The Pilgrimage Day of St. Mary Monastery in Bikfaya was marked on the evening of Saturday, August 12th, 2023 with a ceremonious Divine Liturgy presided over by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, who also conducted the blessing of the grapes and madagh (sacrifice) ceremony, and delivered his pontifical message. The solemn Divine Liturgy was celebrated by HG Bishop Mesrob Sarkissian, the prelate of the UAE and Qatar.
His Holiness Catholicos Aram I addressed in his sermon the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and extended his remarks and exhortations to five desitinations: the government of the Armenian Republic, the people of Armenia, the international community, Armenians in the diaspora, and the Armenians in Artsakh.
