The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Prov. 21:15-25, Isa. 19:19-21, Heb. 11:32-40, Mt. 10:37-42

The growth and prosperity of Kars was directly connected with the creation of the Bagratid Kingdom. After the death of Ashot Yerkat, Abas was declared the king (929-953) and Kars became the capital city. During the wars between the Georgians and the Seljuks, Kars was passed from hand to hand. In 1921, the region of Kars passed to Turkey.

Readings From the Church Fathers

Mkhitar of Sasoun, On the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The German writer and political figure Anna Seghers was born in Mainz, in a bourgeois family. Her first stories appeared in the middle of the 1920s, and in the first story, "Grubetsch," she clearly reflected the reality. In the novel "Die Ziegler," she presented the tragic fate of a small man. The suffering of the Ziegler family of artisans has a direct connection to the German bourgeois reality of that time. Seghers centers her attention not only on the victims of social injustice, but also on those who fight against it.

The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

1 Thess. 5:1-11, Lk. 13:10-17

For young people, the beacons forged by the experience of time and culture are always essential. We spoke with the renowned artist, professor, and People’s Artist of the Armenian SSR, Ruben Matevosyan, whose music continues to accompany generations.