Every January, Christians across Canada gather with a hope older than our divisions and brighter than our differences: the hope that the Body of Christ may one day breathe again with fully united lungs. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an annual observance. It is also an invitation to rediscover what we already share and what God still calls us to become together.

The 2026 materials for the Week of Prayer were prepared by the Churches of Armenia: the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic, and Armenian Evangelical Churches. Together they form one of the oldest Christian cultures in the world, shaped by Scripture, martyrdom, and a liturgical and theological tradition in which the wisdom of the early Fathers still flows like living water. To receive these materials from the Armenian Churches is to listen to a voice that has carried the Gospel across empires, mountains, and diasporas.
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Like the followers of many other faith traditions, Christians maintain that God is mystery, beyond all human words and knowing. Yet, Christians also believe their encounter with God in the person of Jesus and the activity of the Holy Spirit has given them a special revelation about who God is. Central to Christian faith is the belief that in Jesus of Nazareth, God (the Word of God) becomes human. Here is a radical statement, proclaimed in John’s Gospel: “The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” (John 1:14) This is the doctrine of the incarnation, from the Latin in carne “into flesh.” This is what we, Christians, are to live and proclaim as good news.
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Le Comité international conjointement parrainé par le Dicastère pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens (DPUC) et le ConseConseil œcuménique des Églises class=’c2c-text-hover’ title=’Conseil œcuméniques des églises’>COE) s’est réuni au siège spirituel et administratif historique de l’Église apostolique arménienne, le Saint-Siège d’Etchmiadzine, du 13 au 17 octobre, afin de finaliser les textes et les prières pour la Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens 2026. Les membres du Comité étaient les invités du Département pour les relations interconfessionnelles de l’Église apostolique arménienne, qui avait rédigé le projet de textes en collaboration avec les organismes catholique et évangélique locaux.

Le groupe de rédaction arménien a achevé son travail immédiatement après la bénédiction du Saint Myron (huile sainte) et la nouvelle consécration de la cathédrale mère, les 28 et 29 septembre 2024, suite à d’importants travaux de rénovation ayant duré dix ans. Cette commémoration a fourni au groupe de rédaction une occasion unique de réfléchir et de célébrer la foi chrétienne commune qui reste vivante et fructueuse dans les églises d’Arménie aujourd’hui. Le matériel s’inspire des prières et pétitions traditionnelles utilisées par le peuple arménien, ainsi que des chants provenant des anciens monastères et églises d’Arménie, dont certains remontent au quatrième siècle. La Semaine de prière pour l’unité des chrétiens 2026 offrira aux chrétiens du monde entier l’occasion de puiser dans cet héritage chrétien commun.
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The international committee jointly sponsored by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) met at the historic spiritual and administrative headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, from 13 to 17 October, to finalise the texts and prayers for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026. The committee members were guests of the Inter-Church Relations Department of the Armenian Apostolic Church, which had drafted the materials in collaboration with local Catholic and Evangelical bodies.

The work of the Armenian drafting group had been completed during the days following the blessing of the Muron (holy oil) and the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral, on 28 and 29 September 2024, following extensive renovations over ten years. This commemoration provided the drafting group with a unique opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the common Christian faith that remains alive and fruitful in the churches in Armenia today. The resources draw upon historic traditions of prayer and petitions used by the Armenian people, along with hymns that originated in the ancient monasteries and churches of Armenia, some of which date as far back as the fourth century. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 will offer Christians throughout the world the opportunity to draw upon this shared Christian heritage.
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[Montreal] On the Montreal leg of his visit to Canada, Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church and president of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, addressed leaders of various churches at a dinner held at the Armenian Prelature of Canada on 26 September. The next day saw His
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