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International Day of Deaf in Holy Trinity ChurchHello, I am deaf. This is how the youth greeted the guests. The community of the deaf, established in the Holy Trinity Church with the efforts of Father Yesayi Artenian, celebrates the International Day of Deaf. |
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Supreme Spiritual Council at the Mother SeeThe following issues were discussed at the two-day meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and presided by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II: organization of events to commemorate 100 years of the Armenian Genocide, Blessing of the Holy Chrism Service scheduled on September 27, 2015 and issues concerning the implementation process for the Diocesan Bylaws Guidelines. |
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5th Armenian Church Representative Assembly finalizedFrom September 18-21, under the presidency of Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, the 5th Armenian Church Representative Assembly was held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, attended by representatives of the Armenian Patriarchates of Jerusalem and Constantinople, Pontifical delegations, Primates and lay delegates of the Dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora, Bishops serving in various structures of the Armenian Church, and Supreme Spiritual Council members. |
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Baroness Caroline Cox visited Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinOn September 17, at the Mother, Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, received Baroness Caroline Cox and her delegation, accompanied by writer and publicist Mr. Zori Balayan. |
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St. Hovhannes Church of Berd consecratedOn September 14, St. Hovhannes Church of Berd city, TavushMarz, was consecrated. The ceremony was presided over by the Catholicos of Armenians Karekin II. The President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan also attended the ceremony. The architect of the newly constructed Church is Artak Gulian. |
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Bestowing of Medals at the Mother See of EtchmiadzinKarekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, bestowed medals of St. Nerses Shnorhali and St. Sahak, St. Mesrop Mashtots to Vilen Hakobyan, Hayrapet Galstyan and Ara Babloyan for their achievements in scientific and health fields. |
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The manual of Deacon Garegin Hovsepyants “The Church and Caretaking of the Poor” re-published“The Church and Caretaking of the Poor” by Garegin Hovsepyants, the Vicar General of the Great House of Cilicia, was published in the second release of “Sermnatsan (Sower)” publication series. The book in sale in all Mother See book-stores. |
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“100 questions about the Holy Communion”The book “100 questions about the Holy Communion” authored by Rev. Fr. Zakaria Baghumian was published. The publication is laid out in a comprehensible manner, a question-answer style typical for the Medieval Armenian bibliography. |
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Sangibaran Gospel in St. ShoghakatOn September 4, the miracle-working Sangibaran Gospel will be taken from Mashtots Matenadaran to St. Shoghakat Monastery and a Divine Liturgy will be offered. |
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Memorial Divine Liturgy in the Mother See of Holy EtchmiadzinOn August 17, we celebrated the fourth tabernacle feast – the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The following Monday, as with all tabernacle feasts, a Memorial Divine Liturgy was offered in all Armenian Churches.
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Today is the Feast of ShoghakatToday the Armenian Church marks the Feast of Shoghakat. It is the commemoration feast of the vision showing the spot of Etchmiadzin to Gregory the Illuminator with its heaven-striken ray. A Divine Liturgy was offered in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Rev. Fr. AghanYernjakyan.
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Festive Divine Liturgy in HovhannavankOn the occasion of the Feast of Transfiguration, the relics of St. John the Baptist were taken from the Treasury Museum of the Mother See to Hovhannavank. Father Yeprem Zargaryan offered the festive Divine Liturgy. |