LessonsLesson 8

Saints & Heroes · Week 8

St. Hripsime

Սուրբ Հՠիփսիմէ

saint

For younger children (5-6), focus on the vocabulary cards and coloring. For older children (8-10), engage with the discussion questions.

🙏 Opening Prayer

Read the prayer aloud slowly. Have the children repeat each line after you.

Հայր Մեր, որ յերկինքն ես, օրհնեա́ զմեզ.

Hayr Mer, vor yergink yes, orhnyal zmez.

Our Father who art in heaven, bless us.

📖 This Week's Story

St. Hripsime was a young woman who was brave and faithful. She traveled with a group of nuns to Armenia to serve God. Even when a powerful king tried to force her to give up her faith, she refused. She chose God's love over everything. Armenians honor her memory because she showed that true strength comes from faith, not from power. The beautiful church of St. Hripsime in Echmiadzin is one of the oldest churches in the world.

Key Phrases

Համբերութիւն

Hamperootyoon

Patience

Ծառայութիւն

Dzarayootyoon

Service

📝 Vocabulary

Համբերութիւն

Hamperootyoon

Patience

St. Hripsime showed great hamperootyoon.

Ծառայել

Dzarayel

To serve

We dzarayel God by helping others.

Հաւատարիմ

Havadareem

I believe

Havadareem in God's love.

🎮 Activity

discussion

Sit in a circle. Ask each child: What is something you're really good at? How can you use that to help others?

  1. 1What did this saint teach us?
  2. 2How can we serve others at school or at home?
  3. 3What would you like to teach someone?

🙏 Closing Prayer

Փառք քեզ, Տէր, ամէն.

Park kez, Der, amen.

Glory to you, Lord, amen.

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