Ecclesiastical Life

Divine Liturgy was celebrated with the blessing of the Armenian Patriarch

The Pope expressed full support for the Armenian Church community in Syria

The Archbishop of Sevan performed a water blessing ceremony at the baptismal font of Christ

The Primate of the Diocese of Gougark presided over the celebration of the feast of the Name of the Lord in the old calendar

An ecumenical prayer was offered for the unity of Christians at the St. George Cathedral in Tbilisi. 

An exhibition opened at the History Museum on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the monument expert Ashkharbeg Kalantar

The Sunday school students of the Holy Mother of God church staged a performance on the theme of Nativity

The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated Christmas according to the old calendar at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

A Christmas water blessing ceremony was held at the St. Mesrop Church in Homs, Syria

An ecumenical inter-church prayer service was held at the St. Jacob Cathedral in Geneva

The Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin prayed for Armenian prisoners illegally held in Baku

The World Youth Union of the Armenian Church organizes a pan-Armenian pilgrimage

23 young men in Javakhk were called to the first degree of church service

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Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the naming and baptism of Jesus Christ

Ontario Premier participates in the Holy Trinity Church's Holy Nativity Liturgy

House Blessing and Water Blessing Ceremony held at Izmirlian Medical Center

Clergy perform house blessing ceremony at the Saghmosavank Monastery

Christmas celebration held at the Kota Diocese

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On the New Year, the Catholicos of All Armenians received families from Artsakh

On December 31, the Catholicos of All Armenians visited the maternity hospital in Etchmiadzin

With the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, the “Armenian Christmas” spiritual classical concert took place

The Catholicos of All Armenians congratulated the employees of the Mother See’s structures

After the Christmas Liturgy, the holiday was celebrated with national songs and dances in the courtyard of St. Anna Church

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The Catholicos of All Armenians visited the Yerablur Military Pantheon with the Brotherhood of the Mother See 

Some Armenians participated in the Christmas Liturgy from the courtyard of the Armenian Church in Moscow 

On Christmas Day, the Brazilian Armenian community gathered at the Primate's St. Gevork Church

The Brotherhood procession accompanied the Catholicos of All Armenians, dressed in the vestments of a Celebrant, to the Mother Cathedral. This year, the canopy of the Armenian Patriarch was carried by members of the Architectural Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church. A Pontifical liturgy was served, at the end of which a water blessing ceremony was performed. It symbolizes the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River. A muron-bearing dove was brought to the altar and the Armenian Patriarch poured holy muron into the pots. This year, the godfather of the cross is Karen Nazaryan, Executive Director of the Armenian Round Table Foundation of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

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Christmas Candlelight Liturgy celebrated in the Mother Cathedral

The first house blessing of the year was performed in the Residence after the Candlelight Liturgy 

Candlelight Liturgy celebrated in the Mother Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator

A festive Liturgy celebrated in the Church of St. Sarkis

On the eve of the New Year 2025, the message of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.

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The past year was historic for the Armenian Apostolic Church

The Assyrian Church of St. Mary of the East in California celebrated the upcoming Christmas with a bilingual church concert

A consecration ceremony was held at the St. Vardan Cathedral of the Eastern Diocese of the USA

A concert dedicated to the 155th anniversary of Komitas' birth was held at the Holy Trinity Church in Constantinople

The Mother See has published the schedule of New Year and Christmas holidays

The degrees of acolytes, oratory and semi-deaconry were awarded at the Mother See

21 Artsakh children living in the Mother See's shelter received Christmas gifts

Members of the Youth and Women's Unions visited the "Haghtanak" care center

The exhibition "Annunciation Manuscripts: The Sacred Treasury of the Matenadaran" opened at the Matenadaran

The gala concert of the 30th anniversary of the Youth center was held at the G. Sundukyan National Academic Theater

A memorial evening "Dedication to Lusine" was held at the Lusine Zakaryan House-Museum