With the assistance of the Catholicos of All Armenians, a disabled soldier will receive a prosthetic leg in India


Artashes Amiryan's legs were frostbitten during the Artsakh war at the Omar positions. Later, doctors were forced to amputate his leg. After a chance meeting with the Catholicos of All Armenians in the Mother Cathedral, His Holiness offered him to travel to India with his assistance for prosthetics. Since 2020, dozens of soldiers injured as a result of the Artsakh war have been treated and prosthetically fitted in the best medical institutions abroad, restoring their quality of life, with the direct assistance of the Patriarch of All Armenians.

Defense attorneys have requested a review of the pretrial detention of Archbishop Bagrat


The defense attorneys have requested that the court allow Archbishop Bagrat to participate in the Bishops' Assembly convened by the Catholicos of All Armenians in the Armenian Apostolic Church on December 10-12. At the same time, they have offered a bail of 3,800,000 drams. The court will consider the motion to detain the archbishop on December 9 at 3:30 p.m.
 

The book Love Stories in the Bible has been translated from German into Armenian


In order to get acquainted with the book “Love Stories in the Bible” published by the Armenian Bible Society and to talk about Christian and marital love, Father Markos Mangasaryan met with young people. The book was translated from German and is intended for reading by everyone, but especially for young couples or those who want to start a family. The book presents successful and unsuccessful love stories based on various biblical stories.

Holy Lance of Geghard brought out on the feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew


The feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew was declared the day of the vow of the First-Born Saint Geghard by the holy Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. On the occasion of the feast, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was served in the Mother Cathedral under the presiding authority of the Patriarch of All Armenians. At the end, the Armenian Patriarch blessed the faithful with a protective prayer and the miraculous Holy Geghard. The sacred ceremony concluded with a Patriarchal hymn.

 

Prayers for imprisoned spiritual fathers and prisoners held at the Holy Cross Church in Aparan


Every Thursday, during the services held in various churches of the diocese, priests and believers express their spiritual support and pray for the Primate of the diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, all imprisoned spiritual fathers, and Armenians held in prison for defending the church and the homeland.
 

Yervand Ter-Minasyan's memoir has been published


On Yervand Ter-Minasyan's birthday, the presentation of the book "Memories of My Life" took place at the Mashtots Matenadaran. It is the second, revised edition of the scientist's memoirs. On the day of the presentation, architect Anush Ter-Minasyan donated valuable samples from her grandfather's archive to the Matenadaran.

 

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the three-year anniversary of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin to the Temple


With the blessing of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, Primate of the Shirak Diocese, November 21 was also designated as the feast day of the Holy Mother of God Church in Maralik. The relic-bearing right of John the Baptist was transferred from the Seven Wounds Church in Gyumri and a festive liturgy of the feast was served. The holiday got its name from an episode in the childhood of the Virgin Mary, when her parents, Hovakim and Anna, presented the three-year-old Mary to the Temple in Jerusalem.

 

The Diocese of Aragatsotn gathered for a united prayer at the Holy Mother of God Church in Talin


With the blessing of the Diocesan Primate, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, every Thursday a joint liturgy is held in one of the churches of the diocese and the spiritual class of the diocese, led by the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Rev. Father Shnorhk Paloyan, joins in joint prayer.

A Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the Holy Trinity Church


On the occasion of the anniversary, members of the parish community planted trees in the surrounding area. In the evening, representatives of the women's and youth unions, Sunday school students, the "Khorotik" national song and dance ensemble, the "Nrane" folk dance group, and people supporting the activities of the shrine participated in the 20th anniversary celebration.

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of the Archangels and All the Heavenly Hosts


Those gathered in the courtyard of the Holy Mother of God Church in the village of Aratashen, Armavir Diocese, participated in a cross procession on the occasion of the feast. This was the first time an intra-community cross procession was organized in the Artimets parish, although pilgrimages to famous holy places have always been made. The participants of the cross procession walked to the village of Taronik with prayers and singing hymns. The occasion was not only the feast of the Archangels and All Heavenly Forces, but also the anniversary of the consecration of the Surb Zorats chapel in Taronik and the day of the vow.

Evening Prayer was performed at the Holy Mother of God Church in Gyumri


A service was held at the Holy Mother of God, Yot Verk Church in Gyumri, followed by a pre-holiday service, which heralds the feast of the memory of the Archangels Gabriel, Michael and the entire heavenly host. With the blessing of the spiritual overseer of the Shirak Diocese, Bishop Narek Avagyan, clergy and believers serving in different communities of the Shirak Diocese arrived at the Yot Verk Church to participate in a joint prayer. This is the feast of the naming of Archbishop Mikayel Ajapahyan, the leader of the Shirak Diocese.

Master's thesis defense held at Gevorgyan Theological Seminary


The students of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary defended their dissertations on the topics of “The Hymns of Saint Hovhannes Odznetsi”, “The Dioceses of the Armenian Church in Persia and Their Scientific, Educational and Cultural Life in the 18th-20th Centuries”, “Armenian-Latin Church Relations: A Ritual-Historical and Doctrinal Examination”, and “The Debt Payment Poem of Catholicos of All Armenians Simeon I of Yerevan as an Advocacy of the Creed of the Armenian Church”. The examining committee was chaired by Avetis Harutyunyan, candidate of historical sciences.