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August 18, 2006
Lake Sevan Hosts Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin
For the first time in more than a century, the ranks of the Brotherhood
of Holy Etchmiadzin have swelled to more than 90 members. In order
to increase their fraternal ties to one another and reinforce their
oath of service to God, the Armenian Church and the Mother See of
All Armenians, regular clergy conferences have been convened in Holy
Etchmiadzin for the past decade.
The second day of the 2006 conference, gathering the members of the
Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, continued its activities on August
17. The two sessions of the day took place at the Vaskenian Theological
Seminary of Lake Sevan. Nearly 70 young monks and archimandrites
(vardapets) from throughout the world have gathered in Holy Etchmiadzin
on this occasion.
During the sessions, the priests participated in the lectures of
Very Rev. Fr. Mkrtich Proshian, Dean of the Vaskenian Theological
Seminary, and Very Rev. Fr. Komitas Hovnanian, (Marseille,
France). Fr. Proshian’s lecture was entitled "The Priest as Teacher
of the Faith", and Fr. Hovnanian’s was entitled "The Priest as
Preacher". Discussion sessions, as well as question and answer periods,
followed both lectures.
At the conclusion of the two sessions, the clergymen participated in
Evening Services at the historic monastery of Sevan, in the Church of
the Holy Apostles. The conference continues on Friday and Saturday,
concluding with Divine Liturgy in Holy Etchmiadzin on Sunday,
August 20.
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