The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Rom. 4:1-12, Mt. 9:27-34

The procession of the Great Entrance and the elevation of the Eucharistic chalice. Christ’s entry into the Sanctuary and rest on the Holy Altar. The greeting of Christ’s revelation during the Divine Liturgy and its cohesive role. The symbolism of the remembrance of the Last Supper that took place two thousand years ago in the Upper Room. Perception of being seated with the Lord at the same table “here and now.”

• Speaker: Fr. David Gishyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

Readings From the Church Fathers

St. Basil of Caesarea, Exhortative Word on Baptism

The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Prov. 15:21-26, Isa. 22:20-25, 1 Pet. 5:1-7, Mt. 11:2-14

The texts of the confession of the Orthodox faith. The structure of the creed recited during the Divine Liturgy; its dogmatic and unifying role. Proclamation of the Trinitarian faith and the prosopa of the Holy Trinity. The eschatological portrayal of Christ’s Second Coming and of the Last Judgment. The four marks of the Church: one, holy, apostolic, universal. The mention of the Holy Mysteries of the Church in the Creed.

• Speaker: Fr. David Gishyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

Readings From the Church Fathers

St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Gluttony