Gyumri's Holy Saviour Church will be reconsecrated on December 7


The Holy Savior Church in Gyumri is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its construction this year. On December 5, the nave of the Holy Savior Church will be held, a church ceremony held on the occasion of the renovation. On December 7, the church will be re-consecrated under the presiding authority of the Patriarch of All Armenians. During those days, the diocese will host numerous pilgrims who will be present at the historic event of the consecration of the sacred temple.

The ordination and anointing service of candidature took place in the Mother Cathedral


With the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the ordination and anointing ceremony of the candidates took place during the Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral. The Celebrant noted that the mission of a priest is to carry out his service to all the children of the people with dedication and love. The Celebrant touched upon the difficulties encountered during the spiritual service and urged the newly ordained priests to courageously bear their destined cross, relying on the power of the Lord.

"Menk" NGO teaches ethnographic dances


There are three ethnographic dance groups within the "Menk" educational and cultural NGO: basic, amateur, and children's. They not only master ethnographic dances, but are also well-versed in their semantics and have undertaken a mission to spread and teach our dances, from remote villages to the capital.

The relic of St. Bartholomew the Apostle was presented to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


The Catholic Church of the Czech Republic donated the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The donation received by the archbishop of Prague, Jan Graubner, is a sign of the support and solidarity of the Primate of the Catholic Church towards the Armenian people and the church. In the 14th century, the relic was taken to Prague by King Charles IV.
 

Rev. Fr. Nerses Asryan


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Sunday Liturgy prayers were offered for the prisoners in all the churches of the dioceses of Armenia and Diaspora


Divine Liturgy was served in the Mother Cathedral under the solemnity of the Catholicos of All Armenians. The day was previously announced as a day of pan-Armenian prayer. In the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin, in all churches of the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora, during the Holy Liturgy, according to the call of the Patriarch of Armenia, a prayer was offered for the servicemen, civilians and representatives of the military-political leadership of the Republic of Artsakh, who were abducted, captured and illegally detained by Azerbaijan. Holy Liturgy was served. The day was previously announced as a day of pan-Armenian prayer. During the Holy Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin, in all the churches of the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora, according to the call of the Armenian patriarch, a prayer was offered for the servicemen, civilians and representatives of the military and political leadership of the Republic of Artsakh kidnapped by Azerbaijan, captured and illegally held in Baku.

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The Catholicos of All Armenians received the priests participating in the Clergy Training Course


His Holiness Karekin II urged the clergymen to support the overcoming of the challenges faced in the domestic and spiritual life with their service, pursuing also the preservation and strengthening of spiritual and national values ​​and the education of the nation's children with these values. His Holiness answered the questions of the clergy, which were related to the problems of the canonical, ritual and pastoral life of the Church.

Rev. Fr. Smbat Sargsyan


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Scribe brothers of the Holy Savior


Brothers Vakhtang and Ruben train every Sunday and walk to the Holy Savior Church of Ararat. They wear a shirt, serve at the altar with their friends, and after the liturgy they devote the whole day to the church.

 

After the consecration, the first Sunday Liturgy was served in the Cathedral


Pilgrims lined up in the courtyard of the church to participate in the first Sunday liturgy after the consecration. On the occasion of the historical events of the blessing of Holy Muron and the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral, at the end of the Divine Liturgy, an offering and blessed water were distributed to the pilgrims under the direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians.