Ecclesiastical Life

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On the New Year, the Catholicos of All Armenians received families from Artsakh

On December 31, the Catholicos of All Armenians visited the maternity hospital in Etchmiadzin

With the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, the “Armenian Christmas” spiritual classical concert took place

The Catholicos of All Armenians congratulated the employees of the Mother See’s structures

After the Christmas Liturgy, the holiday was celebrated with national songs and dances in the courtyard of St. Anna Church

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The Catholicos of All Armenians visited the Yerablur Military Pantheon with the Brotherhood of the Mother See 

Some Armenians participated in the Christmas Liturgy from the courtyard of the Armenian Church in Moscow 

On Christmas Day, the Brazilian Armenian community gathered at the Primate's St. Gevork Church

The Brotherhood procession accompanied the Catholicos of All Armenians, dressed in the vestments of a Celebrant, to the Mother Cathedral. This year, the canopy of the Armenian Patriarch was carried by members of the Architectural Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church. A Pontifical liturgy was served, at the end of which a water blessing ceremony was performed. It symbolizes the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River. A muron-bearing dove was brought to the altar and the Armenian Patriarch poured holy muron into the pots. This year, the godfather of the cross is Karen Nazaryan, Executive Director of the Armenian Round Table Foundation of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

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Christmas Candlelight Liturgy celebrated in the Mother Cathedral

The first house blessing of the year was performed in the Residence after the Candlelight Liturgy 

Candlelight Liturgy celebrated in the Mother Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator

A festive Liturgy celebrated in the Church of St. Sarkis

On the eve of the New Year 2025, the message of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.

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The past year was historic for the Armenian Apostolic Church

The Assyrian Church of St. Mary of the East in California celebrated the upcoming Christmas with a bilingual church concert

A consecration ceremony was held at the St. Vardan Cathedral of the Eastern Diocese of the USA

A concert dedicated to the 155th anniversary of Komitas' birth was held at the Holy Trinity Church in Constantinople

The Mother See has published the schedule of New Year and Christmas holidays

The degrees of acolytes, oratory and semi-deaconry were awarded at the Mother See

21 Artsakh children living in the Mother See's shelter received Christmas gifts

Members of the Youth and Women's Unions visited the "Haghtanak" care center

The exhibition "Annunciation Manuscripts: The Sacred Treasury of the Matenadaran" opened at the Matenadaran

The gala concert of the 30th anniversary of the Youth center was held at the G. Sundukyan National Academic Theater

A memorial evening "Dedication to Lusine" was held at the Lusine Zakaryan House-Museum

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The year-end gathering of the youth unions of the Aragatsotn Diocese was held

This year, 600 Artsakh children participated in the AGBU "Nairi" camp

Artsakh children received gifts from the Diocese of England ahead of the New Year

Arar Choir's concert dedicated to Yervand Yerkanyan was held at the Ruben Sevak Museum

The annual chess tournament dedicated to King Abgar was restored

Martin Star Company hosted children with Down syndrome

An expanded meeting was held in Damascus, attended by the leaders of the Armenian dioceses of Damascus and Berio

The Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Damascus and the leader of the Armenian Catholics discussed the current situation with the Armenian Ambassador to Syria

Archbishop Khajak Parsamyan participated in the enthronement ceremony of the newly appointed Metropolitan of Warsaw

The European regional forum of the World Youth Union of the Armenian Church (ACYO) was held in Sweden.

The Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the feast of St. Stephen the Proto-Deacon on December 24

The "Armenner" ensemble won the national musical instruments festival held in Tbilisi 

Students of the Gulameryan Youth Center in Ashtarak achieve high rankings in competitions

The extraordinary meeting of the Primate of the Bishops of Damascus decided to create a committee to work with the new Syrian government

The 92nd anniversary of the community and the 20th anniversary of the ordination of Father Hovsep Karapetyan were celebrated at the St. Mary's Church in Washington

With the blessing of Archbishop Khajak Parsamyan, a three-day camp of the Youth Union of the Armenian Church of Belgium took place

The Primate of the United Kingdom Diocese presented the issue of the forced displacement of the Armenians of Artsakh, the destruction of Christian heritage and the hostages

The Armenian Apostolic Church marked the day of remembrance of St. Hakob Mtsbna

The 14th annual ecumenical gathering was held in the Western Armenian Diocese of the United States

A concert by duduk player Gagik Gasparyan was held at the Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona

Students of the Gulameryan Youth Center in Ashtarak achieve high positions in competitions