Last weekend [Nov. 25-26, 2024], I had the blessing to consecrate the Holy Archangels Armenian Church in Hye Pointe, Massachusetts. It was a culmination of years of dedication, faith, and vision. Over the years, I’ve visited this place many times, watching it grow from just a construction site to a sanctuary. I remember standing on that concrete slab with Der Vart, the devoted pastor of this church. He would point with such clarity and say, “This is where the altar will be,” or “This is where the baptismal font will stand.”

If you were there in those early days, you might have looked around and seen nothing but an empty structure—a framework. But Der Vart saw with eyes of faith. Through his vision, the altar, the font, the pews, the aisles—they were already there.