After the Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral, the Ascension Day games were played in the courtyard


An open painting lesson dedicated to the Ascension Day was held in the Mother See. Students from the Youth Center of Yerevan and Etchmiadzin gathered under the guidance of educators and spiritual ministers. Dance groups from the Youth Center, students from the circus school, dhol players, and kanon players performed at the entrance to the Mother See's Matenadaran. After the concert program, the students from the Youth Center met with His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians.

Some pilgrims at Tsaghkevank attended the liturgy outside, on the steps


Father Sarkis Sargsyan introduced the pilgrims to the meaning and importance of the Feast of the Ascension. The Feast of the Ascension is the day of the Tsaghkevank vow. Pilgrims arrive at the monastery with hope, faith, and prayer to ask for the intercession of the Christian virgin. Believers collect the water flowing from the walls drop by drop to heal the sick.
 

Catholicos of All Armenians Visits Victory Park Memorial Complex


On May 9, on the occasion of the Victory and Peace Day, Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the confreres of the Mother See, visited the Victory Park Memorial Complex, laid flowers at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and paid tribute to the eternal memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War and the Artsakh heroic battle. The clergy, led by His Holiness the Patriarch, prayed for the repose of their souls.
 

Catholicos of All Armenians Visits Recently Renovated Malatia Youth Center


The Armenian Patriarch blessed and presented crosses to the students of the institution and spoke with them. The institution was recently renovated with the support of the Armenian General Benevolent Union, and is named after the benefactor family, Levon and Victoria Shaljian Malatia Youth Center.

 

The Bible Society of Armenia held a quiz at the Youth Center in Malatia


The knowledge test was attended by His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the confreres of the Mother See, AGBU Central Board member, AGBU Armenia President Vazgen Yakubyan. Questionnaires and databases were compiled from the biblical stories of the Old and New Testaments, and the students of the Youth Center studied them in religion classes.

The relic of Christ’s Cross has been moved to the Holy Cross Church in Aparan


On the feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross, the sacred relic of Christ’s Cross is being moved from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Holy Cross Church in Aparan. The relic was brought from the village of Aparan in the Mokk province of Greater Armenia to the Holy Cross Church in Akhtamar, and then found its resting place in the treasury of the Mother See. The relic is usually kept in the church until the evening, giving everyone the opportunity to commune with the power emanating from the relic.
 

Armenian miniature painting in a modern presentation: meeting-conversation at the "Phoenix" bookstore


The focus of the meeting was the presentation of puzzles based on the "Tearn-ndaraj" and "Entry into Jerusalem" iconographic images. Their goal is to introduce children from an early age to the Armenian spiritual culture and the rich treasury of which they must become the bearers and heirs. In the near future, the series will also be supplemented with a miniature puzzle on the theme of the Holy Resurrection.
 

This year, the Red Gospel was brought to the Holy Marian Church in Ashtarak


Since 2019, with the blessing of the Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Proshyan, the faithful have been communicating with the power emanating from the Red Gospel on the day of the feast of St. John the Baptist. This year, the Aragatsotn Diocese issued a statement that taking the Gospel to St. John the Baptist is not realistic, since the church is actually occupied. On Red Sunday, the Red Gospel was brought to the Holy Marian Church in Ashtarak for worship by the faithful.
 

Catholicos of All Armenians Receives Participants of International Conference of Lawyers


Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II hosted at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin the participants of the International Conference of Lawyers, which is being held in Yerevan these days at the initiative of the Chamber of Lawyers, including members of the Chamber of Lawyers of the National Council of France and representatives of the bar associations of various cities. His Holiness expressed gratitude to the French authorities and the French people for their recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, as well as for their caring attitude towards the Armenians living in France who survived the Genocide.
 

The Intercession of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide was held at the Mother See


On the occasion of the Day of Commemoration of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide, under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was celebrated at the Mother Cathedral of the Mother See. Later, the procession of clergy, with the relics of the Holy Martyrs, gathered at the khachkar-monument of the covenant located next to the Mother Cathedral. Under the presiding authority of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, an intercession of the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide was held.

A philologist accidentally discovered that the hero of Charles Tiran Tekeyan's story is his grandfather


During his research, Astghik Nersesyan, the grandson of Yenovk Nersisyan, a participant in the heroic battle of Musa Dagh, accidentally discovered that the hero of Charles Tiran Tekeyan's story "The Armenian Boy" is his grandfather. The story was published in 1915 in Alexandria. Yenovk Nersisyan was only 15 years old. He was wounded in the arm during the heroic battle and ended up on a French ship.
 

The torchlight procession was held under the slogan "The Struggle Continues"


The slogan "The Struggle Continues" symbolizes the unbreakable will of the Armenian people and the relentless struggle for justice. At the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex, His Eminence Haykazun conveyed the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians to the participants of the procession. His Holiness called on them to remain faithful to their identity and keep their national memory alive.