25 October - Discovery of the Holy Cross

Echmiadzin gospels, 500s-600s AD

SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2026
DISCOVERY OF THE HOLY CROSS

Alleluia, Alleluia;

Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, You have put gladness in my heart.

Psalm 4:7

Solomon 4:1-8
Isaiah 33:22-34:1
Corinthians 1:18-25
Matthew 24:27-36

Read this Sunday’s scripture in English, Western Armenian, and Krapar.

Feasts and Saints Commemorated during the week
Saturday, October 24 - Commemoration of the Twelve Holy Doctors: Hirotheus of Athens, Dionysius the Areopagite, Silvester of Rome, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephraem the Syrian, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory the Theologian, Epiphanius of Cyprus, John Chrysostom, and Cyril of Alexandria
Monday, October 26 - Commemoration of Saints Anastasius the Priest, Varus, Theodota and her sons, and those who martyred with her.
Tuesday, October 27 - Commemoration of Saints Huperichians who were martyred in Samosata
Thursday, October 29 - Commemoration of Saint John Chrysostom, Patriarch
Saturday, October 31 - Feast of All Saints, the old and the new, the known and the unknown

Source: armenianchurchmusic.org