The Primate of the Diocese of Gegharkunik offered his Inaugural Episcopal Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral


By the appointment of the Patriarch of All Armenians, from 2019 His Grace Bishop Parthev Barseghyan is the vicar of the diocese of Gegharkunik. Before that, he served in the Christian Education and Information Departments of the Mother See, taught at the Vazgenyan Theological Seminary in Sevan, and served in the Armenian community in Paris for about six years.

Times of Homelessness


According to the UN, 150 million people are homeless. Most of them were forced to leave their homes as a result of conflicts, violence and other violations of human rights. Homelessness is not only a real life, but also a concept. Do attitudes affect public relations, states? Anna Sargsyan talked with candidate of philosophical sciences Armen Sargsyan.

Faith as race


Sport educates not only physical strength, but also moral values. For example, respect for the other person. There are rules in sports, and the rule is to respect the other person's rights. A sportsman deals with the rules from day one. Sports also implies sacrifice, which is the core of the Christian life. Why does the apostle Paul compare the Christian life with sports, what parallels and similarities are there? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.

The Idea of ​​the Mother Goddess from Paganism to Christianity


On September 21, the Museum of the History of Armenia opened the international exhibition entitled "Mother deity: From Anahit to Mariam", where the head and hand preserved from the bronze statue of the goddess Anahit kept in the British Museum were exhibited for the first time in Armenia. More than 60 exhibits from the collection of the History Museum of Armenia were also presented at the exhibition, which symbolize the idea of ​​the Mother Goddess, from paganism to Christianity, from stone to metal, clay and thread. The director of the History Museum of Armenia Davit Poghosyan and art critic Anahit Margaryan talked about the exhibition and the changes taking place in the Museum of History in "Artfocus" in recent years.

 

From culture to state, from state to bread


Managing the state well also means managing the culture well, otherwise the process of decay and disintegration takes place. Different sectors become self-sufficient, collapse, political processes may go normally, but some sectors may become dead. It can lead to the death and disintegration of the state. What is a state, what creates a state? What must an individual be able to do in a state to justify his decision to live there? Anna Sargsyan talked with Doctor of Arts, Professor Mher Navoyan.

Holy Communion: sharing of good /Part 2/


To worship God means to walk the path of communion. We have a consumer mentality: we come to church, participate in the Holy Liturgy, listen to the word of God, receive the Holy Communion, but after that we do no good. Hovhan Voskeberan says: Do you want to honor the body of Christ? Very good. The one who said: This is my body also said: I was hungry and they gave me bread. He also said that if you don't do all this to one of my brothers, you won't do it to me either. Voskeberan gives an example: what is the meaning of honoring Christ on the Holy Table with golden dishes, when your Christian brother is dying of hunger at the door of the church. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.

 

Archival documents and photographs


"Parisian Meetings" at Komitas Museum-Institute
 
The Komitas Museum-Institute presents the temporary exhibition "Parisian Meetings" dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Margarit Babayan, a pianist, singer, musicologist, public figure, a close friend of Komitas Vardapet, where about 150 archival documents and photos from the Museum of Literature and Art, 4 paintings: From the collection of the National Gallery of Armenia, documents and photographs from the Komitas Museum-Institute, as well as from the Lalua family archive. Curator, museologist, scientific secretary of the Museum of Literature and Art Marine Haroyan told Anahit Margaryan about the features of the exhibition and curatorial work in "Artfocus".

 

Holy Communion: sharing of good /part 1/


The Holy Communion, which is given through the Liturgy, is the core of church ritual life, it is the heart. Through that ceremony, the saving work of our Lord with expressed humanity, public activities and sufferings become modern to us. Through bread and wine we become communicants of our Lord's body and blood according to his word. Why do we easily accept the mystical body and blood of the Lord, but live with great difficulty in the union of communication? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.

 

International Flute Festival will be held in Yerevan


On October 26-30, the "First Yerevan International Flute Festival" will be held in "Arno Babajanyan" concert hall, during which concerts, master classes, lectures will be held. The details of the upcoming events at the festival were presented by Vardan Virabyan, the founder of the "Flute Bridges" international project, artistic director of the festival, and Narek Avagyan, soloist and flutist concertmaster of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia, at the "Artfocus" booth.

 

Features of restoration of the cathedral


Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral opened its doors after a long and complex restoration. This is the first time that work on the restoration of such a large-scale monument has been carried out in Armenia. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Gagik Galstyan, the founder of the "Horizon-95" construction organization, about the temple's construction features, design, and fixing processes.

 

He who does not condemn is condemned


There is no sin that does not have consequences. The problem is who pays for the consequences.
When a woman caught in adultery is brought to Jesus Christ for condemnation, she does not condemn, then she will be accused of the same sin of breaking God's law. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.
 

The Araratian Pontifical Diocese organized an intellectual game on the occasion of the Holy Translators' Day


11 APD youth unions participated in the 3-round game. The victory cup was won by the youth union team of the Holy Cross Church of Arabkir. The second position was taken by the "Gandzasar" youth union of the Holy Mother of God Church of Nork-Marash, the third position was taken by the "Zoravor" union of the Holy Mother of God Church of Zoravore. The winners were given certificates and prizes. The Spiritual Council of the APD Youth Unions holds intellectual festivals several times in a year on different topics. This was the 4th game this year.