| St. Gregory the Enlightener Institute ----------------- Sharing the Inextinguishable Light of Christ |
| The St. Gregory the Enlightener Institute... was founded in A.D. 2010 on the feast of St. Stephen the proto-deacon & proto-martyr. Our Rule of Life is simply to seek everyday: 1. To live the Church’s Liturgy to its fullest: By keeping a daily rule of prayer based on the Church’s Liturgy, using The Smaller Armenian Breviary, (which contains the Morning, Evening and Night Hour ) and other Canonical Services which we offer to God for His Church, the world and our salvation. Since transferring to the Byzantine Church, we now regularly offer the Divine Praises of the Vespers, Matins and the other Hours. 2. To Share the Truth of Christ: By learning God's Commandments, the Holy Scriptures and the teachings of the Holy Church Fathers, in order to live and share them with others. Video recording of the Armenian Morning Hour Service and a short talk on the Eastern Churches by Sub-Dn. Lazarus Der-Ghazarian |
| 1. Prayer and Witness Following the example of St. Hripsimeh of Rome and her companion nuns (3rd c. AD) who dedicated themselves to lives of prayer and virtue and gave the ultimate witness to Christ our Lord as martyrs: We seek to live a life of prayer and service and to stand for Christ -even proclaiming what may be the unpopular truth of the Gospel to those with "itching ears." 2. Evangelization Following the example of our patron, St. Gregory the Enlightener, who endured extreme tortures and years of imprisonment in order to accomplish the enlightenment of Armenia in AD 301, the first Christian nation: We seek to share the inextinguishable light of the orthodox faith of Jesus Christ by every means possible to those still in the darkness of unbelief. 3. Education Following the examples of Sts. Sahag and Mesrob who in A.D. 403, under Divine inspiration, created the Armenian alphabet and translated the God-breathed Holy Scriptures, the Divine Liturgy and the writings of the Church Fathers so that the Armenian people could grow in their knowledge and understanding of the Orthodox faith: We seek to build up Orthodox Christians in their most holy faith. 4. Repentance Looking to St. Gregory of Narek (10th c.), the great Doctor of Repentance, we are aware of our own sinfulness and that we all fall short of the glory of God. Knowing that we must first learn to repent, daily, before we can lead others unto repentance: We seek to keep the Church's canonical fasts and feasts, follow a daily rule of prayer and give alms as the means of continuing our own spiritual growth, repentance and healing. 5. Ecumenism Imitating St. Nerses the Gracefilled (12th c.), the great Father of Ecumenism, who was a forerunner in establishing respectful dialogue between the Armenian, Syriac, Byzantine and Latin Churches and one who worked diligently to restore full Communion between them: We seek to build a greater bond of unity between our brethren of the ancient Churches. |
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