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After the consecration of the Cathedral, the Holy and Immortal Liturgy was celebrated every day for a week
For 7 days, the bells of the temple rang as a call to prayer for the peace, prosperous life of Armenia, for the missing after the war, the dead and those in captivity and their families. On Saturday, His Eminence Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan offered a Divine Liturgy. Prior to that, the leaders of the dioceses of the Diaspora celebrated the liturgy.
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In the consecrated Mother Cathedral, His Eminence Archbishop Vahan Hovhannisyan offered a Liturgy
With the blessing and direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians Karekin II, following the re-consecration of Etchmiadzin Cathedral, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy is served in the Cathedral in the evening for a week. The flow of people does not stop. In the Mother Church, believers forget their private worries and personal problems. They pray for peace, safe life, for those missing during the war, for those who are in captivity.
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The Mother See and the Mashtots Matenadaran jointly presented exceptional exhibits
An exhibition "Beautiful things, immortalized images" was opened in Mashtots Matenadaran. "Treasures of Matenadaran and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin". Ritual items brought from the Mother See and photographs and glass negatives kept in the Matenadaran, but left out of scientific circulation, are presented. Among them are church utensils, a dove, a censer, a bowl and a flying cross. At the beginning of the 20th century, church vestments were also photographed in Holy Etchmiadzin.
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A three-day conference dedicated to Ecumenical Diakonia was held in Armenia
More than 20 representatives of the ecumenical diakonate working group of the World Council of Churches arrived in Armenia to participate in the three-day conference. The meeting was initiated by the World Council of Churches with the support of the Armenian Round Table Foundation. The participants visited Saghmosavank, got acquainted with the socio-educational programs for children and adults sponsored by the Round Table. At the initiative of clergy and social workers, the foundation sponsors 9 projects.
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Bishop Vardan Navasardyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Baltic States, celebrated a liturgy in the Mother Cathedral
After the consecration, the Cathedral and the surrounding area are crowded at all hours of the day. Pilgrims go with their families to see the renovated temple and offer their thanksgiving prayers. In the evening, at seven o'clock, the liturgy begins, the church is full of believers. On October 3, Bishop Vardan Navasardyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Baltic States, offered a Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral.
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A group of around 50 people from the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople participated in the ceremonies
Pilgrims from Istanbul were excited and united on the occasion of blessing of the Holy Muron and re-consecration of the Temple. The believers who did not participate in the ceremonies are waiting for Archbishop Sahak's return of the group of 50 people, to receive the blessing and affection of the Mother See.
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"Armenia 2041" Foundation has published the winning projects of the "Strong Diaspora" program
The "Armenia 2041" Foundation operates within the framework of the Afeyan Initiatives for Armenia Foundation. The "Strong Diaspora" program awarded 10 grants worth $10,000 each. The grant was awarded mainly to Diaspora Armenians, individuals and groups with ideas on how to preserve and develop Armenian heritage and language. They are projects that, with creative solutions, can involve young people in programs that empower Armenian communities. 174 applications were received from 26 countries, 91 cities of the world.
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Medals were prepared on the occasion of the historic event of reconsecration of the cathedral
The highest order of honor was prepared on the occasion of the historical event of the re-consecration of the temple, under the direction of the Armenian Patriarch. For the first time, the Catholicos of All Armenians awarded these medals to benefactors at the reconsecration ceremony of the Cathedral. It was their donations that made the complete renovation and beautification of the Cathedral possible. The ladies of Barrera were also awarded with another, again newly established "Daughter of Holy Etchmiadzin" order.
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A united prayer for the return of prisoners held in Baku prisons was heard in St. Anna Church
Family members, relatives and friends of the prisoners were present at the joint prayer. A year ago, on September 27, Ruben Vardanyan, a well-known philanthropist, was arrested near Hakari bridge and transferred to Baku prison. His arrest was followed by the arrests of seven Artsakh political and military figures. Nubar Afeyan insisted in a conversation with journalists that there cannot be peace without justice.
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A festive liturgy was held in the St. Mariane Church in Ashtarak and the Relic of the Lord's cross was taken away
Rev. Fr/ Paren Arakelyan, the spiritual pastor of the Saghmosanvank pastorate, performed the liturgy in the St. Mariane Church. On the occasion of the commemoration day of the Holy Virgins Peprone, Mariane and Shushanik, the daughter of General Vardan, under the Patriarchal direction of Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin for the first time, the Relic of the Lord's Holy Cross was taken to St. Mariane church.
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The international exhibition entitled Mariam from Anahit: "Mother Goddess" was opened in the Museum of History
In one of the two exhibition halls there are finds from the pre-Christian period, in the other there are samples with the image of the Mother of God. The head and hand of the famous bronze statue of the goddess Anahit, which are preserved in the prestigious British Museum, were exhibited for the first time in Armenia. The statue was discovered in the 1870s in the Satala settlement of Erzurum, Armenia.
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On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the consecration, the relic of St. Stepanos the Proto-Deacon was taken to Nigavan church
The Sunday following the Exaltation is the pilgrimage day of St. Stepanos Church of Nigavan community. The dilapidated church built in the 1870s was re-consecrated in 2015. On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the re-consecration of St. Stepanos Church of Nigavan community, with the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II and His Grace Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, Primate of the Diocese of Aragatsotn, the Relic of St. Stepanos the Proto-Deacon was brought from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the church for the first time.
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