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Holy Week: Thursday Great Vigil (Khavaroom) Խաւարում

Description: The Great Vigil on the night between Holy Thursday and Holy Friday is known as Khavaroom. It consist of an elaborate Night Service (Keesherayeen Zham) plus the Morning Service (Aravodyan Zham).

Scores have been reprinted by permission from Ձայնագրեալ Շարական Հայաստանեայց Եկեղեցւոյ Բ. Հատոր. Աւագ Շաբաթ [Hymns of the Armenian Church 2. Holy Week]. Armenian Catholicate of the Great House of Cilicia: 
Antelias, Lebanon, 1984.

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Psalm: Eeshkhank zhoghovetsan (Իշխանք ժողովեցան)
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Hymn of Exodus 15 (Orhnootyoon) Ardzatseerootyamp 2
(Օրհ. ԲՁ Արծաթսիրութեամբ-Բ)

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Hymn: Aysor Anjar (Այսօր անճառ)
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Psalm: Pan anorenootyan (Բան անօրէնութեան)
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Hymn: Eleets zorensn (ելից զօրէնսն)
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Psalm: Prgya zees (Բրկեա զիս)
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Hymn: Khnamogh seerooyn (Խնամող սիրոյն)
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Psalm: Noka ee tseraneh (Նոքա ի ձեռանէ)
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Hymn: Jarakayt (Ճառագայթ)
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Psalm: Khosetsan zeenen (Խօսեցան զինէն)
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Hymn: Char gabanats (Չար կապանաց)
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Psalm: Khosdovan yegherook (Խոստովան եղերուք)
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Hymn: Daradzyal (1) (Տարածեալ (Ա))
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Hymn: Daradzyal (2) (Տարածեալ (Բ))
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Ganonaklookh: Eeshkhank haladzetseen (Իշխանք հալածեցին)
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Orhnootyoon Hymn: Ardzatseerootyamp (Օրհ. ԲՁ Արծաթսիրութեամբ)

Description: The Orhnootyoon sharagan is associated with the Moses' Song of Victory following the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea in Exodus 15. This particular hymn is about Jesus' betrayal by Judas. Ardzatseerootyamp is the instrumental case of the noun Ardzatseerootyoon,which literally means "love of silver," or, more generally, avarice or greed. The reference is to Judas' motivation for betraying Jesus.

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Alelook (Ալէլուք)
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Hymns of Dan 3 (Harts) Eecher hergneets (Հրց. ԳՁ Իջեր յերկնից)

Translation: (1) You came down from heaven, O Son without beginning. You accepted the suffering from the earthly human nature. We praise you, who were before every age. (2) You said through the Word to be of the whole earth. Creatures saw you standing in an earthly court. We praise you, who were before every age. (3) Though the vigilant angels of heaven tremble in your presence, today you came willingly to the cross and were pierced by the spear. We praise you, who were before every age. (4) The soldier struck with his spear the rib of the Giver of life. Highly exalt him forever. (5) Then sprang a life-giving fountain that washed the universe of its sin. Highly exalt him forever.

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Magnificat Hymn (Medzatsoostseh) Looys looso mayr (Լոյս լուսոյ մայր)

Translation: (1) O Light, mother of Light and dwelling place of the life-giving Word, all nations and races praise you. (2) O mother of the Creator and Renewer of the old form, all nations and races praise you. (3) Light has shone from you upon us who sat in darkness. all nations and races praise you.

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Hymns of Dan 3 (Harts) Eecher Hergneets 2 (Հրց. ԳՁ Իջեր յերկնից-Բ)
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Magnificat Hymn (Medzatsoostseh) Looys looso mayr (Մեծ. ԳՁ Լոյս լուսոյ մայր-Բ)

Translation: (1) O Light, mother of Light and dwelling place of the life-giving Word, all nations and races praise you. (2) O mother of the Creator and Renewer of the old form, all nations and races praise you. (3) Light has shone from you upon us who sat in darkness. all nations and races praise you.

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Hymn of Ps 50 (Voghormya) Yegyal ee prgootyoon (Ողր. ԳՁ Եկեալ ի փրկութիւն)

Translation: (1) Having come from a servant for the salvation of the human race, he takes is upon himself to be betrayed and tried. He endured it all to save us. (2) Betrayed to Pilate like one condemned to death, he was sentenced by Ananias and Caiaphas. He endured it all to save us. (3) The second Adam stands at court for the forgiveness of the debts of the first Adam. He bears it all to save us.

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Hymn of Ps 112 (Der Hergneets) Ov skancheli (Տէր յերկնից ԳՁ Ով սքանչելի)

Translation: (1) O wondrous and awesome sight! Today we saw the Creator of heaven and earth on the cross. (2) Seeing the Lord on the cross, the sun became dark and the curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom. (3) The Lord was shamefully crucified between two criminals so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: "He was reckoned with the criminals."

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Hymn: Khachee ko Kreesdos (Խաչի քո Քրիստոս)

Description: This ancient hymn (actually a series of several separate hymns sung in succession) was originally sung in Jerusalem, and survives today in almost every ancient Christian language. In the Armenian Church it is chanted several times during Holy Week to accompany the ritual known as the Veneration of the Holy Cross. 

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Hymn: Oor es mayr eem (Ուր ես մայր իմ)

Description: This hymn, while not mentioned in the rubrics for the Khavaroom service, is often sung after Park ee partsoons at the height of the service when all the lights have been extinguished.

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Der Voghormya (Տէր ողորմեա)

Description: In some places, at the height of the Khavaroom Service, when the church is entirely dark, the clergy chant Der Voghormya forty times in particular plaintive tone.

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HOLY WEEK
LAZARUS SATURDAY

PALM SUNDAY
Night/Morning Services
Ceremony of Opening the Doors

HOLY MONDAY

HOLY TUESDAY

HOLY WEDNESDAY

HOLY THURSDAY
Night Service
Morning Service
Divine Liturgy
Washing of the Feet
Great Vigil (Khavaroom)
Absolution of the Penitents

HOLY FRIDAY
Morning Service
Service of the Crucifixion
Service of Burial

HOLY SATURDAY
Night/Morning Services
Easter Vigil (Jrakalooyts) 
& Diving Liturgy


EASTER SUNDAY


DIVINE LITURGY
JASHOU SHARAGANS
JASHOU ALLELUIA
TAPOR SHARAGANS
JHAMAMOOD
DEACON'S PARTS


DAILY HOURS
SUNRISE HOUR

EVENING HOUR
Hymns of the Evening Service
Martyrs Hymns of Psalm 120
Penitential Hymns of Pslam 120

MORNING HOUR
Hymns of the Morning Service
Deacon's Chants
Service of the Oil-Bearing Women

NIGHT HOUR
Alleluia Resurrection
Avak Orhnutyun
Takavor Abashkahrootyan
Takavor Mardirosats
Deacon's Chants
Hymns of the Night Service
Ganonaklookh/Head of the Canon
Hangstyan Sharagan/Hymn of Repose
Abashkharootyan Orhnootyoon
Alleluia Nativity
Alleluia Cross


PEACE HOUR


SACRAMENTS
BAPTISM

MARRIAGE

FUNERAL


OTHER FESTAL HYMNS
FESTAL HYMNS

THEOPHANY

RESURRECTIONS HYMNS 
OF PSALM 120 (121)


PRESENTATION OF THE LORD TO THE TEMPLE

GREAT CARNIVAL

NEW SUNDAY

ASCENSION

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