27 March 2106. On Sunday morning the Easter Liturgy began in Antelias with His Holiness Aram I entering the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in procession as the bells of the Cathedral rang. The Easter Liturgy, which was chanted by the āShenorhaliā choir of the Catholicosate, was attended by the faithful, ambassadors, ministers, members of…
His Holiness Aram I based his Easter sermon on an exhortation by the Catholicos theologian Nerses the Gracious, in which the theologian describes Jesus as āThe Gate to Life.ā His Holiness said that today people, by falling into a self-centred hedonistic way of life, are in danger of forgetting God, to whom their lives belong.…
25 March 2016. His Holiness Aram I and the clergy commemorated the death of Christ on the Cross and the placement of the body in the tomb. The Good Friday Service was held around a coffin placed in front of the altar. The faithful visited the tomb, decorated it with flowers, and offered their prayers.…
24 March 2016. The celebration of Maundy Thursday, the commemoration of the last days of Jesusā earthly presence, was held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias in the presence of the faithful, including a large number of youth. The Service of Repentance was followed by the Holy Liturgy, which recalls the Last Supper,…
