LessonsLesson 23

Great Lent · Week 23

Prayer During Lent

Աղոթք Պահքի ընթացքին

prayerlent

For younger children (5-6), focus on the vocabulary cards and repetition. For older children (8-10), engage with the discussion questions and encourage them to use the words in sentences.

🙏 Opening Prayer

Read together, slowly.

Տէր Աստուած, օրհնեա́ մեզ.

Der Asdvadz, orhnyal mez.

Lord God, bless us.

📖 This Week's Story

During Lent, we try to pray more. But how? Prayer isn't just reciting words — it's talking to God from your heart. You can pray anywhere: in your room, in the car, at the dinner table. In the Armenian tradition, we have a very short, powerful prayer: "Der voghormya" — "Lord, have mercy." It's only two words, but it means so much. You can say it anytime you need help, comfort, or strength. Let's try something special. Close your eyes. Put your hand on your heart. Say quietly: "Der voghormya... Der voghormya..." Can you feel the peace? That's God listening.

📝 Vocabulary

Վողորմութիւն

Voghormootyoon

Mercy

Der voghormya — Lord, have mercy.

Սիրտ

Seert

Heart

We pray with our seert.

Լսել

Usel

To listen

We usel to God in prayer.

🎮 Activity

discussion

Quiet Prayer Practice: Have everyone close their eyes and breathe slowly. Say the Jesus Prayer / Der Voghormya three times together. Sit in silence for 30 seconds.

  1. 1What do you talk to God about?
  2. 2How does prayer make you feel?

🙏 Closing Prayer

Փառք քեզ, Տէր. Ամէն.

Park kez, Der. Amen.

Glory to you, Lord. Amen.

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