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Holy Week, symbolizing the last days of Jesus Christ's earthly life, has begunOn Monday, the parable of the Cursed Fig Tree was read in the church. Starting on Holy Monday, people enter the Holy Week period and prepare to celebrate the most important Christian holiday, the Resurrection of Christ. Believers spend Holy Week with strict abstinence, fervent prayer, and... more |
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Divine Liturgy was served on Palm Sunday in all churches of Russia and the New Nakhichevan DioceseFathers living in Tyumen, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Crimea and Izhevsk celebrated Palm Sunday in church, gathered around the priest. In the Holy Transfiguration Church in Moscow, on Palm Sunday, the branches were blessed and distributed to the people under the... more |
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The Opening of the Doors ceremony was held at the Mother Cathedral on Palm Sunday eveningThe Order of the Opening of the Doors symbolizes the Second Coming of Christ, when the gates of the kingdom of heaven will be opened for the righteous. It takes place in the form of a dialogue between the clergy, who are veiled, inside and outside the Mother Altar. The clergy kneel and ask the... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians blessed the children gathered at the Mother See on the occasion of Palm SundayThe Feast of Palm Sunday began in the Mother See with the Andastan ceremony. The Catholicos of All Armenians, together with the clergy, prayed and blessed the four corners of the world, asking for peace and fertility. On the Feast of Palm Sunday, the curtain of the church altar was opened and... more |
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A festive liturgy was served on the occasion of Palm Sunday at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother Church in YerevanSpreading garments before Jesus symbolized confessing sins to Christ. Offering branches and twigs signifies special honors and solemnity. The olive tree was perceived as a symbol of wisdom, peace, victory, and glory. Offering olive and palm branches to Christ after raising Lazarus from the dead... more |
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A festive liturgy was served on the occasion of Palm Sunday at the Holy Cross Church in ArabkirEven before the liturgy began, the roads leading to the church were crowded. Children with flower wreaths and willow branches, accompanied by their parents, participated in the Palm Sunday liturgy. The Holy Cross of Arabkir is the most beautiful church in the community, uniting the Arabkir and... more |
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Bible study classes are being held in the Artsakh dioceseBible study classes have begun at the "Entsa" center. The meetings were initiated by members of the Artsakh Diocese Youth Union. The classes are held in a question-and-answer format. The center has also been conducting Bible study classes for Artsakh children for a long time. In addition, the... more |
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On the occasion of the 205th anniversary of Khrimyan Hayrik, members of the Vaspurakan NGO visited the Mother SeeA requiem service was held at the tomb of Patriarch Mkrtich I in front of the Mother Cathedral. With prayer and incense, the Brotherhood of the Mother See and members of the Vaspurakan NGO commemorated the memory of the patriarch, who enjoyed great popularity in the late 19th and early 20th... more |
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The epigrapher has found out why the Tatev Monastery is also called the Monastery of St. Eustathius the ApostleEpigrapher Arsen Harutyunyan, while studying the Tatev Monastery, noticed that in the works of church historians and in late periodical documents, the Tatev Monastery is also called the Monastery of St. Eustathius the Apostle. His study showed that until the 15th century, there was no mention in... more |
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The construction of the new church in Dilijan, initiated by Ruben Vardanyan, has resumed through donationsRuben Vardanyan considered the construction of this church as part of the comprehensive development plan for Dilijan, considering it a symbol of the spiritual and cultural revival of the city. Vardanyan started the project in 2014. After Vardanyan was illegally detained by Azerbaijan,... more |
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The Mother See responded to the anti-Armenian event organized by Azerbaijan in RomeThe Mother See emphasized that at the event entitled “Christianity in Azerbaijan: History and Modern Times” held at the initiative of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the Holy See, an attempt was made to deny the Armenian belonging of the historical and cultural heritage of Armenia and Artsakh, to... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians receives participants of priest training coursesHis Holiness conveyed his blessing to the priests, highly appreciating the zeal of the clergy in enriching their ritual and theological knowledge. His Holiness emphasized that continuous education is important for more effective service. His Holiness urged the priests to put their abilities and... more |
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