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.

Fifteenth Day of Great Lent
Col. 2:8-3:4
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Repentance, Judgement and the Separation of Soul from Body



Fourteenth Day of Great Lent
Third Sunday of Great Lent
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
Isa. 54:11-55:13, 2 Cor.6:1-7:1, Lk.15:1-32
St. John Chrysostom, On Repentance



Thirteenth Day of Great Lent
Saints Cyril Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cyril the Bishop and his mother Anna
Prov. 11:2-11, Isa. 61:3-7, 2 Tim. 4:1-8, Jn. 10:11-16
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, The Fourth Cathechetical Homily



Twelfth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 7:11-8:1, Job 9:1-10:2, Isa. 40:9-17
John Climacus, On Senseless Pride



Eleventh Day of Great Lent
1 Sam. 3:21-4:18, Prov. 3:11-4:14, Jer. 2:31-3:16
John Climacus, On Vainglory



Tenth Day of Great Lent
Ex. 2:11-22, Joel 2:1-11, Mic. 4:1-7
St. Evagrius, On Spiritual Deeds



Ninth Day of Great Lent
1 Sam. 1:23-2:26, Prov. 2:1-3:10, Jer. 1:11-2:3
Isaac the Syrian, On Soul, Passions and Purity of Mind



Eighth Day of Great Lent
1 Sam. 1:1-23, Prov. 1:1-33, Jer. 1:1-10
St. Ephrem the Syrian, On Passions



Seventh Day of Great Lent
Sunday of Expulsion
Lk. 4:43-5:11,Isa. 24:21-25:8, Acts 7:47-50, Gal. 4:1-7, Mt. 5:17-48
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting (Part 1)



Sixth Day of Great Lent
St. Theodore the Warrior
Wis.8:19-9:5, Isa. 62:6-9, Rom. 8:28-39, Mt. 10:16-22
Isaac the Syrian, On Fast and Vigil



Fifth Day of Great Lent
Deut. 6:4-7:10, Job 6:2-7:13, Isa. 40:1-8
St. John Chrysostom, Which is the Real Fast? On Charity



Fourth Day of Great Lent
Romans 6:3-14
St. John Chrysostom, On Lent



Third Day of Great Lent
Ex. 1:1-2:10, Joel 1:14-20
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting (Part 2)



Second Day of Great Lent
Ezek. 18:20-23
St. Basil of Caesarea, Second Homily on Fasting (Part 1)



First Day of Great Lent
Isa. 1:16-20
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting (Part 2)



Great Barekendan
Isa. 58:1-14, Rom. 13:11-14:27, Lk. 2:41-52, Mt. 6:1-21
St. Basil of Caesarea, First Homily on Fasting (Part 1)



150 Fathers of the Holy Council of Constantinople (AD 381)
Ezek. 3:16-19, 2 Cor. 6:1-14, Mt. 12:22-32
St. Gregory the Theologian, On the Holy Spirit



Fast Day
Tit. 3:1-15, Jn. 8:21-30
Ambrose, On Repentance



St. Vardan the Warrior and his 1036 companions
Wis. 3:1-8, Heb. 12:1-7, Isa. 49:8-9, Lk. 6:20-26
St. Ephrem the Syrian, Panegyric on the Holy Martyrs of the Whole World



Fast Day
Tit. 1:12-2:10, Jn. 8:12-20
Isaac the Syrian, On the Renunciation of the World and on the Monastic Life; Discourse I



St. Leontius the Priest and his Companions
Wis. 5:16-23, Isa. 35:1-2, 1 Pet. 1:3-9, Lk. 12:4-10
St. Basil of Caesarea, On Faith



Saints Mark the Bishop, Pionius the Priest, Cyril and Benjamin the Deacons, and Martyrs Abdelmseh, Ormisdan and Sayen
Zakh. 8:1-3, Rom. 8:28-39, Jn. 15:17-21
St. John Chrysostom, from the Commentary on the Gospel According to John



Sixth Sunday after Nativity
Isa. 63:18-64:12, Tit. 1:1-11, Jn. 7:37-52
St. John Chrysostom, On Praising God for His Beneficence



Catholicos St. Sahak Parthev
Wis.7:12-18, Isa. 61:4-7, Heb. 13:17-21, Jn. 10:11-16
St. John Chrysostom, from the Commentary on the Gospel Аccording to John

