On Sunday, September 13, our parish family joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, one of the five major feast days of the Armenian Church. Following the Blessing of the World (Antasdan), each person received a sprig of blessed sweet basil—a fragrant reminder of the life-giving Cross of our Lord.

We are grateful to Ara and Dzaghig Pounardjian, who generously provided the beautiful basil from their garden, which so fittingly adorned the Holy Cross for the celebration.

With gratitude, we also acknowledge our online donors who supported this year’s Khachverats celebration: Dina Ohanessian and Mona Karoghlanian.