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The Median Day meal has no festive significance and does not break the fastThe people celebrate Median Day with special dishes and a number of rituals. An integral part of the day is the symbolic bagharj or Median Day gata, with a hidden symbol inside. Median Day gata is also a Lenten dish. It is made with oil, honey, nuts, and raisins. |
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The "Support Café for the Elderly of Artsakh" program is being implemented with AGBU fundingThe program is implemented in Yerevan and Gyumri. The goal is to provide social support to forcibly displaced Artsakh seniors aged 60 and over. A professional team works with them for 12 weeks. In a group setting, through music, art therapy, and physical exercises, specialists try to improve the... more |
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At the end of the Evening service, the faithful celebrated Median Day of Lent in the courtyard of St. Anna ChurchThe 48-day period of Lent is shared during the Median Day, which is a short retreat to reflect on the past and upcoming days of fasting, to review spiritual behavior, and to reflect on daily life. There are fewer church ceremonies during the Median Day, but instead there are many folk customs.... more |
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On the occasion of the Median Day of Lent, the youth of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese gathered at the residenceThe members of the youth unions of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese set a table with Lenten food and Median Day gatas. After the prayer and blessing of the Primate of the Diocese, Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, they shared the gata, which contained not a coin, but a blessed cross wrapped in foil,... more |
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The Church of the Holy Mother of God of the spiritual leadership of the Armed Forces, is being renovatedLarge-scale construction work is currently underway at the Holy Mother of God Church of the Spiritual Leadership of the Armed Forces. The architectural department of the Mother See has discussed the scope of the work and what needs to be done with state structures. The roof of the church will be... more |
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Lent provides an opportunity to focus on the course of life: Rev. Father Vahram MelikyanRev. Father Vahram Melikyan, believes that Lent has a special significance. It provides an opportunity for self-reflection and focusing on the course of one’s life. According to him, in addition to his daily contacts, a clergyman bears great responsibility before God and the people, and has many... more |
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The Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil asked the president to mediate the release of the captivesThe Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil, Bishop Narek Berberian, has sent an official letter to the President of the Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in which he reported on the unjust and inhuman treatment of Armenian prisoners of war in Baku and their violated rights. The... more |
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On International Down Syndrome Day, 6 singers and the "Shoghakat" choir presented a video clipThe NGO "Arev Children: Children's Health and Development Center" has been operating in Armenia since 2018. The center was established on the initiative of Father Grigor Grigoryan, and more than 220 children attend it. A large group of specialists work at the center, with group and individual... more |
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Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan was appointed as Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the Baltic StatesPrior to this, he was the director of the Office for Developing Social Teaching of the Mother See. His Eminence Vazgen was the staff bearer of Catholicos Vazgen I of All Armenians. For more than ten years, he lectured at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, during which time he also worked in... more |
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The training course for priests has aroused interest among priests and professorsEvery month, about 25 priests from the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora come to the Mother See for three weeks, live in the monastery, participate in courses and various ceremonies. About 20 secular and spiritual lecturers are involved in the training program. It is a good opportunity for... more |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorated the parable of the unjust stewardThis Sunday of Great Lent is named after the unjust steward. The day gets its name from the Gospel parable of the same name. A wealthy man entrusted all his affairs to his steward. The wealthy man hears that the steward is wasting his property and dismisses him from his job. According to the... more |
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Art restoration students clean the paintings of St. Sarkis ChurchThe 4th-year students of the Charles Aznavour College of Culture, a group of painters-restorers, are cleaning the church canvases from years of dust and dirt in the hall of the St. Sarkis. The group is entrusted only with the work of cleaning the canvases, and in case of cracks or damage, the... more |
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