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During the period of Lent, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, at 5:30 pm, a Peaceful service is offered. At the same time on Wednesdays and Fridays, there is a Rest service.
This year the Armenian Apostolic Church will commemorate the Illuminator's torture and commitment to the pit on April 2. An open liturgy will be served. The relic will be taken out of the Treasury of the Mother See and will remain until the evening service in the monastery of Khor Virap.
From March 25 to 27, His Eminence Archbishop Khazhak Parsamyan, the Pontifical Delegate for Western Europe, paid a pastoral visit to Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Canadian city of Ontario has declared May the month of Armenian heritage.
A citywide event will be organized in Gyumri on the...
Sunday of Advent is on April 3. This Sunday the Church commemorates the first Advent of Christ and also it symbolizes the Second Advent as is stated in the Gospels.
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In the evening of April 2, at the same time, a joint prayer was offered in all the functioning churches of the Artsakh Diocese.
Inspired by the prayer-poem "I Confess with Faith", the young composers created both new music and a new format. The concert was held at the Komitas Museum-Institute.
April 2 was the day of remembrance of Gregory the Illuminator's torture and commitment to the pit
Only on this day during the Great Lent the curtains of the altars are opened in the churches and an open liturgy is offered. On the occasion of the feast, the relic of the Saint is brought to the...
This year the Armenian Church celebrated the Sunday of Advent on April 3. As in the previous Sundays of Lent, the Altars of the churches are covered and a closed liturgy is served. The celebrant in St. Gayane Monastery was Rev. Fr. Hovhannes Kesablyan.
Palm Sunday will be celebrated on April 10 this year. It will be celebrated in Meghradzor and neighboring communities, and before that it is a "trial Palm Sunday" in the neighboring Marmarik community.
Azerbaijan destroys Armenian cultural heritage of Parukh and Karaglukh.
Preparations for the "Ararat" camp have begun in the Armenian Diocese of Canada.
The students of Jerusalem participated in the "Way of the Cross" pilgrimage.
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On April 6, under the presidency of the Catholicos of All Armenians, a requiem service was held in front of the Martyred Clergymen Memorial Wall of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, in memory of the clergymen who were victims of violence during the communist era.
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On the occasion of the Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, the students of eight Youth Centers operating under the auspices of the Mother See and the AGBU.
On April 7, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation of Holy Virgin Mary. There was a festive liturgy in all the churches. In St. Gayane Monastery, the Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Ghevond Tazayan, offering his first liturgy.
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On April 7, Rev. Fr. Samvel Torosyan offered a festive liturgy in the Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Havlabar, Tbilisi.
The forum organized by the Central Office of the World Youth Union in the Armenian Church was attended by young people from the Armenian Dioceses of Egypt, Iraq, the Patriarchates of Constantinople and Jerusalem.
About 180 artists from Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus, Romania, Georgia and Serbia have already participated in Novica's workshops. The exhibition presents 20 works made in 2009-2021.
On April 7, on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Holly Virgin Mary, a personal exhibition of Moscow-based painter Ruben Apresyan dedicated to the memory of the artist's late mother, Alla Apresyan, opened at the "Tapan" Museum of the Armenian Church in Moscow.
Willow twigs are blessed in all churches from early in the morning, and the blessed branches are distributed to the faithful following the morning service. The Altars of the churches are opened at Palm Sunday, and a sacrament is served at the comclusion of the liturgy. A blessing of children is...
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The Palm Sunday in the Mother See begins with the Blessing of the Four Corners of the World (Andastan) service. At the St. Trdat Open Altar, the Catholicos of All Armenians blessed the four corners of the world, asking for peace and fertility.
Early in the morning, St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Church in Yerevan, the adjacent yard and street were full of children.
On the initiative of the "Association of Religious Women of Holy Etchmiadzin", a festive concert took place in the yard of the St. Gevork Church, the grandmothers made a surprise with ritual dolls and traditional song and dance, with a spirit that did not yield to the young people.
Today, as the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Komitas's liturgy is sounded in the Armenian Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow.
 On the evening of Palm Sunday, at the conclusion of Evening services, the Opening of the Door service is offered, which is one of the wondrous services in the Armenian Church calendar.
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On April 10, the Armenian Church celebrated the Palm Sunday. The period of Lent is over, the Holy Week has begun, which commemorates the Lord's sufferings, crucifixion, burial, and miraculous resurrection. A week later, the good news of the resurrection of the Son of God will be heard in the...
For about 2 years, due to the epidemic, the war and other circumstances, the Sunday School of Erebuni community did not function.
The Palm Sunday festive liturgy was held in the Holy Mother of God Church of Askeran under the presidency of the Primate of the Artsakh Diocese, His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan. A group of Sunday School students came to church accompanied by their Godfathers and decided to be baptized that...
The 30th anniversary of the Maragha massacre was commemorated in the Artsakh Republic. On April 10, 1992, fifty civilians were tortured to death in the village of Maragha in the Martakert region. The fate of dozens of captured women and children is still unknown.
The "Church and Home" program of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil is for the Armenian community. The Primate of the Diocese, His Grace Bishop Narek Berberyan, mentions that during his 7 years of tenure he has met many Armenian families far from the church, many of whom visit like guests.
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During the Evening Service, the Gospel parable of the Ten Virgins is mentioned, which is an allegorical reminder that we are always ready for the coming of the Lord.
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At the St. Trdat Open Altar, the Catholicos of All Armenians blessed the water and oil, then washed the feet of 12 faithful, symbolizing the Apostles.
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"Especially after the war, prayer is a way to overcome fears and weaknesses, more powerful when it is united," stated the Primate of the Diocese.
In the evening of Great Thursday, in the Holy Mother of God Church in Stepanakert, the Primate of the Artsakh Diocese His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan anointed the feet of people symbolizing the 12 apostles with oil. In addition to the military, doctors, teachers and law enforcement officers...
In the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, 2022 has been declared the year of the family. Fathers and sons of 12 families went up to the Altar for the Washing of the Feet Service. After washing the feet of 12 parents and their children, His Grace Bishop explained the meaning and significance of the...
The 70th anniversary of Levon Chugaszyan, Doctor of Arts, Professor, Founder-Head of the Chair of Theory of History and Theory of Armenian Art at YSU, and the Founder of the Department of Art Studies, was celebrated at Yerevan State University.
The solo exhibition of Gyumri-based artist, Honored Art Worker, Professor Susanna Mkrtchyan entitled "Home of My Soul -Gyumri" was opened at the Union of Artists of Armenia.
Today is Great Friday, the day of remembrance of our Lord's suffering, crucifixion, death and burial.
The diocesan Primate, following the example of Jesus, knelt down, washed and anointed the feet of twelve people, the youngest of whom was Samvel Asatryan, a second grade student of Narekatsi School and the oldest was humorist Evgeni Petrosyan.
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Araratian Pontifical Diocese; Candlelight Divine Liturgy (16.04.2022).
Candlelight Divine Liturgy of Holy Resurrection, 16.04.2022
 Candlelight Divine Liturgy in the Mother See
St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, Candlelight Divine Liturgy (16.04.22).
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The St. Gevork Church of Havlabar and the Holy Etchmiadzin Church of Havlabar, as well as the surrounding area of Tbilisi were festive and crowded.
On the Feast of Glorious Resurrection, many faithful gathered in the St. Gevork Church. The liturgy was served by the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, His Grace Bishop Nareg Berberian.
In all the churches of the Armenian Diocese of New Nakhichevan in Russia, including the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral of Moscow, a festive Holy Resurrection liturgy was offered.
Numerous faithful, large and small groups of pilgrims celebrated Easter in the place of imprisonment of the first Illuminator who spread Christianity in Armenia. "Throughout the Great Lent, the monastery was full," says Abbot Rev. Fr. Isahak Poghosyan.
Diocesan Primate His Grace Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan offered a Divine Liturgy of Holy Resurrection in the St. Gregory Narekatsi Church in Vanadzor.
On April 17, the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II offered the Glorious Resurrection Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan. "The Feast of the Resurrection of Christ is a feast of the God’s infinite love for human beings, of victory over sin and death," conveyed His...
This year, for the first time, the Gyumri Council of Elders made a decision to turn the Feast of the Holy Resurrection Day into a nationwide celebration, the idea belongs to the Primate of the Shirak Diocese, His Eminence Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan.
The day following the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus, the clergymen visited the "Yerablur" military pantheon to convey the good news of Christ's Resurrection to the Armenian heroes.
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The Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Uruguay, Archbishop Hakob Glnchyan, translated Franz Werfel's "Jeremiah- Listen to the voice "novel.
On April 19, on the initiative of the "Vache and Tamar Manukyan" Matenadaran of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a seminar-discussion was held focusing on the monuments of Artsakh, their protection, and the activities of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in preserving the cultural heritage of...
The seminar organized in the rehabilitation city of the heroes named after the national hero of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Asatryan was for the senior Spiritual Servants serving in the Armed Forces. Liana Terzyan, the center's chief psychologist, explained how the primary signs of stress are...
The Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan has provided humanitarian aid to those who emigrated from the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, as well as to the residents of Mariupol who spent days in hiding in fear and need.
The people of Sarushen had not seen a liturgy in their community for a long time. The Holy Savior Church of the village has not worked for a decade. The Monday following the Glorious Resurrection is dedicated to the memory of the those dead. On that day, in the Sarushen community of Askeran...
The exhibition "The Armenian Trajectory of Coffee Culture" was opened in Tumanyan Museum with the participation of private collections of 32 museums of Armenia. Most of the samples are displayed for the first time.
The event entitled "Readings- 'I Confess with Faith' prayer by St. Nerses the Graceful in Armenian and foreign languages", and within the framework of the National Library Week, linguists, translators, cultural figures, and clergymen gathered at the "Vatche and Tamar Manukyan" Matenadaran of the...
The National Library of Armenia has published the biography of Vardges Surenyants. It is dedicated to the unique creative heritage of the artist. Compiled by bibliographer, library employee Aida Adamyan.
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The ceremonies dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide launched on the evening of April 23 from the Republic Square. The procession was led by the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
On April 24, a liturgy was served in St. Gayane Monastery of the Mother See, an intercessory service was held for the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. Under the leadership of the Armenian Patriarch, the procession of clergy and faithful moved to the cross-stone (khachkar) of the Prayer of...
French-Armenian painter, engraver Jean-Pierre Seferian's temporary exhibition entitled "The Desert- Death March" was opened in the gallery of the Armenian Genocide Museum.
In the Holy Mother of God Church in Vanadzor, under the preseidency of the Primate of Gougark Diocese, His Grace Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan, a liturgy was served in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. An intercession rite was held in the Holy Martyrs' Park.
On April 24, in the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Moscow, under the presidency of His Emience Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan, a liturgy was served, at the conclusion of which an intercessory rite was held in memory of the holy...
On April 24, the representatives of the spiritual and state authorities of the Artsakh Republic laid flowers at the Martyrs' Memorial in Stepanakert. A liturgy was served in the Holy Mother of God Cathedral. Diocesan Primate Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan offered an intercession rite for the holy...
Due to the epidemic and war, the Gospel of Shurishkan was not taken out for two years. This year the day of the Gospel covenant was April 24, the Gospel remained in the St. Gevorg church in Mughnu until the evening.
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Every year in these April days, the students of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata, acting under the auspices of the Mother See, followed the procession to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial from distant India. This year, due to the epidemic, they are in Armenia. On April 23, on...
The Feast of the Glorious Resurrection, celebrated in the old calendar in Jerusalem, this year coincided with the Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. The fire was taken out of the chapel of Christ's tomb by the Armenian and Greek clergy.
Immediately after the 44-day war, Rev. Fr. Bardughimeos Hakobyan offered a prayer every day through the Live stream for the captured and missing soldiers. Over time, Fr. Bardughimeos was joined by many parents, mothers of children, one of whom is Mrs. Anush, Ruben Poghosyan's mother. We...
More than 500 books, music magazines and notes belonging to Komitas. Prior to this, the Komitas Library was accessible only to the scientific community. "In the 1930s, thanks to Arshak Chopanyan's efforts, the library was established in Armenia," says the exhibition's coordinator Marine Haroyan.
From Yerevan and regions, 75 women and girls learned various specialties in the field of information technologies within the framework of a three-month course. The organizers studied the local labor market. It turned out that there is a lack of specialists. They decided to reach out to women who...
The renovated church is the only sanctuary in the Mkhchyan village. It's a festive liturgy of covenant in St. Hovhannes church. The celebrant is Rev. Fr. Mkhitar Aloyan.
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The 5th building of Armavir Penitentiary Institution also has a chapel. The consecration ceremony was held on April 27 by the Primate of the Armavir Diocese, His Eminence Archbishop Zion Adamyan, also with the participation of His Eminence Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan.
From May 13 to 14 in Vienna and Salzburg a conference will take place entitled "Culture in Conflict: South Caucasus Today". At stake is the preservation of the Armenian heritage in the territories occupied by Azerbaijan after the 44-day war in Artsakh.
The Armenian-Russian University and Veliky Novgorod State University jointly held the second session of "Urbis et Orbis" scientific journal. Within the framework of the journal, the university cooperates with the Mastots Matenadaran and the Gevorkian Theological Seminary.
His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan spoke about the problems of preserving the Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage occupied by the Azerbaijani armed forces in Artsakh after the third war and the organization of the diocesan life in Artsakh.
The Catholicos of All Armenians met with the students of the "Eurnekyan" public school operating under the auspices of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The teenagers won prizes in the republican phase of the History of the Armenian Church subject Olympiad.
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