3.3 Church Calendar (Date-Season)

St. Gregory's Founding of the Mother See

Holy Etchmiadzin Day

Discovery of the Cross by Emperor Constantine's wife St. Helen in 326

Exaltation

Archangel Gabriel announces to St. Mary that she will bear a son, Jesus

Annunciation

Coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Disciples 50 days after Christ's resurrection

Pentecost

The Blessing of the Grapes

Assumption

National Fast for Armenia's Conversion

Fast of Salt and Bread before St. Sarkis

Armenians defend Christianity against Persians

Sts. Vartanants

Recovery of the Cross from Persians in 629

Exaltation

Holy Translators

Exaltationtide

Holy Etchmiadzin

Eastertide

Ascension

Eastertide

Pentecost

Eastertide

Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Christmastide

Archangel Gabriel tells St. Mary that she will bear a son

Annunciation

Christ's Ascension into Heaven

Ascension

Coming of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples

Pentecost

Raising of the Cross by the brother of our Lord St. James in the 1st Century

Exaltation

Christ appears in light on Mt. Tabor with prophets Moses and Elijah

Transfiguration