Sunday, August 17, 2025

 
According to the order adopted in the Armenian Church, a blessing of grapes was performed on the feast of the Assumption. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the procession of clergy, accompanied by the faithful, went out to the courtyard of the church complex, where a blessing of grapes was...
2025-08-17
 
At the end of the festive Liturgy, the solemn procession, led by Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan, moved to the open altar of St. Trdat, where the ceremony of blessing the grapes was performed. First, thanksgiving was offered to God for the harvest of the fields and vineyards, then the clergy prayed...
2025-08-17
 
The sacred ceremony was accompanied by Bible readings, admonitions, sermons, and prayers. After receiving communion, the faithful participated in the Blessing of the Grapes. This ceremony blesses the harvest and goodness of the entire year.
2025-08-17
 
A khachkar consecration ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church by the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia, Bishop Ter Kirakos. The khachkar depicting the commander Saint Sarkis is dedicated to the 220th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church....
2025-08-17