Episcopal ordination and consecration by the Catholicos of All Armenians


The Vicar of the Diocese of Gegharkunik, Bishop Isahak Poghosyan, the Vicar of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, Bishop Ruben Zargaryan, the Vicar of the Diocese of Masyatsotn, Bishop Anania Tsaturyan, and the Director of the Evangelization Center of the Mother See, Bishop Zakaria Baghumyan, were ordained bishops by the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II. During the pontifical liturgy, His Holiness prayed for the ordinations, asking the Holy Spirit for graces to be true shepherds. In the coming days, the newly consecrated bishops will celebrate the liturgies of the ordination in the Mother Cathedral.
 

Khrimyan Hayrik


The topic of the next program in the series in the Pavilion, which is discussed by Father Ararat Poghosyan, Director of the Matenadaran and Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan, is the activities of Khrimyan Hayrik, both before and especially after his election as Catholicos. What is the current meaning of his "iron ladle" message?

Historical and Current Phases of Emigration


Father Ararat Poghosyan and prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan discuss the historical and current phases of emigration and the significant role of the Armenian Church in preserving Armenians in the Diaspora in the Pavilion.

An oath is a sin, a false oath is fire


The Lord Himself warned that a person will have to answer for every empty word he utters on the Day of Judgment. In the Old Testament, people confirmed their words with an oath, referring to the Creator, but our Lord Jesus Christ came out against this spiritual disease and addressed a message to all of us in the Sermon on the Mount: “Do not swear falsely, but let your word be ‘Yes’, yes, and ‘No, no.’ For anything more than that is from evil.”

The invention of Armenian writing


During the episode of the program "The Invention of Armenian Writing" on ""In the pavilion", Father Ararat Poghosyan and prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan discuss one of the greatest events in Armenian history and culture - the invention of Armenian writing. What role did the church play in this process and what did this greatest event give to the Armenian people?

The Guest is from God


The folk proverb “The Guest is from God" characterizes our national peculiarity, namely, that every person who enters our threshold is a person of God and with our attitude we express our reverence for the Creator. There are many proverbs and sayings in our folklore on this topic.

Persecutions against the Armenian Church during the Soviet Atheism


The author of the program series “In the Pavilion”, prose writer Hovhannes Yeranyan and the director of the Matenadaran and Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Father Ararat Poghosyan, will discuss the relationship between the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian history, and Armenian culture in the coming months. The topic of the first program is the persecution and violence against the Armenian Church during the Soviet Atheism. How was the church able to emerge victorious from that difficult situation, and what does it remind us of today?

Judicial Authority in the Bible Part 2


Why does the example of God's judgment imply forgiveness for all those who repent of their actions, including apostasy? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

Judicial Authority in the Holy Scriptures Part 1


Jesus says, “Judge not, lest you be judged,” and adds, “With what judgment you judge, you will be judged.” Why should the court today be called to resemble the divine, heavenly court? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

Schools to be closed on the border


One more will soon be added to the dozens of worries of those living in border and remote villages. According to the order of the Ministry of Education, Science and Higher Education, schools with a small number of students must be liquidated. According to this calculation, 229 schools have appeared on the list, of which 48 are in Syunik and 47 in Shirak. We have tried to summarize what serious problems specialists and community residents see in our video.

The Source of Authority


Why is the source of judicial, legislative, and executive authorities considered divine? Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan explains.

 

The faithful people today once again heard the life-giving gospel from the lips of His Holiness


The greatest miracle in history, the Resurrection of Christ, brings thousands of Armenians to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. This day is a holiday of universal joy and rebirth. The faithful people participate in the Patriarchal Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral, receive the message of His Holiness and once again hear from the lips of the Patriarch the life-giving gospel: “Christ is risen from the dead.”