Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel Findikyan traveled to Milwaukee, WI, to preside over the ceremonies and confer the sacrament of Holy Orders on Dn. Albert Hambardzumyan. The ordination took place at St. John the Baptist Church of Metro Milwaukee,
St. James is known for his divine vision on Mount Ararat. According to tradition, while preaching near Nisibis, St. James learned that some doubted Noah’s Ark’s story. Determined to show proof, he embarked on a journey to Mount Ararat’s peak to find the ark’s remains. Saint James’ journey up the mountain is a metaphor for our own spiritual journey. He faced obstacles and challenges, yet he never gave up. His goal was not just to reach the summit but to seek a closer communion with God.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine recently discovered something fascinating. They found that when we sleep, our brains actually flush out toxins. While we’re resting, brain cells go to work, pumping fluid in and out, removing waste and debris. Isn’t that amazing? God designed your body to cleanse itself while you sleep.
Now, just like your brain needs that deep rest to flush out physical toxins, your soul needs deep spiritual rest to flush out emotional and spiritual toxins—fear, guilt, shame, bitterness, worry. And the way we find that rest is by getting into God’s presence, soaking in His promises, and meditating on His Word.
Hakob (Iakov) Khachatryantz was one of the most accomplished translators of Armenian literature into Russian in the 1920s-1950s.
He was born in December 1884 in Yerevan and spent his childhood in Baku. He graduated from the gymnasium of Baku and then the Faculty of Philology of the University of St. Petersburg. He taught Latin and History at the Armenian Seminary of Nor Nakhichevan (Rostov-on-the-Don). In the 1920s, he returned to Yerevan and worked as the director of the Armenian Telegraphic Agency (now Armenpress). In 1929, he moved to Leningrad (nowadays St. Petersburg) and then to Moscow. ..
