The Gandzasar daily program introduces spiritual readings according to the annual calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It consists of three parts: Bible reading, readings from Church Fathers’ writings and brief bives of saints. 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. The third section presents the lives of the saints which are venerated on that day. As a result of this project, we have a full annual cycle of readings according to the Church calendar.

Holy Friday
Commemoration of the Passion, Crucifixion and Burial of our Lord Jesus Christ
Jn. 13:16-18:1, Lk. 22:1-65, Mk. 14:27-72, Mt. 26:31-75, Jn. 18:2-27, Jn. 18:28-19:16, Jer. 11:18-12:8, Isa. 52:13-53:12, Wis. 2:1-22, Zech. 12:8-14, 1 Pet. 3:17-20, Mt. 27:57-61
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Crucifixion



Holy Thursday
Remembrance of the Last Supper and Washing of the Feet
John 12:27-43, Isa. 60:20-22, Ezek. 36:24-31, Heb. 10:19-31, Lk. 7:36-50, Gen. 22:1-18, Isa. 61:1-7, Acts 1:15-26, Mk. 14:1-26,1 Cor. 11:23-32, Mt. 26:17-30,Ex. 30:17-21, 3 Kings 7:38-40, 2 Chr. 4:2-6, Isa. 44:2-6, 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 1 Jhon.4:7-21, Jn. 13:1-11, Jn. 13:12-15
St. John Mandakuni, On Approaching the Holy Eucharist with Caution and Fear
Basil of Mashkevor, On the Mystery of Communion
Mkhitar of Sassoun, On Those Who Mix Yeast and Water to the Holy Communion



Great Wednesday
Mk 14:1-11, Gen. 18:1-19:30, Prov. 1:10-19, Zech. 11:11-14, Mt. 26:3-16
Zakaria Dzagetsi, Homily on Great Wednesday



Great Tuesday
Mk. 12:13-44, Gen. 6:9-9:17, Prov. 9:1-10:6, Isa. 40:9-17, Mt. 24:1-26:2
Zakaria Dzagetsi, Homily on Great Tuesday



Great Monday
Mt. 21:18-22:14, Gen. 1:1-3:24, Prov. 1:1-9, Isa. 40:1-8, Mt. 20:17-28
Zakaria Dzagetsi, Homily on Great Monday



Palm Sunday
Song 2:8-6:11, Zech. 9:9-15, Phil. 4:4-7, Mt. 20:29-21:17
Mambre Vertsanogh, On Jesus’ Coming to Jerusalem
Sahak of Dzoropor, Homily on Palm Sunday



Forty First Day of Great Lent: Remembrance of the Raising of Lazarus
Prov. 14:27-35, 1 Thes. 4:12-17, Jn. 11:55-12:11
St. John Chrysostom, On the Resurrection of Lazarus



Fortieth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 11:10-25, Job 21:1-34, Isa. 46:3-47:4
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Father Confessors



Thirty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Ezek. 37:1-4, 1 Tim. 3:14-16
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On the Judgement and the Second Coming



Thirty Eighth Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:21-5:3, Zech. 9:9-16
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Sinful Thoughts



Thirty Seventh Day of Great Lent
1 Cor. 12:8-27
Sargis the Grace-filled, Do not Judge that You May Not Be Judged



Thirty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Dan. 7:2-27, 1 Cor. 12:1-7
Mkhitar of Sassoun, On the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ



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 of Tathev, Homily of the Sixth Sunday of Lent: On Courage and Deeds



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
St. Vardan the Easterner (Areveltsi), Praise to St. Gregory the Illuminator's Commitment to the Pit



Thirty Third Day of Great Lent
Deut. 10:1-15, Job 19:1-29, Isa. 45:1-13
St. Yegishe Vardapet, On the Lord's Prayer



Thirty Second Day of Great Lent
Isa. 53:1-54:5, 1 Cor. 15:1-28 St.
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Pardonable Sins



Thirty First Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:1-21, Joel 3:9-22
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Mortal Sins



Thirtieth Day of Great Lent
Isa. 7:10-8:10
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on the Original Sin



Twenty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Heb. 1:1-14
St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Sin



Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of the Judge
Isa. 65:8-2, Phil. 3:1-4:9, Lk. 17:20-18:14
St. Gregory of Tathev, On the Sunday of the Judge



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, On the Forty Holy Martyrs



Twenty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 9:11-23, Job 16:1-7:16, Isa. 43:22-44:8
St. Basil of Caesarea, Take Heed to Yourself (Part 2)



Twenty Fifth Day of Great Lent
1 Cor. 8:5-9:23
St. Basil of Caesarea, Take Heed to Yourself (Part 1)



Twenty Fourth Day of Great Lent
Median Day of Lent
Ex. 3:16-22, Joel 3:1-8
St. Clement of Rome, From the First Epistle to the Corinthians

