The “principal” apostles of the Lord’s Church. The different ways Peter and Paul were called by Christ to apostolic ministry. Peter, the Rock of the Church, and the instructive example of his way of faith. The Apostle Paul as a bearer of three cultures and as a preacher among the pagans; the temptations in his apostolic ministry. The differences of Apostles Peter and Paul’s preaching; their spiritual brotherhood. The apocryphal text “The Acts of Peter and Paul.”

• Speaker: Fr. Husik Dokholyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

Readings From the Church Fathers

St. Gregory of Tathev, Homily on St. Stephen

The Significance of the First Republic of Armenia in the History of Armenian Statehood

The Day in the Liturgical Calendar

Acts 6:8-8:2, Jn. 12:24-26

The final filming of the Viewpoint program has taken place. This is a highly significant broadcast: for the first time, renowned film director Vigen Chaldranyan breaks his seven-year vow of silence in public—and with a powerful message at that.

Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, Part 2