The Gospel chronology of the births of Christ and John the Baptist; the Church calendar. Comparison of the episodes describing the angelic annunciations to St. Mary and to Zechariah. The blessing of water on Holy Nativity day; Christ’s baptism and John the Baptist. “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than him.... he is the Elijah who was to come.” (Mt. 11:11-14). The voice of one calling in the wilderness.
- Speaker: Fr. David Gishyan
- Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan
The Mann family that lived in the ancient city of Lübeck gave the world two outstanding writers, Heinrich and Thomas. Heinrich wanted to become an artist. He collaborated with the satirical weekly "Simplicissimus," and followed the lectures on art history at the University of Berlin. His literary debut is the satirical, critical novel "In the Land of Cockaigne." Based on the traditions of Balzac and Zola, he created portraits of Berlin's rich, who became owners of huge wealth as a result of various frauds. Mann creates the image of a country with such residents, a country where milky rivers flow and apples and pears fall down at people's feet. All this is in some measure borrowed from the folklore reality. This is how the provincial young man Andreas Zumsee sees the high society of the capital. The handsome poet is lucky. Holding him in her powerful arms during love moments, his financier wife gives him pieces of very valuable advice on how to succeed in stock markets...
