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Festive Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the Mother CathedralOn 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,... more |
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Feast of the Holy Cross at the Zoravor Surb Astvatsatsin Church in ApnaOn 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... more |
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Two-Day Concert Program Dedicated to Hrair Hovnanian’s 96th BirthdayOn 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... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Members of "L'Œuvre d'Orient"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... more |
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Two-Day Concert Program in the Courtyard of Saint Anna ChurchOn 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-... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Doctors from the "Luys" AssociationOn 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-... more |
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Court hearing on the "Sacred Struggle" case: expert clarificationsOn 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... more |
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Pilgrimage to the Holy Cross Church in AkhtamarOn 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... more |
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The Feast of the Birth of the Holy Mother of God Celebrated at the Mother CathedralOn 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... more |
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Statement on the worrisome phenomena in HovhannavankThe 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... more |
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The Exaltation of the Cross, the Last Tabernacle Feast of the YearStarting 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... more |
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Spiritual Song Festival at the Tapan Museum of the Armenian Church in MoscowOn 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... more |