lk. 2:41-52
St. Macarius the Great, Discourse 31



The Holy Օskian Priests
Prov. 24:1-12, Jer. 30:18-22, 2 Tim. 3:10-12, Mt. 5:1-12
St. Ephrem the Syrian, The Beatitudes



Fast Day
2 Tim. 3:16-4:8, Jn. 7:1-13
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book III, Chapter 21



The Holy Soukiassian Martyrs
Prov. 22:1-12, Isa. 56:6-7, Heb. 11:32-40, Lk. 12:4-8
St. Ephrem the Syrian, The Beatitudes



Saints Atom and his soldiers
Wis. 6:12-21, Isa. 18:7-19:7, 2 Cor. 4:10-5:5, Jn. 16:1-5
St. Evagrius of Pontus, Thoughts



Forth Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 63:7-18, 2 Tim. 3:1-12, Jn. 6:22-38
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Faith (Part II)



St. Sargis the Warrior and his son Martiros and his fourteen soldiers
Prov. 3:13-17, Isa. 41:1-13, Eph. 6:10-17, Lk. 21:10-19
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Faith (Part I)



Fifth Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
Commemoration of the Prophet Jonah
Jonah 1:1-4:11
St. Ephrem the Syrian, From the Commentary on the Book of Jonah



Fourth Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting (Part II)



Third Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting (Part I)



Second Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting (Part II)



First Day of the Fast of the Catechumens
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting (Part I)

