On all memorial holidays, His Holiness the Patriarch distributed his blessing to the faithful

The Araratian Week launched with the celebration of the Virgins of St. Hripsimians, followed by the commemorations of the Virgins of Gayanians, St. Hovhannes Karapet, and Bishop Atanagineh. On all days, the reliquaries containing the relics of the saints were taken out of the museums and treasury of the Mother Cathedral and taken to the churches, accompanied by clergy and believers, to bless the faithful.