The Armenian Diocese of Georgia celebrated the feasts of saints Ghevond and saints Vardan


On the occasion of the feast of priests Ghevond, a Divine liturgy was celebrated on February 6 in the St. Gevorg Presbyterian Church of Tbilisi. Two days later, a liturgy was held in the same church, dedicated to the day of commemoration of Saints Vardan and 1036 witnesses.

11 deacons of the Mother See were ordained priests with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians


They studied at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, then served until the determination to choose the spiritual path became stronger. Five out of 11 chose the path of celibate priesthood. After ordination, six deacons will serve as a married priest in the church. The newly ordained priests will spend a forty-day period of preparation and prayer in Holy Etchmiatsin, following which they will be called to serve in various structures and dioceses of the Armenian Church.
 

The chapel of the Armenian cemetery of Shisli in Poland has been reopened


The ceremony of launching and consecrating the chapel took place under the chairmanship of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. Archbishop Sahak anointed with muron the holy table of the chapel named after St. Gregory the Illuminator, as well as the icon of the Illuminator. The chapel was renovated and beautified by the efforts of the Parish Council and clergy of Beyoğlu district churches.
 

The Armenian community in Tbilisi celebrated the Feast of Saint Sargis


In Tbilisi, Saint Sargis Day was celebrated with a procession to the chapel built in 1883 bearing the Saint's name. From the courtyard of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Havlabar, the believers with the icon of Saint Sargis and crucifixes went to the Saint Sargis Chapel in Kharpukh district.

 

"The Birth of the Savior is an invitation from darkness to light". Patriarchal liturgy on the Holy Nativity (06.01.2024)


On the morning of January 6, the bells of Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan signaled the beginning of the patriarchal liturgy. The Patriarch of the Armenian Church celebrated the liturgy of the feast of the Nativity and Theophany, performed the order of Blessing of the Water. Patriarch of All Armenians addressed the entire nation, encouraged and gave hope to his children forcibly displaced from Artsakh. The entire message of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II in the video.

 

 

The gathering of the Armenian Spiritual Restoration Fund in Yerevan


The goal of the newly established foundation is to offer a spiritual-psychological rehabilitation program to those who would like to overcome the anxiety and worries of difficult times.

 

 

Archimandrite Grigoris Shokhikyan received the degree of doctor of philosophy


After receiving the title of Doctor of Philosophical Sciences at Nottingham University in Great Britain, Grigoris Shokhikyan, clerk-secretary of the Catholicos office, returned to the Mother See. After graduating from the Gevorgian Theological Seminary, the Archimandrite continued his studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Nottingham, with the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch.

 

 

11 students of Gevorgyan Theological Seminary were ordained deacons


On December 25, on the day of the feast of St. Stepan the Proto-Deacon, 11 students of the fifth lecture hall of Gevorgyan Theological Seminary received deacon's degree. The ordination took place in the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Etchmiadzin. The ordaining clergyman was His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, Primate of Artsakh Diocese.

 

 

Nuns- an undercover life


With the abolition of convents in the 20th century, the tradition of women's spiritual service died out in Armenia. That tradition was restored in 2018, when a monastery was founded in Ghazaravan community of Aragatsotn diocese. Women were given the opportunity to separate themselves and lead a spiritual life. In the Ghazaravan monastery, the ancient tradition that was broken in our country about a century ago is being restored.

 

Rev. Fr. Ararat Poghosyan received the degree of candidate of historical sciences


Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received Rev. Fr. Ararat Poghosyan on the occasion of receiving the degree of candidate of historical sciences. His Holiness handed over Fr. Ararat the qualification certificate of the historian and the post-graduate thesis. Fr. Ararat's dissertation refers to the Armenian liberation struggle of the 16-17th centuries and the role of Holy Etchmiadzin in it.

Narek Ashughatoyan's collection of crosses is on display


From December 2, an exhibition under the title "Your Cross" is open at the Museum of Russian Art in Yerevan. It is the collection of crosses of lawyer, collector Narek Van Ashughatoyan, in which there are crosses of both Armenian and other peoples. A private collection is on display for the first time.

Holy Yerkotasan Apostolic Church of Constantinople has reopened


The Holy Yerkotasan Apostolic church in Kandili district, which was closed for renovation works, has been reopened. After the consecration, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople performed the firts Divine liturgy.