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Armenian clergy and pilgrims carried the Artsakh flag while traveling to the Church of the ResurrectionAfter midnight on April 20, the monks of the Armenian Monastery of Jerusalem made the first entry into the Church of the Holy Resurrection. After praying at the place of Christ’s crucifixion, on Holy Golgotha, the Brotherhood ascended to the Second Armenian Golgotha chapel, where the Night... more |
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Festive Liturgy celebrated at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in MoscowArchbishop Ezras Nersisyan celebrated the festive liturgy at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhijevan. At the end of the liturgy, Archbishop Ezras blessed the eggs placed on the altar, which were distributed to the faithful. Members of the "Nur"... more |
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Candlelight Liturgy celebrated at St. Gregory the Illuminator Mother ChurchThe faithful have gone to St. Gregory the Illuminator Church to conclude Lent, receive Communion, and take home the good news of Christ's life-giving resurrection from the church. At the end of the liturgy, the faithful light a lamp from the church's lampstands and candles placed near the altar and... more |
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Candlelight Liturgy was celebrated at St. Sarkis ChurchSome of the faithful followed the Candlelight Liturgy in the courtyard of St. Sarkis Church. The Celebrant read the message of His Holiness the Patriarch. The faithful took the lamps from the altar to take home and celebrate the Resurrection with their families. After the Liturgy, the church... more |
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His Holiness the Patriarch performed a house blessing ceremony at the Mother SeeAfter the Holy Resurrection Candlelight Liturgy, the procession of clergymen accompanied the Armenian Patriarch to the Old Residency to perform the house blessing ceremony. His Holiness offered glory and thanksgiving to God for the opportunity to experience the joy and delight of the feast of the... more |
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The Feast of the Resurrection was celebrated in the Mother Cathedral for the first time after the reconsecrationThe liturgy was presided over by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. The candlelight service in the Mother Cathedral was performed by Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, the Chancellor of the Mother See. The feast of the Holy Resurrection began with the candlelight service. With the... more |
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Believers survived the final hours of Christ's earthly lifeAfter the order of crucifixion, the commemoration of the descent of Jesus from the cross and his burial was performed on Good Friday evening. The service of Christ's burial was performed in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin under the presiding authority of the Catholicos of All Armenians. |
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On Good Friday, all churches commemorated the crucifixion and death of the LordThe clergy read from the four Gospels the episodes that describe Jesus' last hours on earth: the gospel passages of His being taken to Pilate, his crucifixion on Golgotha, His death, and the solar eclipse. The scenes of betrayal, arrest, and condemnation described in the four Gospels express the... more |
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In all Armenian Apostolic Churches, a Betrayal Service was heldThe Brotherhood of the Mother See, presided over by the Catholicos of All Armenians, participates in the sacred ceremony. The Order of the Eclipse symbolizes the memory of the betrayal and suffering of Christ. It refers to Good Friday, but is performed on the evening of Holy Thursday, since,... more |
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A Washing of the Feet service was performed in all Armenian Apostolic churchesOn Holy Thursday, a Washing of the Feet service is performed in all Armenian Apostolic churches, and in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, it is performed by the Patriarch of All Armenians. His Holiness first blesses the water and oil placed on the altar, then kneels and begins to wash the feet of... more |
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The Church commemorated the Last Supper of Christ and the sacrament of the Holy EucharistOn the morning of Holy Thursday, the Service for those who are fasting (Apashkharoghac) was held in the Mother Cathedral, followed by the Midday Service. The fasting faithful participated in the ceremony. On the morning of Holy Thursday, those who repent are granted absolution. Penitence is one of... more |
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A penitential rite was performed and a Holy Liturgy was celebrated in the Diocese of BrazilThe Armenian Diocese of Brazil has been preparing for the Holy Thursday ceremonies with prayer and spiritual conversations for days. Deacon Aramayis Soghbatyan, with the blessing of the Primate of the Diocese, Archbishop Narek, conducted spiritual courses for the students of the Armenian National... more |
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