On Tuesday, February 25th, 2020, His Holiness Aram I extended a letter to Archbishop Sebouh Sarkissian and the newly-elected Armenian deputies in the Iranian parliament: Ara Shahverdian (Tehran and Northern Iran), and Robert Peklarian (Isfahan and Southern Iran) expressing his warmest congratulations on the occasion of their election. The two deputies are active in…
On Monday evening, February 24th, His Holiness Aram I received the committee of the Zvartnots Center for Special Education and Rehabilitation. Based in Bourdj Hammoud, the center caters for students with special needs lead by specialists and a committee composed of nine experts in the field headed by Tamar Der Bedrossian. The directorof the…
On Sunday morning, February 23rd, 2020, following the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I received the Sunday School students on the occasion of Poun Paregentan (the Eve of the Great Lent). Â Gathered in the Main Hall of the Catholicosate, the children were disguised in various costumes according to the tradition of âPoun Paregentan,â and…
On Tuesday February 18th, 2020, the feast of Sts. Ghevontiants was marked at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, with prayers offered during the Morning Service in memory of the clergy who were martyred at the Battle of Avarayr. Â Â In the evening, the celebration continued around a luncheon, where St Ghevontâs sermon on the…
On Sunday, Frebruary 16th, 2020, following the Divine Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I presided over the requiem service held in memory of the deceased catholicoi and clergy of the Catholicosate of Cilicia. The requiem prayer was offered in the Zarehian Mausoleum, where the Cilician Brothers and the faithful gathered after mass. The commemorative service…
On February 15th, with the blessing of His Holiness Aram I, young members of the Cilician Brothehood: V. Rev. Fr. Hovhannes Saghdejian, V. Rev Fr. Barouyr Shernezian and V. Rev. Fr. Zareh Sarkissian, traveled to Vatican, where they were joined by V. Rev. Fr. Bsag Tepirjian, to participate in the upcoming ten-day Theological Initiative between…
On Saturday, February 8th, 2020, the Religious Council of the National General Assembly held its meeting, presided over by His Holiness Aram I, at the Catholicosate of Cilicia. Â The council discussed topics including Christian education, parish priest formation, the Armenian Theological Seminary, the Summer Youth Academy, ecumenical and inter-religious relations, the professional development program…
On January 26th to February the 1st , a theological dialogue was held between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches at the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchal Residence in Atchaneh, Lebanon. On behalf of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, HE Archbishop Khajag Barsamian and V. Rev. Fr. Shahe Anaian, and on behalf of the…
Addressing the international ecumenical consultation taking place at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, in Antelias, His Holiness Aram I said: “ As a future-oriented movement, the ecumenical movement calls us to read the signs of the times and seek the right way to respond out of our Christian faith and calling and move forward. If…
On Wednesday, February 5th, following the morning service, the prayer of collective confession was recited and blessing of water was conducted on the occasion of breaking the fast of the Catechumens. *** The fast of Catechumens is particular to the Armenian Church, and It is marked on the Monday preceding the feast of St. Sarkis.…
On January 31, 2020-February 2, 2020 His Holiness Aram I hosted a group of twenty five seasoned ecumenical church leaders to consider the present ecumenical realities, problems and challenges in order to seek new and relevant ways to articulate a forward-looking vision. The selected global church leaders came from Lebanon, Switzerland Ghana, the Vatican, India,…
In the honor of the participants of the international ecumenical consultation, held at the Catholicosate, a reception followed the closing remarks of the conference on the evening of Saturday, February 1st, 2020, in the Main Hall of the Catholicosate. The participating ecumenists, the Cilician Brotherhood and the representatives of the Armenian Community were present at…
