The person, activity and canonization of this eminent vardapet of the Armenian Church. The golden chain of the rabunapets (head of vardapets) of medieval Armenian monastic centers and universities from Mkhitar Gosh to St. Gregory of Tathev. The revival of the national education system in harsh geopolitical conditions. John of Orotni as an apologist of orthodoxy. Vorotnavank in the past and in the present.

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

Descriptions of true fasting in the Gospel. Benefits of fasting for both soul and body; the fast of Daniel. The fast rejected by the Lord (Is. 58:3-14). Biblical examples of national fasts and repentance (2 Ezr. 8:21-23, Joel 2:12-17, Neh: 1:4-11). The commandment to not judge one another for fasting-related matters (Rom. 14, 1 Cor.  10:25-33).

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

Difference between the Lord-established justice and human justice. The justice of the Mosaic Law as newly interpreted in the Sermon on the Mount: “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth’” (Mt. 5:38). Restoration of justice by the Lord: “Vengeance is Mine, and I shall recompense” (Deut. 32:35). “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled” (Mt. 5:6).

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

Causes of Cain’s hatred toward his brother. “If the world hates you, be aware that it hated Me before it hated you” (John 15:18). Phenomena hated by the Lord. Hate sins, not humans. Love and humility as virtues that drive hatred away. “Those who do not love their brother whom they can see, cannot love God whom they have not seen” (1 John 4:20).

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

Causes of spiritual stumbling. “Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom the stumbling block comes! If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away” (Mt. 18:7-8). External and internal sources of stumbling. The Lord's temptation in the desert and his rejection of stumbling blocks. Spiritual means to fight against stumbling blocks.

• Speaker: Armen Hareyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

Celebration of New Year's Day in ecclesiastical and secular calendars. Significance of the feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The Nativity Fast and the heat of New Year's Day celebrations. The message of the Nativity Eve to go toward the Lord and be renewed inwardly. The spiritual joy caused by the Holy Nativity. Contemplation about the management of the time given to us.

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

The first Christian public martyrdom in the Acts of the Apostles. Diaconate in the early Church. Famous deacons in the Universal Church. Diaconate as one of the main orders of the Church hierarchy; its rights given by ordination. Changes in the perception of diaconate in the Church over the course of centuries.

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

“Don't you know that you are God's temple and the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16). Handmade temples and human hearts as the Lord’s dwelling places. Defilement of a bodily temple forsaken by God. Uncontainable God’s containment in a human being: “And the Word became flesh” (John 1:14); ”... so that Christ may dwell in your hearts” (Eph. 3:17).

• Speaker: Fr. Ashot Safaryan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

The time and reason for the establishment of this feast. Testimonies about the Holy Mother of God from non-biblical sources of the Sacred Tradition. The salvation mission of the Lord’s Mother and the didactic significance of the image of the New Eve in spiritual life. Theological perceptions about the person of the Mother of God in the universal Church. The message of the “Mother Divinity: From Anahit to Mariam” exhibition.

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

What is a nation’s enlightenment? The first enlighteners of the Armenian people, Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew, and the historical testimonies about their preaching in Armenia. The history of the Armenian king Abgar, the first king that believed in Christ. The causes of two apostles’ preaching in Armenia. Patriarch St. Gregory, the second enlightener of Armenia.  The enlighteners of the Armenian nation in the Armenian Golden Age and in later centuries. The perpetual course of spreading the light of faith; modern-day enlighteners.

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

The sacred or unique significance of numbers in philosophical and religious systems. The idea of the absolute and indivisible union. Simple or perfect numbers (1, 3, 7) and their multiples in Christian perception. The principle of the triune monotheism. Symbolism of the numbers 40 and 50. Relationship of time and numerical calculation. Spiritual and materialistic perceptions of numbers.

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

Christ’s strict judgment of the sin of anger, and its interpretation in St. Paul’s epistles. Anger as a blurring of sound reasoning. The cause of anger: “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?” (Jam. 4:1). “A soft word turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prov. 15:1). “In your anger do not sin: do not let the sun go down while you are still angry” (Eph. 4:26).

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

What alienates individuals and peoples from the Lord? The consequences of the alienation from God in the example of the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Peter’s denial of Jesus and his restoration in apostolic ministry. “The Lord  will never leave you nor forsake you, do not fear” (Deut. 31:8). Steps taken toward God. “Come close to God, and God will come close to you” (Jam. 4:8). Nothing is able to separate us from God’s love (Rom. 8:38-39).

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

The Old and New Testaments as the Lord’s arks of covenant. The partners making the covenant and the God-human relationship. The covenants made with the Jews and their patriarchs in the Old Testament. The unfaithfulness of the people of Israel to their vows to God: “Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God” (Ps. 75:12). Christ’s new covenant with humanity, and the mystery of the Holy Mass. The Lord’s covenant with the Armenian people.

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

Etchmiadzin in the minds of the Armenian people. The Altar of Descent in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, and the vision of St. Gregory the Illuminator. Pan-Armenian pilgrimages to Holy Etchmiadzin. The Mother See’s relocations throughout centuries and reestablishment in Vagharshapat. “Let’s build the holy altar of light.” The reconsecration of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral as an occasion for renewal of the Armenian people’s covenant with God.

• Speaker: Armen Hareyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

The Apostle John’s pastoral message to the seven church communities in Asia Minor. The teaching of Chiliasm or Millenialism in the early Church, and the modern-day anticipation of the Lord’s coming. Warning against apostasy and heresies. “You have abandoned your first love” (Rev. 2:4). Spiritual lukewarmness is hated by the Lord. The commandment to persevere in the faith, hope, and love of God. The spiritual death as a “second death” (Rev. 2:11).

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

Types of psychological trauma and their common features. The process of healing of a psychological trauma and the consecutive steps in it. The national trauma in the consciousness of Jews and Armenians and the attempts to overcome it. A description of the traumatic state of a human that has lost everything, and of the overcoming of that state, in the example of Job. Analysis of the traumatic consequences of sexual violence: Amnon and Tamar, Dinah, Shushanik.

• Speaker: Marianna Apresyan
• Host: Deacon Vardan Aslanyan

Biblical and early Christian origins of Myron. The Myron theology of St. Dionysius the Areopagite. The Holy Myron as a symbol of Christ and of the Holy Spirit. The Blessing of the Holy Myron in the Armenian Church and the sacred objects validating the blessing. The Holy Myron and the Church sacraments. The Blessing of the Holy Myron; Seal of Identity.

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

The Book of Psalms and its place in the biblical canon. The character of the king David. Reading the psalms and psalmody. Human emotions expressed in the psalms. The educational meaning of the psalms. The state of prayer and reading the psalms.

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

Sloth as a mortal sin. "The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" (Gen. 2:15). The instructions of the biblical Books of Wisdom and people's wisdom for the lazy. John Chrysostom: "Is it worth arriving at Hell because of laziness?" "Make the most of your time" (Eph. 5:16). The Parable of the Ten Pounds.

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