Rev. Fr. Manuk Zeynalyan


Does a person who accumulates wealth by dishonest means deserve to be blessed?
Is there any information about scarlet wormwood in the Bible?
Is the offering of a spiritual service mandatory?
Where is the responsibility of providing spiritual care if there is no contact with the godfather?
Why aren't spiritual music evenings organized in churches?
Can a priest be his own confessor?
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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


How to understand the words of the apostle: "We have a table from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat"?
Why did Christ not forgive Esau's sin?
Where does the form of addressing to the clergy come from?
How to bless a pet?
Why does the couple kneel during the wedding ceremony?
Is it necessary to have a treasury in the church?
 
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Rev. Fr. Tiratur Sardaryan


Does "purgatory" exist?
Is Saint Charbel an acceptable saint for us?
When being baptized, is it important to have the narot or the cross?
Who can follow Mother Teresa?
What are alpha and omega?
Why are liturgies not celebrated every day?
 
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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.
 

A group of around 50 people from the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople participated in the ceremonies


Pilgrims from Istanbul were excited and united on the occasion of blessing of the Holy Muron and re-consecration of the Temple. The believers who did not participate in the ceremonies are waiting for Archbishop Sahak's return of the group of 50 people, to receive the blessing and affection of the Mother See.

 

The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the newly consecrated Cathedral


On the day after the re-consecration of the temple, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Karekin II, the Holy Liturgy was celebrated by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan. With the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy will be offered in the re-consecrated Mother Cathedral on all days of the coming week at 7 pm, for the peace and safe life of the people in Armenia, as well as for the missing, captives and victims and their families.
 

The Catholicos of All Armenians received inter-church delegations in the Pontifical residence


His Holiness the Patriarch received the delegations of the Christian Churches and inter-church structures that arrived at the Mother See on the occasion of the blessing of the Holy Muron and re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral. He told the attendees that the Mother See is deeply moved by their participation in these ceremonies, which are the most important in the life of the Armenian Church. His Holiness the Patriarch noted that the prayerful presence of each of them at the Mother See is encouragement and support for the children of the Armenian people and is the assurance of their sincere respect for our nation and the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church.

 

Medals were prepared on the occasion of the historic event of reconsecration of the cathedral


The highest order of honor was prepared on the occasion of the historical event of the re-consecration of the temple, under the direction of the Armenian Patriarch. For the first time, the Catholicos of All Armenians awarded these medals to benefactors at the reconsecration ceremony of the Cathedral. It was their donations that made the complete renovation and beautification of the Cathedral possible. The ladies of Barrera were also awarded with another, again newly established "Daughter of Holy Etchmiadzin" order.

 

Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan arrived at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan arrived in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. In the coming days, the Patriarch will take part in the solemn ceremonies of the Mother Cathedral re-consecration and Blessing of the Holy Muron. The procession of the clergy, led Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan to the Saint Vardan Chapel-Baptistry. Later he was received by the Catholicos of All Armenians.

 

The mission of the Cathedral Choir


The choir of the Mother Cathedral, which has a rich history of decades, is preparing for the nationwide important events to be held on September 28, 29, during which the choir will take an important part. The Mother Cathedral will be re-consecrated by their singing and the ceremony of blessing of the Holy Muron will be performed.