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October 13, 2006
Major Feasts and Commemoration Days of the Armenian Church
For the Calendar Year 2007
Note: Tabernacle Feasts in CAPS
January
06 HOLY NATIVITY AND THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
13 Naming Day of Our Lord
15 Birth of St. John the Forerunner (the Baptist)
February
03 Commemoration Day of St. Sergius (Sargis)
13 Commemoration Day of Sts. Leontius (Ghevondiants)
14 Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Temple (Tiarn’ndaraj)
15 Commemoration Day of Sts. Vartanants
18 Eve of the Great Fast of Lent (Great Barekendan)
March
24 Commitment of St. Gregory the Illuminator to the Pit
30 Commemoration Day of the Resurrection of Lazarus
April
01 Palm Sunday
08 FEAST OF THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
JESUS CHRIST (EASTER SUNDAY)
May
06 Appearance of the Holy Cross
17 Ascension Day (Hambardzum)
27 Pentecost (Hogegalust)
June
04 Commemoration Day of St. Hripsime
05 Commemoration Day of St. Gayane
07 Feast of Holy `Shoghakat’
09 Deliverance of St. Gregory the Illuminator from the Pit
10 Feast of Holy Etchmiadzin
23 Discovery of the Relics of St. Gregory the Illuminator
28 Commemoration Day of Sts. Sahak and Mesrop
July
15 TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD (VARDAVAR)
August
12 ASSUMPTION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD (VERAPOKHUM)
21 Commemoration Day of Sts. Joachim and Anna
September
16 EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS (KHATCHVERATS)
29 Commemoration Day of St. George (Gevork)
30 Feast of the Holy Cross of Varag
October
13 Feast of the Holy Translators
28 Discovery of the Holy Cross
November
10 Commemoration Day of the Holy Archangels
December
01 Commemoration Day of Sts. Thaddeus and Bartholomew
15 Commemoration Day of St. James (Hakob)
24 Commemoration Day of St. David the Prophet
25 Commemoration Day of St. Stephen the Protomartyr
27 Commemoration Day of Sts. Peter and Paul