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Holy Lance of Geghard brought out on the feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. BartholomewThe feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew was declared the day of the vow of the First-Born Saint Geghard by the holy Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. On the occasion of the feast, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was served in the Mother Cathedral... more |
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The removal of the Catholicos’ name is a bid to establish a separate religious direction։ Archbishop ArshakArchbishop Arshak Khachatryan believes that the removal of the Catholicos’ name during the Liturgy denies the hierarchical order, denies church authority, and one’s own affiliation. This means that you are excluding yourself from church affiliation. According to him, the Catholicos cannot leave... more |
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The Order of the Patriarchs Urges Not to Give in to Political Slander and Not to Alienate from the Mother ChurchThe Order of the Patriarchs of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin considers the attempts by political forces to divide the unity of the church intolerable. It calls on the clergy and the faithful not to give in to slander and not to deviate from the spiritual life of the Mother Church. |
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Court Takes Step Back in Lidya Mantashyan Case After OutcryKaren Farkhoyan, based on the testimony of the prosecution and defense, replaced Lidya Mantashyan's pretrial detention with a combined alternative measure of detention: a 2.5 million dram bail and administrative supervision. Earlier, on November 20, the court extended Lidya Mantashyan's... more |
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The accusations made against the Catholicos of All Armenians are absolutely groundless and fabricatedThe Mother See announced that a meeting of the members of the Supreme Spiritual Council residing in Armenia was scheduled, but its legitimate session could not be convened due to the absence of the bishops who met with Pashinyan. The Brotherhood noted that the accusations made against the... more |
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The student of the Armenian Youth Center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Becomes Gold Medalist in WrestlingLevon Bardeghyan won a gold medal in the under 15 tournament in Batumi, taking 1st place. He also took 3rd place in the under 15 tournament in Estonia, becoming a bronze medalist. The Youth Center of Etchmiadzin has a history of more than 20 years. More than 500 children study at the institution... more |
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Prayers for imprisoned spiritual fathers and prisoners held at the Holy Cross Church in AparanEvery Thursday, during the services held in various churches of the diocese, priests and believers express their spiritual support and pray for the Primate of the diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, all imprisoned spiritual fathers, and Armenians held in prison for defending the church and the... more |
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Father Paren: "No clergyman has the right to omit the name of His Holiness from the liturgy"Father Paren: “The Father of Us All is His Holiness the Patriarch” Priest Paren Arakelyan, who serves in the Aragatsotn Diocese, says that the holy myron, blessed by the Catholicos of All Armenians, is engraved on all of our foreheads. |
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Rev. Father Mushe: "None of us has the right to celebrate the liturgy as we wish"Priest Mushe Vahanyan, who serves in the Aragatsotn diocese, condemns the omission of the name of the Most Holy Theotokos from the liturgy. By giving the name of the ruler of the church, we also testify to our right to be priests. |
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Father Shnorhk: "Discounting the liturgy is a curse, it is a violation of canon law"Father Shnorhk: “It is a reprehensible act to cancel the liturgy, it is a violation of canon law” Father Shnorhk Shahinyan, who serves in the Diocese of Armavir, says that we are unconditionally obedient to our canon law, to our Mother See. |
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Rev. Father Paren: "The Father of Us All is His Holiness the Patriarch"Father Paren: "No clergyman has the right to omit the name of the Most Holy Theotokos from the liturgy" ․ Priest Paren Arakelyan, who serves in the Aragatsotn diocese, states that the issue of national division is raised when the canonical text of the liturgy is omitted. |
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Rev. Father Manuk: "Every day the light opens with amazing news. We bow to the Mother See"Rev. Father Manuk: “Those who lived with a traitorous spirit will stand before the judgment of the Lord” Rev. Father Manuk Zeynalyan, who serves in the Aragatsotn Diocese, considers it highly condemnable to deliberately omit the name of His Holiness from the liturgy. |