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 Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 62:1-11, 2 Tim. 2:15-19, Jn. 6:39-47
St. Macarius the Great, On Love (Part III)



St. Gregory the Theologian
Prov. 8:33-36, Hos. 10:12, Am. 5:10-14, Jn. 10:11-16
St. Gregory the Theologian, Couplets



Fast Day
2 Tim. 3:1-7, Jn. 6:64-72
Augustine of Hippo, On the Fear of God



Sts. Adrianus and Natalia his wife, martyrs Theodore and Thyrsus
Lam. 3:22-56, Rom. 8:18-27, Jn. 16:1-4
Augustine of Hyppo, On the Contempt for the World



Fast Day
2 Tim. 2:20-26, Jn. 6:48-55
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Repentance, Judgement, and Soul's Departure From the Body



Sts. Andrew the General, Martyrs Callinicus and Diomedes
Prov. 4:10-27, Isa. 48:17-22, 2 Cor. 10:3-6, Mt. 10:37-42
St. Macarius the Great, On Love



Holy Martyrs Eugenius, Macarius, Valerius, Candidus and Aquilas
Zeph. 3:19-20, 2 Cor. 10:3-6, Mt. 10:23-33
Isaac the Syrian, On Mindless Envy



Second Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 58:13-59:7, 1 Tim. 4:12-5:10, Jn. 3:13-21
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to John, Homily 27



Saints Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
Prov. 11:2-11, Isa. 31:3-7, Heb. 13:7-9, Jn. 16:33-17:8
St. Cyril of Alexandria, from the Commentary on the Gospel according to John



Fast Day
2 Tim. 2:3-14, Jn. 5:31-47
St. Macarius the Great, On Love (Part II)



Sts Vahan of Goghtn, Eugenia the Virgin, her parents Philip and Claudia, brothers Sergius and Apiton, and their two eunuchs
Prov. 7:1-7, Ezek. 12:17-19, Rom. 8:12-27, Jn. 12:32-40
St. John Chrysostom, Homily on Martyrs and on Contrition and Charity



Fast
1 Tim 5:17-6:5, Jn. 3:22-36
St. Cyril of Alexandria, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to John



Saints Kyriakos and his mother Julitta, the Martyrs Gordius, Polyeuctus and Gregory Razhik
Prov. 14:1-24, Zech. 8:4-5, Isa. 60:8-9, Heb. 2:14-18, Jn. 21: 12-19
St. Basil of Cаesaria, Homily on the Holy Martyr Gordius



Sts Theodosius the King and the Youth of Ephesus
Wis. 6:2-10, Isa. 45:1-2, 1 Tim. 2:1-7, Lk. 7:1-10
St. Cyprian of Carthage, To the martyrs and confessors who sought that peace should be granted to the lapsed



First Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 54:1-13, 1 Tim. 1:1-11, Jn. 2:1-11
St. Cyril of Alexandria, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to John



Saint Anthony the Great
Prov. 21:15-24, Isa. 19:19-21, Heb. 11:32-40, Jn. 2:12-22
Instructions of the Desert Fathers (Part I)



Fast Day
1 Tim. 4:1-12, Jn. 2:23-3:12
Augustine of Hippo, On the Fear of God



Saints Peter of Alexandria, Absalom the Deacon and Blaise the Bishop
Wis. 5:1-8, Bar. 3:31-4:4, Rom. 8:28-39, Jn. 10:11-16
St. Basil of Caesarea, Consolation of an Afflicted Person



Fast
1 Tim. 2:8-3:13, Jn. 2:12-22
Augustine of Hippo, About Love



Birth of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist)
Prov. 4:5-7, Isa. 40:3-5, Acts. 13:25-33, Lk. 1:57-80
St. John Chrysostom, On St. John the Baptist



8th Day of Nativity, Feast of the Naming of our Lord Jesus Christ
Col. 2:8-15, Lk. 2:21
Augustine, On the Last Supper



7th Day of Nativity
Rom. 1:1-7, Lk. 2:1-7
St. John Chrysostom, On the Holy Theophany



6th Day of Nativity
1 Thess. 4:12-17, Jn. 11:1-46
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Holy Lights (Part II)



5th Day of Nativity
Heb. 12:18-27, Lk. 1:39-56
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Holy Lights (Part I)

