May 2022

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On the day of remembrance of the first church, Green Sunday, the Amaras monastery was crowded. Many people from Armavir, led by Rev. Fr. Tachat Injighulyan, also took part in the pilgrimage.  The Holy Liturgy was offered by the Primate of the Armavir Diocese, His Eminence Archbishop Zion...
 
In 2021, out of 169 scientific applications addressed to the expert commission of the Armenian National Foundation for Science Education, 28 were recognized as winners.
 
Within the framework of the "Religion and Public Relations - Modern Observations" topic, the "Dialog" NGO" convened a conference at the Primacy of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese.
 
The second Sunday following the Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Sunday of the World Church. The hymns sung during the liturgy on this day are hymns dedicated to the church. At St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Aruch, with the blessing of the diocesan leader, His Grace...
 
Last year, Deacon Sevak Grigoryan and Vova Arzumanyan from Artsakh undertook to publish a booklet on the Armenian Church liturgy. The booklet was distributed in Artsakh and some regions of Armenia. The demand was so great that it needed to be republished.
 
 
 
 
Sirak Gevorgyan was wounded in the Artsakh war, he is being recovered physically and mentally.
 
A book through the memories of the people of Shushi.
 
The Red Gospel will be taken to St. Hovanavank Monastery 
 
 
 
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The Seminary in the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem is recruiting new students above the age of 15 for the 2022-2023 school year.
 
In the secondary school of Vardashen village, more than 150 young people, schoolchildren and students of Sunday schools came to take part in the spring phase of the "Four Seasons, Four Evangelists" mental-intellectual competition. The spiritual-intellectual competition was organized by the...
 
On May 8, the Fourth Sunday (Red Sunday), Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Movses Sargsyan, Head Chaplain of the Republic of Armenia Armed Forces Ministry offered a Divine Liturgy in the Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert. A Prayer for the Republic was held. On May 9, at 11:00 am, a minute of Silence...
 
In the hall of the Holy Trinity Church in Yerevan, the middle school students of the long-term educational complex after Mesrop Mashtots performed a spiritual event entitled "In Every Armenian ...".
 
Despite the heavy rain, many faithful came to Hovhannavank on a pilgrimage. The Red Gospel was brought here. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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On the Feast of the Apparation of the Holy Cross,  the crosses of the dome and the bell tower of the newly built Holy Cross church in Stepanavan were consecrated by His Grace BIshop Hovnan Hakobyan, Primate of the Diocese of Gougark. 
 
Every year, on the fifth Sunday following Holy Easter, our church commemorates the light of the Apparation in the sky of Jerusalem in May 351. Proto-Archimandrite Zakaria Baghumyan offered a liturgy in St. Gayane Monastery under the presidency of the Armenian Patriarch.
 
On May 15, a Khachkar blessing ceremony dedicated to the centuries-old friendship of the Armenian-Georgian nations was held in the yard of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Tbilisi.
 
May 14 is the day of commemoration of the death of Catholicos Movses of Tatev. The Zoravor Gospel was brought from the Matenadaran to the Holy Mother of God Zoravor Church and a liturgy was offered. 
 
According to the established tradition, on the day of the Feast of the Apparation of the Holy Cross, the relic of the cross of Christ was brought to the Holy Cross Church in Aparan. The church is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.
 
"Culture in Conflict: South Caucasus today" international conference-discussion was held at the Vienna Museum of Historical Arts from May 13 to 14. At the core were the issues of protection of Artsakh's cultural heritage and the threatening dangers.
 
The Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan organized an Easter song festival with the participation of choirs from the Russian Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Lutheran Churches, as well as the choir of the Holy Transfiguration Armenian Church in Moscow.
 
During the meeting, issues related to the strengthening and renovation of the Mother Cathedral; the organization of the Holy Muron Blessing Service; the situation in Armenia and Artsakh; the educational mission of the church in the dioceses of Armenia and Artsakh, as well as administrative,...
 
 
 
At the invitation of the Diocesan Primate, two leading painters-restorers of the St. Petersburg State Museum of History and Religion arrived in Moscow to clean the icons of the Holy Transfiguration Armenian Church.
 
During the May 6 elections held in New York, His Eminence Archbishop Mesrop Parsamyan, a member of the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, was elected as the Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.  
 
The four graduates of the 6th auditorium of the Seminary presented their scientific works - master's theses to the committee. 
 
After the four-day war in Artsakh, the "QaylTech" company is engaged in restoring the health of people with mobility problems through innovative devices. The neuroregenerative device called "Metagate" is the latest news of the company. The author is kinesiologist David Asryan. 
 
The Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See, chaired by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, issued a statement on the external and internal challenges, geopolitical and regional developments facing Armenia and Artsakh after the 44-day catastrophic war.
 
 
 
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The Supreme Spiritual Council of the Mother See decided to organize the Holy Muron Blessing service in 2023, when it marks the 1720th anniversary of the founding of the Mother Cathedral. Referring to the external and internal challenges facing Armenia and Artsakh, the Supreme Spiritual Council...
 
The study-picture book "The Manuscript Heritage of Artsakh and Utik" has been published. The English edition was produced in collaboration with the AGBU and Yerevan Matenadaran. The history of political Artsakh and Utik and the history from Aghvan to the Catholicosate from ancient times to the...
 
On May 20, the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received Mr. Gitanas Nauseda, President of the Republic of Lithuania in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, who is on an official visit to Armenia.
 
On May 21, the museums of Holy Etchmiadzin were open to visitors until late at night. Hovnatanyan's Our Lady with the child Jesus Icon- kept in the Echmiadzin Museum Collection was also displayed. 
 
May 26 is the Feast of the Ascension, the day of Tsakhkevank pilgrimage. The day of re-establishment of the Holy See in Etchmiadzin.
 
 
 
Our clergymen from different cities of Russia, Central Asia and Moldova celebrated the Feast of Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ with the faithful at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow.
 
Members of the "Ladies' Union" of St. Gevork Church in Noragavit and Sunday School students have been preparing for the feast since early morning. The churchyard was cleaned and decorated, colorful wreaths were woven, and the milk soup with rice, the symbol of the Ascension Day, was set on fire.
 
Ascension Day is celebrated by our church 40 days after Easter, this year on May 26. On the Feast of the Ascension, the historical event of moving the Pontifical See from Sis, and re-establishing it in Holy Etchmiadzin is celebrated, a Public Prayer is offered. The Brotherhood and faithful pray...
 
Ascension Day has been celebrated in ancient times for several days with folk songs, ritual dishes and pilgrimages. On the initiative of the youth structures of the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese, the Ascension Day was celebrated in Tumanyan Park in Yerevan, with all the accepted ritual customs.
 
On May 26, the Catholicos of All Armenians received in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Valeri Frelan, Executive Director of the International Union for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIF).
 
In the only church of the Artsakh Diocese named St. Hambardzum, the festive liturgy was served by Father Beniamin Tsaturyan, the spiritual pastor of the sub-region from Patara to Khachen in the Askeran region.
 
A regular meeting of priests was convened in the Armenian Church of Moscow on May 24-26, chaired by His Eminence lArchbishop Ezras Nersisyan, with the participation of 41 priests from different cities of Russia, Central Asia and Moldova.
 
In 2022, diocesan Primates were elected in three dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church abroad.  Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Grigor Khachatryan was elected as Primate of the Armenian Diocese of France; Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Mesrop Parsamyan was elected as Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the...
 
The Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Apostolic Church provided grants to 27 scientific groups.
 
At the beginning of the 15th century, it became obvious that the Catholicosate outside Armenia could no longer have a pan-Armenian significance.   On May 25, 1441, the Feast of Ascension, a national-ecclesiastical assembly is convened. The Mother See is being moved from Sis to Holy...
 
On May 28, the national holiday symbolizing the Independence Day of the First Republic of Armenia, a Republican Prayer ceremony was held in St. Gayane Monastery. The Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin visited the Sardarapat memorial. The message of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was...
 
 
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The renovation of the Cathedral is gradually nearing completion. At the moment, works are underway in the museum section, the frescoes are still being re-installed, and the paving of the yard is being laid.
 
After a two-year break from the epidemic, on the last Sunday of May, the Vardaton dedicated to Sayat-Nova was celebrated again in Tbilisi.
 
On May 30, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received members of the World Council of Churches delegation. They were accompanied by Karen Nazaryan, Director of the WCC Armenia Round Table Foundation.
 
From May 28 to 30, events dedicated to the 800th anniversary of Khoranashat, one of the most famous medieval monastic centers, were held in the border village of Chinari, Tavush region.  The "Gospel of Tavsho or Khoranashat" written in 1224 in Khoranashat was brought here from the...
 
On the initiative of the residents of Nork-Marash community of Yerevan, a khachkar dedicated to the memory of the Armenians killed in the 44-day Artsakh war was erected in the yard of the Holy Mother of God Church. Many in the community participated in the war, but seven did not return.