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Bishop Mesrop’s Lenten Message 2025
My dear friends, We have entered the Season of Lent, and I want you to know that I will be praying for each and every one of you as you...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 283 min read


A New Shepherd for God's Flock
Last Saturday was a powerful, unforgettable day. My heart is still overflowing with joy and gratitude because I had the honor of...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 262 min read


A Legacy of Faith and Courage
Today, we celebrate the feast day of St. Ghevont, the priest, and his clergy brothers. In the fifth century, when our people faced one of...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 252 min read


When Your Why Is Strong Enough
You want to go for a nice, peaceful walk, but as soon as you step out the door, it starts raining. You look outside, see those gray...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 242 min read


Travel Light
I recently got my travel statistics from Delta and United—37 trips and 103,000 miles in 2024! That’s a whole lot of packing and...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 222 min read


Trusting God’s Greater Plan
Back in 2014, I was serving as the Locum Tenens, the acting Primate of the Armenian Church Diocese of France. I was young, 33 years old,...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 202 min read


Forged in the Fire
We see people around us who seem to have it all together—shining, polished, successful, standing strong in their faith. But what we don't...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 172 min read


Keep Your Fork!
Week after week, I have the privilege of visiting our parishes, celebrating Badarak with our beloved communities. After Badarak, we...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 152 min read


Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Today, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord, the moment when the forty-day-old baby Jesus was brought...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 142 min read


The Power of Focus in Your Life
When I was a kid, I loved playing with a magnifying glass. I’d use it to focus sunlight on a piece of paper. At first, the light didn’t...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 132 min read


Flourish Like the Palm Tree
One of the most beautiful promises in the Scriptures is in Psalm 92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree." Palm trees are...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 102 min read


Masterpiece in the Master’s Hands
Yesterday, a Stradivarius violin was sold at Sotheby’s for a staggering $11.25 million. Can you imagine? A single instrument, but so...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 82 min read


The Closer You Get
When I was 14 years old, I visited Sevan Monastery for the first time with the youth group of the Araratian Diocese. We were driving...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 62 min read


From Broken to Beautiful
Back in 1972, something unthinkable happened at St. Peter’s Cathedral in the Vatican. A Hungarian geologist attacked one of the world’s...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 52 min read


The Whisper of the Dove
Have you ever tried to watch a dove in its natural setting? They’re not like loud birds that demand attention. Doves are quiet, almost...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 32 min read


The Gift of Joy
In 2020, during the Artsakh war, I was in Armenia. One evening, as we gathered around a dinner table with friends, the weight of...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Feb 12 min read


Life’s Surprise Tests
One of the most memorable and fearful times that I remember when I attended school some thirty-five years ago in Yerevan was the day when...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 302 min read


Be Still and Know
There were three friends with big dreams and hearts full of passion, ready to change the world. One dreamed of being a peacemaker,...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 272 min read


Guard Your Heart
When you squeeze an orange, what comes out? Orange juice! Not apple juice, not grape juice—only orange juice. Why? Because that’s what’s...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 252 min read


Rooted in the Right Soil
The apricot is a national symbol of Armenia. Our songs, our poems, even our dreams—they all draw inspiration from this golden fruit. In...

Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan
Jan 232 min read
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