April 14, 2019

400 Huntwood Rd, Swansea, IL 62226

(618) 277-6400 (phone) | www.bellevillearmenianchurch.org

Rev. Fr. Voskan Hovhannisyan

Scripture Readings:

Philippians 4:4-7;

Matthew 20:29-21:17

One week before the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus

Christ, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of Palm Sunday, Arm.

Ծաղկազարդ, celebrating the Triumphant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem.

Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding atop a donkey and the people gather to

meet Him with reverence, thus fulfilling the words of the prophet from the

Old Testament.

The Gospel of St. Matthew, in relating the story, refers to the prophecy,

“All this was done, that it might be fulfilled, that which was spoken by the

prophet, saying “Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to

you! He is humble and sitting on an ass, and a colt, the foal of an ass.”

(Matthew 21:4-5). On His arrival, a large crowd of people gathers to greet Him, and spread their cloaks on

the road before Him, while others cut branches from palm trees and place them on the path. The crowd

exclaims: “Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel that comes in the Name of the Lord” (John 12:13).

On Palm Sunday, churches are decorated with branches from willow trees and palm

trees. Following a solemn morning service, the blessed branches are distributed to the faithful. This passage

from the Gospels reminds each of us about the Coming of Christ and teaches us to live in a manner that

can make us worthy to stand before the Lord and exclaim: “Hosanna (Praise God)! Blessed is He who

comes in the name of the Lord!”, Arm. «Ովսաննա՜ Դաւիթի Որդիին: Օրհնեա՜լ է ան՝ որ կու գայ Տէրոջ

անունով» (Matthew 21:9).

Ժամամուտ (Lintroit)։«Ցնծայ Երուսաղէմ» (Tzundza Yeroosaghem)

Ճաշու շարական (Midday Chant):ԴԿ «Անսկիզբն» (Anusgeezpun)

Երեքսրբեան (Trisagion):«Սուրբ Աստուած... որ եկիր եւ գալոցդ ես» (Soorp Asdvadz... vor yegeer yev

kalotsut yes)

Սրբասացութիւն (Soorbasatsootyoon):«Հրեշտակային» (Hreshdagayeen)

The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 20:29-21:17

As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.Two blind men were

sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David,

have mercy on us!”The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder,

“Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”Jesus stopped and called them.“What do you want me to do for

you?”he asked.“Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”Jesus had compassion on them and touched

their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount

of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,saying to them,“Go to the village ahead of

you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie

them and bring them to me.If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord

needs them, and he will send them right away.”This took place to fulfill what

was spoken through the prophet:“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king

comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a

donkey.’ ”The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.They

brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to

sit on.A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut

branches from the trees and spread them on the road.The crowds that went

ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosannato the Son of David!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosannain the highest heaven!”When Jesus entered

Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the

prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned

the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.“It is written,”he said to them,“

‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”The blind and the

lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.But when the chief priests and the teachers of the

law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son

of David,” they were indignant.“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked

him.“Yes,”replied Jesus, “have you never read,“ ‘From the lips of children and infantsyou, Lord, have

called forth your praise’?”And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.

Աւետարան ըստ Մատթէոսի Ի.29 - ԻԱ.17

Երբ անոնք դուրս ելան Երիքովէն, մեծ բազմութիւն մը հետեւեցաւ անոր: Եւ ահա՛ երկու

կոյրեր նստած էին ճամբային եզերքը. երբ լսեցին թէ Յիսուս կ՚անցնի, աղաղակեցին. «Ողորմէ՜

մեզի, Տէ՛ր, Դաւիթի՛ Որդի»: Բազմութիւնը կը յանդիմանէր զանոնք՝ որ լռեն, բայց անոնք ա՛լ աւելի

կ՚աղաղակէին. «Ողորմէ՜ մեզի, Տէ՛ր, Դաւիթի՛ Որդի»: Յիսուս կանգ առնելով՝ կանչեց զանոնք եւ

ըսաւ. «Ի՞նչ կ՚ուզէք որ ընեմ ձեզի»: Ըսին անոր. «Տէ՛ր, թող մեր աչքերը բացուին»: Յիսուս գթալով՝

դպաւ անոնց աչքերուն. իսկոյն անոնց աչքերը բացուեցան, ու հետեւեցան անոր:

Երբ մօտեցան Երուսաղէմի ու հասան Բեթփագէ,

Ձիթենիներու լերան մօտ, Յիսուս ղրկեց երկու աշակերտ՝ըսելով

անոնց. «Գացէ՛ք այդ ձեր դիմացի գիւղը, ու իսկոյն պիտի գտնէք

կապուած էշ մը, եւ անոր հետ՝ աւանակ մը. արձակեցէ՛ք զանոնք ու

բերէ՛ք ինծի: Եթէ մէկը բան մը ըսէ ձեզի, ըսէ՛ք. “Տէրոջ պէտք են”, եւ

իսկոյն պիտի ղրկէ զանոնք»: Այս ամէնը կատարուեցաւ, որպէսզի

իրագործուի մարգարէին միջոցով ըսուած խօսքը. «Ըսէ՛ք Սիոնի

աղջիկին. “Ահա՛ Թագաւորդ կու գայ քեզի, հեզ եւ հեծած իշու վրայ,

իշու ձագի՝ աւանակի վրայ”»: Աշակերտները գացին, եւ ըրին ինչպէս

Յիսուս պատուիրած էր իրենց.7բերին էշն ու աւանակը, դրին անոնց վրայ իրենց հանդերձները, եւ

նստաւ անոնց վրայ: Ահագին բազմութիւն մը փռեց իր հանդերձները ճամբային վրայ. ուրիշներ

ճիւղեր կը կտրէին ծառերէն ու կը տարածէին ճամբային վրայ: Եւ առջեւէն գացող ու իրեն հետեւող

բազմութիւնները կ՚աղաղակէին. «Ովսաննա՜ Դաւիթի Որդիին: Օրհնեա՜լ է ան՝ որ կու գայ Տէրոջ

անունով: Ովսաննա՜ ամենաբարձր վայրերուն մէջ»: Երբ ան մտաւ Երուսաղէմ, ամբողջ քաղաքը

շարժեցաւ եւ ըսաւ. «Ո՞վ է ասիկա»: Բազմութիւնը ըսաւ. «Ա՛յս է Յիսուս մարգարէն՝ Գալիլեայի

Նազարէթէն»:

Յիսուս մտաւ Աստուծոյ տաճարը, դուրս հանեց բոլոր անոնք՝ որ տաճարին մէջ կը ծախէին

ու կը գնէին, եւ տապալեց լումայափոխներուն սեղաններն ու աղաւնի ծախողներուն աթոռները, եւ

ըսաւ անոնց. «Գրուած է. “Իմ տունս աղօթքի տուն պիտի կոչուի”, բայց դուք աւազակներու քարայր

ըրիք զայն»: Կոյրեր ու կաղեր եկան իրեն՝ տաճարին մէջ, եւ բուժեց զանոնք: Երբ

քահանայապետներն ու դպիրները տեսան անոր գործած սքանչելիքները, եւ մանուկները՝ որոնք

տաճարին մէջ կ՚աղաղակէին. «Ովսաննա՜ Դաւիթի Որդիին», ընդվզեցանեւ ըսին անոր. «Կը լսե՞ս

ի՛նչ կ՚ըսեն ատոնք»: Յիսուս ըսաւ անոնց. «Այո՛, բնաւ չէ՞ք կարդացած գրուածը. “Երախաներուն ու

ծծկերներուն բերանով գովաբանութիւն կատարեցիր”»: Ապա ձգեց զանոնք, գնաց քաղաքէն

դուրս՝ Բեթանիա, ու կեցաւ հոն գիշերը:

Palm Sunday, including Դռնբացէք (The Order of Opening of Gates),

is about the most joyful and greatest entrance of all time, the entrance of

God into our world and into our lives, the deepest longing of the human

heart. As Great Lent began by recalling the Garden of Eden where the doors

to Paradise and the Tree of Life were blocked, Դռնբացէք prepares us to

recall the words of Christ: “I am the door; if any one enters by Me, he will

be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture”.

Կարողութիւնդ անքննին է (garoghootyoonut ankuneen eh) = power is inscrutable

Փառքդ անհասանելի (parkut anhasanelee) = glory incomprehensible

Ողորմութիւնդ անչափ է (voghormootyoonut anchap eh) = mercy is beyond

measure

Գթութիւնդ անբաւ (kutootyoonut anpav) = compassion infinite

Առատ մարդասիրութեանդ քում (arad martaseerootyanut koom) = according to

your abundant love of mankind

Cassock, Arm. վերարկու = verargu, a long flowing black robe of plain

material, worn by the vlergy in the church during services.

Priests wear phelonion, Arm. փիլոն = peelon, over their

cassock. Deacons and clerks wear cassocks. Deacons and clerks

wear tunicles, Arm. շապիկ = shapeek.

Censer, Arm. բուրվառ = boorvar, a vessel with a movable cover in

which incense is burned at stated times during the Divine

Liturgy or Daily Offices. It is also called a thurible, derived from

a Greek word meaning “sacrifice”.

Chancel, Arm. դաս = das, the space in the church between the bema,

where the sanctuary is, and the nave of the church, where the

congregation assembles. During the performance of the

canonical hours, priests, deacons and clerks take their places

and officiate in the chancel, whereas the congregation occupies

the nave.

Առաջ հաց, յետոյ հարց։

Araj hats, heto harts.

First the bread, then the questions.

(When people are hungry, feeding them should be priority).

Չհրաւիրուած հիւրը փուշի վրայ կը նստի։

Chuhuraveervatz hyooru pooshee vra gu nustee.

An uninvited guest will sit on thorns.

Կ’երթայ հիւրը, կը մնայ մուրը։

Gerda hyooru, gu mna mooru.

The guest will go away, the soot will stay.

April 14, 2019-Palm Sunday (Dzaghgaart - Ծաղկազարդ) -Feast of Our Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem. Opening of the Gates (Turnpatzek - Դռնբացէք) at 10:00 a.m Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. a. Semi-Annual Women’s Guild Bake Sale. April 18, 2019-Great and Holy Thursday (Avak Heenkshabti - Աւագ

Հինգշաբթի)-Commemoration of the Washing of the Feet Service and the Betrayal of Our Lord Services Washing of the Feet Service (Vodunluva - Ոտնլուայ)at6:30 p.m. Betrayal of Our Lord – Tenebrae (Khavaroom - Խաւարում -Darkness) at 7:30 p.m.

April 19, 2019-Good Friday (Avak Oorbat - Աւագ Ուրբաթ) -Commemoration of the Crucifixion and Entombment of our Lord Burial Service(Taghoom - Թաղում)at 6:30 p.m.

April 20, 2019-Great and Holy Saturday (Avak Shabat - Աւագ Շաբաթ) -Easter Eve Liturgy Lighting of Candles(Jurakalooytz - Ճրագալոյց)at5:00 p.m.

April 21, 2019-Easter Sunday (Soorp Zadig - Սուրբ Զատիկ)-Feastof the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Morning Service(Aravodyan Zham - Առաւօտեան ժամ)at10:00 a.m. Solemn Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. Antasdan - Անդաստան (Blessing of the Four Corners of the World) at 12:00 p.m.

a. Weather permitting, the Antasdan service will be done outdoors at the Genocide monument, inside otherwise.

b. The Annual Easter Egg Hunt and traditional Easter dinner will follow the Worship Service. Details to follow.

April 28, 2019 - Joint Martyr’s Day Commemoration of the 104thAnniversary of the Armenian Genocide. This joint event will be held with St. Gregory’s Armenian Church and Holy Virgin Mary and Shoghagat Armenian Church at St. Gregory’s Armenian Church in Granite City, Illinois. Details to follow.

May 17, 2019 - Musical Trivia Night with Big Papa G! Please join us for a fun-filled evening withMusic Trivia from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beats of today!Doors open at 6:00 pm, trivia starts at7:00 pm; bring your own snacks, food, and drinks. 8 People per Table, 8 Rounds of Music Trivia, SilentAuction, Dessert Dash, Heads or Tails. Proceeds will go to improve the church facility and grounds. More details to follow!

Visits to the Hospitalized and Homebound Please contact the Pastor when you or someone you love is admitted to the hospital and would like a visit from the Pastor. If you have an upcoming surgery, please consider requesting your name be included in the “Prayers for the Sick and Hospitalized.” Those who are homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion at home should contact the Pastor.

Home Blessing If you would like the Pastor to visit your home and offer a home blessing, please contact the Pastor.

Baptism Parents may prepare for the baptism of their child before he or she is born. For more information, contact the Pastor.

Marriage Contact the Pastor at least nine months in advance of your proposed wedding date.

Parish Membership If you are interested in becoming a member of the Holy Virgin Mary & Shoghagat parish, please speak to a Parish Council member on Sunday, or phone the Chairperson Doreen Nersesian (618) 799-8507

Sunday Bulletin Announcements for the Sunday Bulletin are due in the Church Office by 5:00 pm on Wednesday preceding the date of service.

Requiem Requests may be submitted to the Church Office by mail, phone or email to paul.nersesian@sbcglobal.net no later than 5:00 pm Wednesday preceding the Sunday. Request forms are available in the Church Lobby.

Pastor

Rev. Fr. Voskan Hovhannisyan

Cell: (914) 671-4002

frvoskan@gmail.com

Parish Council

Doreen Nersesian, Chairperson

Lisa Bedian,

Vice Chairperson

Renny Krikorian, Secretary

Steven Avedisian, Treasurer

Walter Livengood, Advisor

Maggie Colliflower, Advisor

Ara Kernan,

Advisor

Paul Nersesian, Diocesan Delegate