Holy Thursday is the most solemn day in the church’s liturgy

At 7:30 a.m., a service of hours and absolution of penitents were held at the Mother See, after which Father David celebrated the Divine Liturgy. It was on Holy Thursday that Jesus established the sacrament of Holy Communion. Holy Thursday is one of the few days of Great Lent when the curtain of the tabernacle is opened, an open Liturgy is celebrated, and communion is given. Communion is one of the main sacraments of the Armenian Apostolic Church.