Celebrating the Eve of the Feast Ghevontiantz Clergy

2 February 2016. On Monday, His Holiness Aram I presided over the prayer service dedicated to the Ghevontiantz priests; Archbishop Yeprem Tabakian led the members of the brotherhood in the prayers. The collective term, Ghevontiantz, refers to the priest Ghevont and his companions who accompanied the soldiers during the historical battle of Vartanantz in 451, when Armenians defended their Christian faith. The annual celebration is an invitation to the clergy to recommit themselves to the legacy of the Ghevontianz priesthood: to serve the church and the people with their full spirit and energy.