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SUMMARY:Commemoration of Archangels Gabriel and Michael and the Entire Heavenly Class
DESCRIPTION:  \nAccording to the Angelology of the Armenian Church the angels are unfleshly\, spiritual\, independent\, always moving\, asexual\, immortal creatures and God’s servants. According to the Church Fathers\, the angels\, as luminous creatures\, have been created on the first day of Creation\, together with the light. By God’s order they are servants\, they have been created to serve humans. Therefore\, they are servants\, who despite being dyophysite\, participate in the earthly life\, act together with the human being living in time and space\, they act for the human being. The angels are called the messengers and agents of God\, who realise God’s will. According to Dionysius of Areopagus (Areopagite)\, there are nine orders of angels – Angels\, Archangels\, Virtues\, Powers\, Principalities\, Dominations\, Throne\, Cherubim and Seraphim. \nArchangel Gabriel\, whose name means “God’s man”\, is God’s direct servant\, who is granted the grace to evangelise the Lord’s mysteries. It was Archangel Gabriel\, who was sent by the Lord to bring the good news to the Virgin about the birth of the Saviour\, and to Zechariah – to bring the good news about the birth of John the Baptist. \nArchangel Michael\, whose name means “Who is like God?”\, is the advocate for the Heavenly King’s glory and His people’s protection\, who is granted the virtue to govern and rule. The name of Archangel Michael is mentioned in the Holy Scriptures four times (The Book of Daniel\,10:13\, 12:1\, The Letter from Jude 1:9\, The Revelation to John 11:7).
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/commemoration-of-archangels-gabriel-and-michael-and-the-entire-heavenly-class-2/
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SUMMARY:Anniversary of the Enthronement of Karekin II
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis week marks the anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II. It was on November 4\, 1999\, that His Holiness was consecrated as the 132nd Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians\, in a magnificent ceremony at the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. \nThroughout the history of the Armenian Church\, our great symbol of leadership has been the Catholicos of All Armenians. To every generation of our people\, the Catholicos is the leader of the church. \nBut he leads in a larger sense\, as well. He is the living embodiment of our heritage: a heritage that has endured through 17 centuries; that has attained the highest achievements; and that today spans the entire globe. \nAs the successor to St. Gregory the Illuminator\, His Holiness Karekin II is our generation’s link to the great events that transformed the Armenian people into the world’s first Christian nation. He is our link to the miraculous vision of Christ that established the Mother See of our church\, Holy Etchmiadzin. \nIn the presence of Amenayn Hayots\, one experiences a rebirth of those great milestones of faith. \nAs we honour the anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II\, we remember that the 132nd Catholicos embodies another rebirth\, as well. For our homeland has also been reborn. It is God’s blessing that our generation has lived to see the establishment of an independent Republic of Armenia. \nVehapar has been a leading force in rebuilding our homeland\, and fortifying its ancestral church. As he reminds us of our proud past\, he also turns our eyes to the promise that Armenia can hold in the future. \nCatholicos Karekin’s valiant spirit calls each of us to build upon the foundation we have inherited: to beautify that inheritance\, and strengthen it for the sake of the future. Certainly\, that is the task that Vehapar has taken up as leader of our church: to revitalise the spiritual life of the Armenian people throughout the world. \nIn honouring Vehapar’s anniversary\, we stand with him\, and with the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin\, at this critical moment in the life of our nation\, church\, and people. May God continue to bless and strengthen him in his ministry. \nAnd may our risen Lord grant a new birth of faith\, a new life\, to all the members of Christ’s humble Armenian flock. \nRef: armenianchurch.us \n 
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/anniversary-of-the-enthronement-of-karekin-ii-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221112
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of the Apostles Andrew and Philip
DESCRIPTION:  \nBefore becoming Christ’s disciple\, Apostle Andrew had been the disciple of St. John the Baptist. He was the brother of the Apostle Peter and was a fisherman. After the Ascension of the Lord and the Descent of the Holy Spirit\, Apostle Andrew preached in Northern Greece and in Scythe. \nThe Gospel of John recounts Philip’s calling as a disciple of Jesus. Apostle Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida\, and John the Evangelist connects him with Andrew and Peter\, who were from the same town. He also was among those surrounding John the Baptist when the latter first pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God. It was Philip who first introduced Nathanael (sometimes identified with Bartholomew) to Jesus. According to Butler\, Philip was among those attending the wedding at Cana. \nApostle Philip preached in Asia Minor and he was martyred and crucified in the town of Heliople.
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/commemoration-of-the-apostles-andrew-and-phillip-2/
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SUMMARY:Feast of All Saints - The Old and The New\, The Known and The Unknown
DESCRIPTION:  \nFeast of All Saints – the old and the new\, the known and the unknown\n\nBy this feast the Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates the memory of all those saints\, whose names are not included in the Church Calendar\, but whose names are registered in the sacred book of the Heavenly Kingdom. \nMany people have been subjected to severe torments and have been martyred during the wars for the sake of faith. Unfortunately\, we do not know their names. So the Church has established this feast in the Church Calendar in order to commemorate their memory. They are persons who shed their blood for the sake of Christ and His Church.
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/feast-of-all-saints-2/
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SUMMARY:Eve of the Fast of Advent (Hisnag)
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Eve of the Fast of Advent marks the day before the start of the period of “Fifty Days” (Hisnag or Yisnak) that concludes with the Feast of Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ. \nIn the Armenian Church\, the season is introduced by a week of fasting\, called “the Fast of the Beginning of Hisnag”. \nDuring Advent (meaning the coming of Christ) we rededicate ourselves to Christ through our actions\, thoughts and prayers. \n 
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/eve-of-the-fast-of-advent-hisnag-2/
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SUMMARY:Advent: Hisnag
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Season of Advent refers to the coming of Christ and in the Armenian language it is termed “Hisnag” (or Yisnak)\, derived from the word for “fifty”. \nHisnag refers to the fifty-day period of preparation in celebration of the Nativity and Theophany of Jesus Christ. \nWhat type of preparation does this involve? \nDuring Advent\, we can rededicate ourselves to Christ through our actions\, thoughts\, and prayers. This is a good time for us to improve our habits and offer them as gifts to God. Perhaps Advent can also be an occasion to discover God’s gifts all around us. We need to have an open heart to receive Christ—God’s greatest gift of all! \nFasting during Hisnag \nIn the Armenian Church\, the season is introduced by a week of fasting\, called “the Fast of the Beginning of Hisnag”. \nThe second fast\, of a week’s duration\, follows the third Sunday of Hisnag. This fast is known as “the Fast of St. James\, Bishop of Nisibis.” The commemoration of the latter takes place on the following Saturday. \nThe third and final fast\, again of a week’s duration\, precedes the Feast of the Nativity and Theophany of our Lord Jesus Christ. \nDuring the remaining weeks of Hisnag\, when there is no fasting\, the Wednesdays and Fridays are regularly observed as fasting days. \nCommemorations during Hisnag \nDuring the Hisnag we commemorate some of the important and major saints of the Christian Church. Among them are the 4th-century founders of Christian theology St. Gregory the Wonderworker and St. Basil of Caesarea; the Holy Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew\, the enlighteners of Armenia; the Egyptian fathers; the early bishops of the church\, such as St. Clemens\, St. Ignatius\, St. Polycarpus\, St. Nicholas; St. James of Nisibis; and at the very end of the year\, King David commemorated as a prophet; the Holy Apostle James\, Brother of the Lord; St. Stephen the Protomartyr; the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul; the Holy Apostles James and John\, both of them surnamed as Sons of Thunder. \nAdvent begins on the day after the Sunday nearest November 18. It lasts between six and seven weeks\, depending each year on the duration of the period between Assumption (Sunday closest to August 15) and Theophany (January 6).
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/advent-hisnag-2/
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SUMMARY:Presentation of Three Year Old St. Mary to the Church
DESCRIPTION:  \nOne of the feasts dedicated to the Holy Virgin is the presentation of three year old Mary (Holy Mother of God) to the temple. All Christian Churches celebrate this feast on November 21. \nAccording to the Holy Tradition of the Church\, when Mary turns three the parents of the Holy Virgin\, Joachim and Anna\, fulfilling their promise\, bring Mary to the Temple and present her to God. Mary remains in the Church till her engagement. \nThe establishment of the feast is related to the Cathedral\, which was built by the King Justinianos in honour of St. Mary\, the Holy Mother of God\, in the place of the old Jewish temple\, on the hill of Moria. The cathedral was consecrated on November 21\, 543 AD. \nAfter 638 AD\, when the Cathedral\, built by the King Justinianos\, was converted into a Moslem temple\, the celebration of the feast spread throughout the entire Christian world. The Feast of the Presentation of St. Mary to the Church was included in the Armenian Apostolic Church Calendar in the nineteenth century.
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/presentation-of-three-year-old-st-mary-to-the-church-2-3/
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SUMMARY:Commemoration of St Gregory the Thaumaturgus\, Nicholas the Bishop and St Myron the Wonderworker
DESCRIPTION:  \nGregory Thaumaturgus (Miracle Worker) or Gregory of Neocaesarea was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. \nGregory was born around AD 213 to a wealthy pagan family in Neocaesarea. Originally he was known as Theodore (“gift of God”). He was introduced to the Christian religion at the age of fourteen\, after the death of his father. He had a brother Athenodorus\, and on the advice of one of their tutors\, the young men were eager to study at the Berytus in Beirut\, then one of the four or five famous schools in the Hellenic world. At this time\, their brother-in-law was appointed assessor (legal counsel) to the Roman Governor of Palestine; the youths were able to act as an escort to their sister as far as Caesarea in Palestine. On arrival in that town they learned that the celebrated scholar Origen\, head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria\, resided there. Curiosity led them to hear and converse with the master. Soon both youths forgot all about Beirut and Roman law\, and gave themselves up to the great Christian teacher\, who gradually won them over to Christianity. \nWhen Gregory returned home\, he found a Christian community of 17 people waiting for him. Soon afterward\, Gregory was elected bishop. Although his training was in speculative theology\, Gregory’s pastoral work was concerned with practical applications of the faith. His skills were such that some of his flock soon attributed miracles to him\, hence his nickname “The Wonder Worker.” \n“Gregory was a great and conspicuous lamp\, illuminating the church of God\,” wrote Basil. “He possessed\, from the co-operation of the Spirit\, a formidable power against the demons\, that he turned the course of rivers by giving them orders in the name of Christ; and that his predictions of the future made him the equal of other prophets.” \nGregory’s leadership was renowned during his ministry\, as most of the city of Pontus converted to Christianity. \nSt Nicholas was born during the third century in the village of Patara in Asia Minor. At the time the area was Greek and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents\, who raised him to be a devout Christian\, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus’ words to “sell what you own and give the money to the poor\,” Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy\, the sick and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra\, Lycia while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to those in need\, his love for children and his concern for sailors and ships. \nUnder the Roman Emperor Diocletian\, who ruthlessly persecuted Christians\, Bishop Nicholas suffered for his faith and was exiled and imprisoned. The prisons were so full of bishops\, priests and deacons that there was no room for the real criminals i.e murderers\, thieves and robbers. After his release\, Nicholas attended the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. He died 6 December 343 AD in Myra and was buried in his cathedral church (Church of the tomb of St Nicholas). A unique relic\, called manna was known to have formed in his grave. This liquid substance was said to have healing powers which resulted in many pilgrimages\, over the centuries\, to the church. \nSt Nicholas was a secret and generous giver of gifts and some believe him to be the model for Santa Claus. \nMyron\, Bishop of Knossos\, the wonder worker was born (approximated 250 AD) while Roman Emperor Dekius was in rule\, in the village of Rafkos or Rafkia\, southwest of Knossos\, Crete. Saint Myron came from a noble family and had God fearing parents who cultivated humility and love for his fellow man. He was a farmer by profession and offered much of his crop to the poor. \nHe was known for his goodness and he assisted everyone who turned to him for help. Once\, thieves burst in upon his threshing floor\, and Saint Myron himself helped them lift a sack of grain upon their shoulders. By his generosity\, the saint so shamed the thieves\, that they began to lead honourable lives. He literally took Christ’s words\, “If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic\, let him have your cloak also” (Matthew 5:40). \nAfter the premature death of his wife and after years of service to his community\, Myron was urged to join the priesthood by his fellow Cretans. He eventually rose to the position of Bishop of all Crete. The village of his birth is today called Agiou Myronos in his honour. His career was marked by many miracles\, earning him the title “Wonderworker.” One such miracle was when the River Triton had flooded and Myron caused it to become solid in order to walk across it and see his parishioners. He then sent a man back to the river to touch it with his staff so it would flow again. \nIn spite of his high position\, Saint Myron remained a humble philanthropist and passed away when he was close to 100 years old. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://armenianchurchsydney.org.au/event/commemoration-of-st-gregory-the-thaumaturgus-nicholas-the-bishop-and-st-myron-the-wonderworker-2/
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