HOLY EASTER AT THE DIOCESAN HEADQUARTERS
Apr 17 2009
On Sunday, April 12, 2009, starting at 10:00 AM, the faithful began
gathering at the Western Diocese to celebrate the Holy Easter. His
Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate, celebrated the Divine
Liturgy and delivered the sermon. Rev. Archpriest Fr. Sipan Mekhsian,
Chancellor, Rev. Fr. Khajag Shahbazyan, Burbank Parish Priests, and
several Deacons and Acolytes assisted the Primate during the church
service. The Khachadourian Choir sang during the Easter Celebration
of the Divine Liturgy as well as during all major churches services
leading to Easter during the Holy Week.
The Primate led a procession of clergy and choir members to the
temporary sanctuary at the Nazareth and Sima Kalaydjian Hall of
the Arshag and Eleanor Dickranian Diocesan Complex. His Excellency
Grigor Hovhannissian, Consul General of the Republic of Armenia in
Los Angeles, as well as a number of Benefactors and Godfathers of
the Cathedral, attended the Easter celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
After celebrating the Divine Liturgy, the Primate delivered the sermon
wherein he spoke about the importance of the presence of Christ our
Lord and the miraculous significance of His Resurrection in our daily
endeavors. His Eminence also reflected on the construction of the
Cathedral and that with the Grace of God we would celebrate the next
Easter under the high and glorious dome of the Diocesan Cathedral.