The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Acts 20:1-16, 1 Jn. 2:28-3:1, Jn. 9:1-38

Readings From the Church Fathers

St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel According to John

Spiritual interpretation of the terms “mourner” and "consolation." Joyful mourning leads a person on the path of spiritual liberation. The teaching of Anania Narekatsi about repentance.

• Speaker: Fr. Mesrop Aramian
• Host: Deacon Ara Nalchajyan

The author of the libretto is Luigi Illica. The Opera was premiered on March 28, 1896. The main character of the Opera is the famous French poet Andrea Chénier. At first, he welcomed the Great French Revolution, but later rejected the Jacobin dictatorship and terror, defended the king, and criticized the main leader of the Jacobins Maximilien Robespierre. Because of persecution, the poet tried to flee from Paris two times but was arrested. During the 140 days that he spent in prison, Andrea Chénier wrote his best poems, which inspired Luigi Illica in writing the libretto. On July 25, 1794, Chénier was accused of conspiring against the state and was executed on the same day.

The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Acts 19:21-40, 1 Jn. 2:26-28, Jn. 8:31-59

Readings From the Church Fathers

St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on Confession