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Wedding (Holy Matrimony), Part 1Nowadays, many people treat the sacrament of wedding as a simple tradition. While the sacrament of wedding is one of the holy sacraments of the Armenian Church. It is through this sacrament that the message of the Disciple is being set forth: what God has united let no man part. How should one treat the wedding, marriage and fidelity in family, what is the wedding procedure, what conditions are defined by the Armenian Church for the wedding? These issues are covered by Father Vardan Navasardyan. |
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Penitence, part 2There are two types of confession distinguished in the Armenian Church -- individual and collective. Every believer has the freedom to choose his/her priest to confess to. According to the canon of the Armenian Church, the priest who makes the secret communicated by the confessor public, shall be liable to a most strict punishment. |
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Ordination, part 3The order and symbolism of ordination of priests, bishops and catholicos is explained by Father Vardan Navasardyan. What is the holy naming and consecration, what responsibility and loyalty are the ordinates called upon? |
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Ordination, part 1The person that is called to serve the church through Ordination, receives power and grace to perform ecclesiastical ceremonies, preach the Gospel, invite people to penitence and pass grace. What responsibility and power does the ordained priest assume? What are the preconditions for being ordained as a priest of the Armenian Church? What is the main mission of the priest? The sacrament is explained by Father Vardan Navasardyan. |
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