Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Resurrection celebrated in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Resurrection celebrated in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

    Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ celebrated in the
    Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/03/31/glorious-resurrection-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-celebrated-in-the-mother-see-of-holy-etchmiadzin/
    11:54 31.03.2013


    On March 31, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the Feast of the
    Glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ with great solemnity
    throughout the world. In Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II,
    Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, celebrated a
    Pontifical Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral.

    The Pontifical Mass was attended by President Serzh Sargsyan,
    Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan,
    the President of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan, as well
    as Members of Parliament, members of the Government, the Supreme
    Spiritual Council members, representatives of diplomatic missions
    accredited in Armenia, Education and Culture many pilgrims and the
    faithful.

    The canopy bearers during the Pontifical procession were Kamo
    Hovhannisyan, Director of the Spendiaryan State Academic Theater of
    Opera and Ballet; Shavarsh Kocharian, Deputy Minister of Foreign
    Affairs of the Republic of Armenia; Harutyun Khachaduryan, Director of
    the `Golden Apricot' Yerevan International Film Festival; and Armen
    Mouradian, Executive Director of the Izmirlian Foundation.

    Assisting His Holiness at the Holy Altar were His Grace Bishop Hovnan
    Hakobian; Grand Sacristan of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin; and
    His Grace, Bishop Mushegh Babayan, Operations Director of the Mother
    See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

    During the service, His Holiness addressed his message to faithful
    Armenians throughout the world on the occasion of Holy Easter offering
    his Pontifical blessings and proclaiming the good news, `Christ is
    Risen from the dead! Blessed is the Resurrection of Christ.'

Working...
X