Under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I and organized by the Christian Education Department, a week of special services, prayers and Bible studies were held between August 8^th to 12^th of 2022, at St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya, celebrating the Monastery’s Pilgrimage Day.

On this occasion, His Holiness Aram I met with the pilgrims on Friday, August 12^th, offered a contemplation on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and blessed them.

Subsequently, the Committee of the Union of the Social workers of the Armenian community in Lebanon presented His Holiness with a gift as a token of appreciation for his continuous moral and financial support.

It is noteworthy that on the same morning, V. Rev. Fr. Shnorhk Ashekian conducted the traditional blessing of the salt and incense ceremony.