Author Lusine Balyan

Why is veraciousness considered a virtue, does speech have power and does it imply responsibility? By what mechanisms can the church protect the truth? How to discern the truth in our changing times? These and other questions are discussed by His Grace Bishop Gevorg Saroyan.

On the Monday following the Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, a Divine Liturgy for the Remembrance of the Dead was offered in all churches. After the Liturgy, a memorial service was performed, hymns were played, scriptural quotations were read, and all the deceased were remembered, whose names were conveyed by the faithful during the Liturgy.

Philologists living in Armenia and different countries of the world presented three dozen reports during the conference held in parallel in several halls of the National Library. The organizer and sponsor of the "Perspectives of Armenian Philology" international conference, the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America will try to publish a collection that meets international standards based on the articles of the conference, and then will pursue the solution of the problems posed by scientists.

29 years ago, Catholicos Karegin I re-consecrated the Saint Hovhannes the Baptist Church of Melikgyogh, which had been desecrated for more than 60 years. It was built in 1891 by immigrants from Alashkert. In 1935, by order of the Kurdish authorities, it ceased to function and turned into a warehouse. This year, on the occasion of the re-consecration of the church, the relic of Hovhannes the Baptist was brought to the village for the first time and a festive liturgy was offered.

In Hovhanavank, the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, made an order to inspect the Acolytes. 25 ministers serving in the churches of Teger, Oshakan, Aparan, Mughnu, Byurakan, Ashtarak, Hovhannavank, Talin and Kosh received the rank of Acolytes. The Acolytes degree is considered the minor degree of the church. The clerk opens the door of the church, establishes order in the prayer hall, holds a candlestick, reads the Bible.

She was the first who not only performed spiritual songs, medieval verses, hymns, but also performed them on international stages. She was the soloist of the cathedral choir for more than 30 years. The film presents the merits of Lusine Zakaryan and the five-year activity of the house museum named after her.

Every Friday of the academic year, in the Holy Trinity Church of Yerevan, the students of kindergartens, middle, high schools and colleges of the educational complex participate in religious services and liturgies with the teaching choirs. Prayers and hymns are taught in the educational complex in different professional groups and during classes.

What values ​​is truthfulness based on, does speech have power and does it imply responsibility? Is it easy to be truthful in today's virtual life? These and other questions are addressed by Proto Archimandrite Shahe Ananyan. 

The Armenian Church celebrated the feast of the St. Hripsime and her Companions and herald the beginning of the Araratian week. The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, accompanied by a spiritual class, took out the reliquary of St. Hripsime, which is kept in the treasury of Holy Etchmiadzin, from the monastery.