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The new academic year began with a symbolic bell at the Eurnekian Secondary School, operating under the auspices of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and the school’s spiritual director, Father Arsen Mirzoyan, congratulated the students, teachers, and parents. The spiritual director of...
 
On the occasion of the Day of Knowledge, Writing and Schooling, His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, sent a congratulatory message to students, educators and all workers in education, conveying to them his Patriarchal love and blessing. In the message, His Holiness wished strength...
 
On September 1, the St. Gregory of Narek School in the center of Moscow reopened its doors to students, and in a festive atmosphere, the director, Syuzanna Adamyants, conveyed the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, wishing them enthusiasm and diligence in their studies. Here, students, while...
 
On September 2, on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Artsakh, a Prayer for Peace was held at the Mother Cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin under the leadership of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.  A prayer was offered for the forcibly...
 
Every year, on the feast of St. John the Baptist and Hob the Just, Armenians who moved to Armenia from the Persian province of Periya in 1972 arrive on pilgrimage to the Holy Shoghakat Monastery in Vagharshapat, and the Miraculous Gospel of Sangibaran, proclaimed to have healing powers, is brought...
 
On September 3, the regular court hearing on the Sacred Struggle case continued at the “Shengavit” residence of the Yerevan General Jurisdiction Criminal Court, during which experts from the Investigative Committee were questioned and issues of preventive measures for the accused were examined....
 
At the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians received the participants of the “The Story of a Carpet” initiative, who, under the leadership of the spiritual director of the Youth Center, Father Harutyun Vardapet Kirakosyan, presented the Armenian Patriarch...
 
 
On September 8, all Christian churches invariably celebrate the feast of the Birth of Holy Mother of God, who according to the Bible was the child of the covenant and is considered the main intercessor of humanity before God in the Armenian Apostolic Church. A festive liturgy will be served in all...
 
On September 4, at the initiative of Archbishop Ezras Nersisyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhijevan, a spiritual song festival was held at the Tapan Museum of the Armenian Church in Moscow, with the participation of 5 Christian churches, in which more than 150 singers...
 
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Starting September 7, the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church will observe a week-long fast in preparation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, which will be celebrated on Sunday, September 13, and is the fifth and last Tabernacle Feast of the Year, with the following day being Day...
 
The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin strongly condemns the holding of inappropriate events and parties in Hovhannavank; this situation is a consequence of the authorities’ patronage of Stepan Asatryan, who has been defrocked. The Mother See calls on the relevant state bodies to restore the legal...
 
On September 6, Armenian pilgrims from different countries of the world participated in the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Cross Church in Akhtamar, presided over by Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, and celebrated by Bishop Mesrop Barsamyan, the Primate of the...
 
On September 8, a festive Divine Liturgy dedicated to the Birth of the Holy Mother of God was celebrated at the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin by Father Andreas Ezekyan. During the sermon, the minister reflected on the beloved image of the Virgin Mary, emphasizing that her birth is one of the...
 
 
On September 10, the court hearing regarding the "Sacred Struggle" case continued at the Shengavit seat of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction, where the court heard testimony from experts representing the Investigative Committee. The defense team reiterated that the expert findings...
 
On September 11, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Catholicos of All Armenians received a delegation led by Levon Khachatryan, President of the French "Luys" Association, comprising both Armenian and French doctors. From September 5 to 8, the association had carried out a medical-...
 
On September 11, the Hovnanian Family Foundation hosted a concert evening in the courtyard of the Katoghike Holy Mother of God and Saint Anna churches—located at the intersection of Abovyan and Sayat-Nova streets—to mark the 96th birth anniversary of the foundation's founder, the American-...
 
On September 12, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the Catholicos of All Armenians received members of the French humanitarian organization "L'Œuvre d'Orient," led by Bishop Hugues de Woillemont. His Holiness highly commended the organization's 170-year history of service and the...
 
On September 11 and 12, a two-day open-air concert program dedicated to Hrair Hovnanian’s 96th birthday was held in the courtyard of the Katoghike Holy Mother of God and Saint Anna churches, organized by the Hovnanian Family Foundation. Pianist Hayk Melikyan and the Komitas Choir of the Komitas...
 
On September 13—the Feast of the Holy Cross—the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Zoravor Holy Mother of God Church in the village of Apna (Aragatsotn Diocese) by Rev. Fr. Maghakia Gevorgyan. The faithful venerated a relic of the Holy Cross of Jesus Christ, brought from the Mother See of Holy...
 
On September 13, the festive Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross—the last of the five major feasts of the Armenian Church and the principal feast dedicated to the Holy Cross—was celebrated at the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. In his sermon, the celebrant,...
 
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The exhibition "The Intersecting Colors of Faith" has opened at the Matenadaran in Yerevan, dedicated to the 85th birthday and 60th anniversary of the creative career of People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Robert Elibekyan. The exhibition features over 50 works—spanning painting, graphic...
 
On September 14—the Day of Remembrance for the Deceased following the major feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross—Divine Liturgy and a requiem service were celebrated at the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin by Fr. Grigor Minasyan (Vardapet). Before visiting the cemeteries, the faithful...
 
On September 14, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin issued a statement strongly condemning the remarks denying the Armenian identity of the Gandzasar and Dadivank monastic complexes—as well as the scornful attitude displayed toward the Armenian people's spiritual and cultural heritage—by Hikmet...
 
On September 15, the regular four-day meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council commenced at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, presided over by Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. The agenda includes issues related to the Church's canonical and diocesan life, its...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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