The training course for priests has aroused interest among priests and professors


Every month, about 25 priests from the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora come to the Mother See for three weeks, live in the monastery, participate in courses and various ceremonies. About 20 secular and spiritual lecturers are involved in the training program. It is a good opportunity for priests to communicate with each other, share experience, knowledge and problems. This is an opportunity to break away from the daily routine of the community, pray in solitude, and recharge.
 

Rev. Father Stepanos Margaryan


Why do we pray to the Lord for the fulfillment of our requests? Are the names of the clergy repeated?
Why did Christ have to go through death for our salvation? Is fasting during Lent obligatory? When we do not give alms to a beggar for drunkenness, are we thus thwarting evil?
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Rev. Fr. Ovse Hovhannisyan


Does the godfather fulfill his duties only by praying for his godchildren?

Is there a day of remembrance of the Vardanants saints in the liturgical calendar of the sister churches?
Why is the ceremony of the coming of the world not performed during Lent?
How are the opening and closing times of churches determined?
Can each of the 24 parts of Shnorhali's "I Confess in Faith" be considered a separate prayer?
Is it possible to kiss icons in churches?
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Rev. Fr. Markos Mangasaryan


What does “Christ became man, that man might become God” mean? 
Why can’t a woman receive communion during the days of impurity?
How many years did the old man Simeon live to see the “Anointed One of the Lord”?
Why do we abstain from animal products during Lent?
Why did John the Baptist baptize people with water?
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During the Great Lent, from Monday to Friday, the Sunrise Service is held in early morning


That hour has the sacrament of Christ's Resurrection, because after the Resurrection, Jesus appeared to his disciples at that very hour. It is also at sunrise that the women bearing ointment visited the Lord's tomb and saw that He had risen. The hymns sung during the liturgy are dedicated to light, sunrise, and Christ, who symbolizes the path of life.
 

Rev. Fr. Aygik Hovhannisyan


Can a foreigner be the godfather of an Armenian child?

How long can people sing the gospels of Christmas and Easter?

What events take place under the title “Anointing in Bethany?”
Is it acceptable for the church to make gata with small coins and distribute it to people?
Doesn’t preaching via the Internet violate the direct connection between clergy and believers?
Why is Christ also called the “Word of God?”
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Catholicos of All Armenians received priests who participated in a three-week course


The Armenian Patriarch considered training courses important, during which, in parallel with acquiring new knowledge, priests are able to renew their vows and be strengthened by the sacrament of Holy Etchmiadzin. The course also provides a good opportunity to share pastoral experience with each other and strengthen inter-community ties.
 

5 deacons defended their master's theses at Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


Deacons examined the evidentiary layer in Arakel Davrizhetsi's "Book of History", the life and activities of Catholicos Gevorg Chorekchyan, the understanding of the terms Hypostasis and Person in the theological heritage of the Cappadocian Fathers, Armenian ecclesiology in the 12th-13th centuries, and the reflection of doctrinal thought in the baptismal rite of the Armenian Church.

Fr. Andreas Karapetyan


Why is it necessary to give alms?
Why do priests wear slippers in the altar? Is it hypocritical to pray for someone who offends you?
Is it okay to wear wedding rings after a divorce?
Why is Christmas celebrated late in Jerusalem?
Who will be saved at the second coming of Christ?
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A Divine Liturgy was celebrated with the blessing of the Armenian Patriarch


Under the leadership of His Holiness, the spiritual leader of the Armed Forces, Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Movses Sargsyan, served the Divine Liturgy. Every year, on the Sunday close to the day of the formation of the Armenian Army, a Divine Liturgy is served in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, followed by a Republican prayer. The Archimandrite who officiated urged people to pray together for the armed forces, to reflect on the selfless love and mission of the dedicated
officers and soldiers serving in the army. 

Faith


What role does faith play among the virtues, what trials or difficulties might a person lacking this virtue face, and how is it instilled in us? Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan comments.

Rev. Fr. Vigen Ghazaryan


Is there a concept of a deceased person's "first new year"? 
Why should salt be present on the tables? 
Why can't a priest get married a second time? 
What is the meaning of the word "katoghike"? 
Are basilicas or domed churches considered Armenian architecture? 
Who can replace a godfather after his untimely death? 
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