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.

Thirty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Ezek. 37:1-4, 1 Tim. 3:14-16
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5, Chapters 27, 28



Thirty Eighth Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:21-5:3, Zech. 9:9-16
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Judgement and Contrition



Thirty Seventh Day of Great Lent
1 Cor. 12:8-27
St. Macarius the Great, Discourses 20-21



Thirty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Dan. 7:2-27, 1 Cor. 12:1-7
Augustine of Hippo, On the Fear of God



Sixth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of Advent
Isa. 66:1-24, Col.s 2:8-3:17, Mt. 22:34-23:39
St. Gregory the Theologian, On Preparing One’s Soul for Eternity



Thirty Fourth Day of Great Lent. St. Gregory the Illuminator's Commitment to the Pit
Wis. 1:15-2:22, Micah 7:7-10, Phil. 1:12-21, Mt. 16:24-28
Isaac the Syrian, On Purity of Prayer



Thirty Third Day of Great Lent
Deut. 10:1-15, Job 19:1-29, Isa. 45:1-13
St. John Chrysostom, On Prayer (Part 2)



Thirty Second Day of Great Lent
Isa. 53:1-54:5, 1 Cor. 15:1-28
St. John Chrysostom, On Prayer



Thirty first Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:1-21, Joel 3:9-22
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Prayer, Love, and Fasting



Thirtieth Day of Great Lent
Isa. 7:10-8:10
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Prayer



Twenty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Heb. 1:1-14
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Prayer (Part 2)



Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of the Judge
Isa. 65:8-2, Phil. 3:1-4:9, Lk. 17:20-18:14
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Prayer (Part 1)



Twenty Seventh Day of Great Lent. Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastea
Wis. 3:1-8, Nahum 2:1-4, Isa.43:1-3, Eph. 6:10-18, Mt. 13:43-52
St. Basil of Caesarea, Homily 14, Part 2



Twenty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 9:11-23, Job 16:1-7:16, Isa. 43:22-44:8
St. Basil of Caesarea, Homily 14, Part 1



Twenty Fifth Day of Great Lent
1 Cor. 8:5-9:23
St. Macarius the Great, Discourse 25



Twenty Fourth Day of Great Lent
Median Day of Lent
Ex. 3:16-22, Joel 3:1-8
St. Macarius the Great, Discourse 24



Twenty Third Day of Great Lent
Job 38:1-39:36
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On the Subversion of Pride



Twenty Second Day of Great Lent
Jer. 32:19-44
Isaac the Syrian, On Thankfulness to God



Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
Sunday of the Steward
Isa. 56:1-57:20, Eph. 4:17-5:14, Lk. 16:1-31
Isaac the Syrian, On Senses and Temptations



Twentieth Day of Great Lent
Sts. John of Jerusalem, John of Odzun, John of Orotni and Gregory of Tathev
Prov. 20:6-22, Bar. 4:21-24, 2 Cor. 4:1-11, Jn. 9:39-10:10
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture II, Part 2



Nineteenth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 8:11-9:10, Job 12:1-13:6, Isa. 42:1-8
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture II, Part 1



Eighteenth Day of Great Lent
Isa. 45:17-26, Eph. 3:14-4:13
St. John Chrysostom, On Repentance



Seventeenth Day of Great Lent
Ex. 2:23-3:15, Joel 2:21-32
St. Gregory the Theologian, On Greed and Wickedness



Sixteenth Day of Great Lent
Heb. 11:1-31
Ambrose, On Timely Repentance

