The Gandzasar daily program introduces spiritual readings according to the annual calendar of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It consists of two sections. The first section consists of the readings from the Armenian Church Lectionary for that particular day. The second section includes readings from the Church Fathers’ writings appropriate to the Bible’s message of that day. As a result of this project, we have a full annual cycle of readings according to the Church calendar.

Easter. The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
1 Cor. 15:1-11, Mt. 28:1-20
St. Athanasius the Great, Third Festal Epistle



Holy Saturday. Fast day. Eve of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
1 Cor. 15:1-11, Mt. 28:1-20
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Homily 14, Part 1



Holy Friday
Commemoration of the Passion, Crucifixion, and Burial of our Lord Jesus Christ
Jn. 13:16-18:1, Lk. 22:1-65, Mk. 14:27-72, Mt. 26:31-75, Jn. 18:2-27, Jn. 18:28-19:16, Jer. 11:18-12:8, Isa. 52:13-53:12, Wis. 2:1-22, Zech. 12:8-14, 1 Pet. 3:17-20, Mt. 27:57-61
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Homily 13



Holy Thursday
Remembrance of the Last Supper and Washing of the Feet
John 12:27-43, Isa. 60:20-22, Ezek. 36:24-31, Heb. 10:19-31, Lk. 7:36-50, Gen. 22:1-18, Isa. 61:1-7, Acts 1:15-26, Mk. 14:1-26,1 Cor. 11:23-32, Mt. 26:17-30,Ex. 30:17-21, 3 Kings 7:38-40, 2 Chr. 4:2-6, Isa. 44:2-6, 1 Cor. 10:1-4, 1 John 4:7-21, Jn. 13:1-11, Jn. 13:12-15
St. Cyril of Alexandria, From the Commentary on the Gospel of John



Great Wednesday
Mk 14:1-11, Gen. 18:1-19:30, Prov. 1:10-19, Zech. 11:11-14, Mt. 26:3-16
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew (Part III)



Great Tuesday
Mk. 12:13-44, Gen. 6:9-9:17, Prov. 9:1-10:6, Isa. 40:9-17, Mt. 24:1-26:2
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew (Part II)



Great Monday
Mt. 21:18-22:14, Gen. 1:1-3:24, Prov. 1:1-9, Isa. 40:1-8, Mt. 20:17-28
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Divine Order



Palm Sunday
Song 2:8-6:11, Zech. 9:9-15, Phil. 4:4-7, Mt. 20:29-21:17
St. John Chrysostom, From the Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew



Forty First Day of Great Lent: Remembrance of the Raising of Lazarus
Prov. 14:27-35, 1 Thes. 4:12-17, Jn. 11:55-12:11
St. John Chrysostom, On the Resurrection of Lazarus on the Fourth Day



Fortieth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 11:10-25, Job 21:1-34, Isa. 46:3-47:4
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5, Chapters 31, 32



Thirty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Ezek. 37:1-4, 1 Tim. 3:14-16
St. Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5, Chapters 27, 28



Thirty Eighth Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:21-5:3, Zech. 9:9-16
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Judgement and Contrition



Thirty Seventh Day of Great Lent
1 Cor. 12:8-27
St. Macarius the Great, Discourses 20-21



Thirty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Dan. 7:2-27, 1 Cor. 12:1-7
Augustine of Hippo, On the Fear of God



Sixth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of Advent
Song. 1:1-11, Prov. 11:30- 12:4, Isa. 52:7-10, Zech. 2:10-13, Mal. 3:1-2, 2 Cor. 6:16-7:1, Lk. 1:26-38
St. Gregory the Wonderworker, On the Annunciation to the Holy Virgin



Thirty Fourth Day of Great Lent. St. Gregory the Illuminator's Commitment to the Pit
Wis. 1:15-2:22, Micah 7:7-10, Phil. 1:12-21, Mt. 16:24-28
Isaac the Syrian, On Purity of Prayer



Thirty Third Day of Great Lent
Deut. 10:1-15, Job 19:1-29, Isa. 45:1-13
St. John Chrysostom, On Prayer (Part 2)



Thirty Second Day of Great Lent
Isa. 53:1-54:5, 1 Cor. 15:1-28
St. John Chrysostom, On Prayer



Thirty First Day of Great Lent
Ex. 4:1-21, Joel 3:9-22
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Prayer, Love, and Fasting



Thirtieth Day of Great Lent
Isa. 8:5-10
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Prayer



Twenty Ninth Day of Great Lent
Heb. 1:1-14
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Prayer (Part 2)



Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Sunday of the Judge
Isa. 65:8-2, Phil. 3:1-4:9, Lk. 17:20-18:14
St. Evagrius of Pontus, On Prayer (Part I)



Twenty Seventh Day of Great Lent. Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastea
Wis. 3:1-8, Nahum 2:1-4, Isa.43:1-3, Eph. 6:10-18, Mt. 13:43-52
St. Basil of Caesarea, Homily 14 (Part II)



Twenty Sixth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 9:11-23, Job 16:1-7:16, Isa. 43:22-44:8
St. Basil of Caesarea, Homily 14 (Part I)

