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Armenian Church to celebrate the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of
Our Lord Jesus Christ
15:04 19.04.2014
On Sunday, April 20, the Armenian Church will celebrate the Feast of
the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ or the Easter Feast
is one of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church. The main
origin of the feast is the following.
The Mystery of Easter is the mystery of Jesus Christ, His Salutary
Holy Blood shed for mankind and His Rising from the dead for mankind.
The Son of God should incarnate, be subjected to tortures, be
crucified, buried and the third day raise from death (Ps 15:9-11,
29:4, 40:11-13, 117:16-17, Ho 6:2-3).
Following the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ His body was taken
off the cross and placed into the tomb and the entrance to the tomb
was closed by a large stone and the soldiers were ordered to control
the entrance to the tomb. After three days the three women, who had
followed Jesus from Galilee, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the Mother of James
and Joseph, and the wife of Zebedee brought spices and perfumes to
anoint the body of Jesus. They found the stone rolled away from the
entrance to the tomb, so they went in but they didn't the body of the
Lord. They stood there puzzled about this, when suddenly two angels
dressed in white appeared and said to them, `Why are you looking among
the dead for one who is alive? He is not here, ha has been raised' (Lk
24:5-6). The women returned from the tomb and told all these things to
the eleven disciples and the rest. According to Peter more than 500
people saw Christ who had risen from the dead. So, this is the
evangelical tiding of the fact of Easter or Holy Resurrection.
Resurrection of Christ became the basis of the Christian doctrine and
faith. `If that is true, it means that Christ has been raised from
death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe'
(1 Co 15:13-14).
Christ rose from the dead, by means of His Death He destroyed Death
and granted eternal life. `I am the Resurrection and I am the Life.
Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever
lives and believes in me will never die' (Jn 11:25).
Christ died for the salvation of mankind and by His Blood took away
the sin in the world, so that we should inherit eternal life.
On the day of the Easter feast people dye eggs red as a symbol of
fruitful life, salvation and joy. St. Gregory of Datev considers the
egg to be the symbol of the world, the shell of which is the sky, the
membrane is the air, the white is the water and the yolk is the earth.
Dyeing eggs red symbolizes the salvation of the world by means of
Blood of Christ.
The Armenian Church celebrates the Easter Feast on the first Sunday
following the full moon of the vernal equinox, with 35 days
moveability, during the period from March 21 `April 26.
The Armenian Church traditionally celebrates evening Divine Liturgy on
the evening prior to Jesus Christ's Glorious Resurrection (Easter).
Following the conclusion of the Liturgy, the assembled faithful take
lit candles home, symbolizing the Light that Christ brought into the
world. The Divine Liturgy celebrated on the eve is the start of the
festive ceremonies.
On Sunday, the day of the feast, a morning service is conducted the
Andastan Service is performed wherein the four corners of the world
are blessed, afterwards the Divine Liturgy is celebrated. That day the
faithful welcome each other on the occasion of the Glorious
Resurrection of Christ conveying the great tiding: `Christ is Risen
from the dead' and receive the answer: `Blessed is the Resurrection of
Christ.'
Fifty-day period beginning from the Easter Feast ` the Holy Feast of
the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ ` and lasting till
Pentecost in the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church is called Hinounk or
Hinants period. That period is dedicated to the mystery of
Resurrection of the Lord, and that is why it is Dominical period.
The name `Hinounk' comes from the word hisuonk (fifty). The first
forty days of the period are dedicated to the appearings of Rosen
Christ: `For forty days after his death he appeared to them many times
in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. They saw him, and
he talked with them about the Kingdom of God' (Ac 1:3).
The last ten days of the Hinants period are dedicated to the Ascension
of Christ.
Hianats period is concluded with the Feast of Ascension. According to
the Church laws there are no fasting days during all fifty days of
Hinants period, which means that all people can eat everything during
that period.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ
15:04 19.04.2014
On Sunday, April 20, the Armenian Church will celebrate the Feast of
the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ or the Easter Feast
is one of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church. The main
origin of the feast is the following.
The Mystery of Easter is the mystery of Jesus Christ, His Salutary
Holy Blood shed for mankind and His Rising from the dead for mankind.
The Son of God should incarnate, be subjected to tortures, be
crucified, buried and the third day raise from death (Ps 15:9-11,
29:4, 40:11-13, 117:16-17, Ho 6:2-3).
Following the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ His body was taken
off the cross and placed into the tomb and the entrance to the tomb
was closed by a large stone and the soldiers were ordered to control
the entrance to the tomb. After three days the three women, who had
followed Jesus from Galilee, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the Mother of James
and Joseph, and the wife of Zebedee brought spices and perfumes to
anoint the body of Jesus. They found the stone rolled away from the
entrance to the tomb, so they went in but they didn't the body of the
Lord. They stood there puzzled about this, when suddenly two angels
dressed in white appeared and said to them, `Why are you looking among
the dead for one who is alive? He is not here, ha has been raised' (Lk
24:5-6). The women returned from the tomb and told all these things to
the eleven disciples and the rest. According to Peter more than 500
people saw Christ who had risen from the dead. So, this is the
evangelical tiding of the fact of Easter or Holy Resurrection.
Resurrection of Christ became the basis of the Christian doctrine and
faith. `If that is true, it means that Christ has been raised from
death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe'
(1 Co 15:13-14).
Christ rose from the dead, by means of His Death He destroyed Death
and granted eternal life. `I am the Resurrection and I am the Life.
Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever
lives and believes in me will never die' (Jn 11:25).
Christ died for the salvation of mankind and by His Blood took away
the sin in the world, so that we should inherit eternal life.
On the day of the Easter feast people dye eggs red as a symbol of
fruitful life, salvation and joy. St. Gregory of Datev considers the
egg to be the symbol of the world, the shell of which is the sky, the
membrane is the air, the white is the water and the yolk is the earth.
Dyeing eggs red symbolizes the salvation of the world by means of
Blood of Christ.
The Armenian Church celebrates the Easter Feast on the first Sunday
following the full moon of the vernal equinox, with 35 days
moveability, during the period from March 21 `April 26.
The Armenian Church traditionally celebrates evening Divine Liturgy on
the evening prior to Jesus Christ's Glorious Resurrection (Easter).
Following the conclusion of the Liturgy, the assembled faithful take
lit candles home, symbolizing the Light that Christ brought into the
world. The Divine Liturgy celebrated on the eve is the start of the
festive ceremonies.
On Sunday, the day of the feast, a morning service is conducted the
Andastan Service is performed wherein the four corners of the world
are blessed, afterwards the Divine Liturgy is celebrated. That day the
faithful welcome each other on the occasion of the Glorious
Resurrection of Christ conveying the great tiding: `Christ is Risen
from the dead' and receive the answer: `Blessed is the Resurrection of
Christ.'
Fifty-day period beginning from the Easter Feast ` the Holy Feast of
the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ ` and lasting till
Pentecost in the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church is called Hinounk or
Hinants period. That period is dedicated to the mystery of
Resurrection of the Lord, and that is why it is Dominical period.
The name `Hinounk' comes from the word hisuonk (fifty). The first
forty days of the period are dedicated to the appearings of Rosen
Christ: `For forty days after his death he appeared to them many times
in ways that proved beyond doubt that he was alive. They saw him, and
he talked with them about the Kingdom of God' (Ac 1:3).
The last ten days of the Hinants period are dedicated to the Ascension
of Christ.
Hianats period is concluded with the Feast of Ascension. According to
the Church laws there are no fasting days during all fifty days of
Hinants period, which means that all people can eat everything during
that period.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/19/armenian-church-to-celebrate-the-feast-of-the-glorious-resurrection-of-our-lord-jesus-christ/