PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V. Rev. Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
PALM SUNDAY IS CELEBRATED IN THE
ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR CATHEDRAL
All the Armenian Churches celebrated the Palm Sunday on March 20. On
this occasion Holy Liturgy was held in the St. Gregory the Illuminator
Cathedral in Antelias. Bishop Nareg Alemezian officiated the mass
and the “Shenorhali” Choir performed the hymns under the directions
of Fr Bartev Gulumian.
During the mass, thousands of Armenian children received His Holiness
Aram I ‘s blessing. The Catholicos gave a special speech on this
occasion from the balcony of the “Veharan”, Pontifical residence. The
central theme of his speech constituted the current political situation
of Lebanon.
The Palm Sunday procession toured the Cathedral’s yard and returned
to the Cathedral amid cheerful greetings by a huge crowd of faithful.
A service for the “opening of the door of heaven” was held in the
afternoon. The service was presided by His Holiness Aram I and
conducted by Bishop Nareg, who delivered a special sermon about
the occasion.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
history and the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.