February 13, 2021

CELEBRATING THE EVE OF THE FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD TO THE TEMPLE IN ANTELIAS

 

On Saturday evening, February 13th, 2021, on the Eve of the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple, a special service was held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias.

 

Given the situation of the pandemic in Lebanon, the Feast was celebrated without the public, who they were able to follow the ceremony through the Cilicia TV.

 

On the occasion of the Feast, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I addressed the faithful with a message where he stated the the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord to the Temple holds an important place in the rituals of the Armenian Church, and that we should continue the tradition of offering our children and ourselves to God.