His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem sent the following letter of condolences to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa in the Holy See of St. Mark:
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His Beatitude Archbishop Nourhan Manougian, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem sent the following letter of Condolences to His Excellency Mr. Shein, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Israel:
Today, on the Feast of the Birth of Virgin Mary, we also celebrate the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia. Happy Anniversary, Armenia!
On Thursday September 21, the Armenian Church celebrates the Birth of Virgin Mary, Mother of God. In the morning we celebrate Divine Liturgy at St. Mary’s in Gethsemane.
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On July 8, 2018, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Vardavar). The Feast was celebrated properly in the churches of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia. Everywhere in the Armenian churches, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the feast and sermons were told about the mystery of the day. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the traditional game of pouring water was not forgotten. The spilling of water on each other made a joyful mood. On the occasion of the feast, pilgrimages to the various sanctuaries both in Motherland and Armenian - populated regions of Georgia were organized.
On the occasion of Transfiguration of Jesus Christ, Spiritual Superintendence of Akhaltsikhe of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia organized a pilgrimage to the ruined chapel called “Mother Church”, located near the village of Tsughrut.
The sanctuary has been a place for pilgrimage for centuries, especially at the Vardavar Feast, but in recent years the Divine Liturgies were not celebrated there.
In order to complete the mystery of the feast, with the divine providence, the centuries – long silence was broken and replaced by the Divine Liturgy.
In the Holy “Mother church” chapel the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Rev. Father Torgom Vardanyan, pastor of Akhaltsikhe and nearby settlements.
Rev. Father Hakob Sahakyan, spiritual superintendant of Akhaltsikhe and Borjomi regions preached properly about the mystery of the day and once again told about miracles that occurred in our days with a number of Armenians which had come to visit the “Mother church” chapel.
At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, the pilgrims congratulated each other on the occasion of the Feast of Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Vardavar).