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‘SPIRITUAL FORMATION IS CENTRAL TO THE LIFE AND SERVICE
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA’
STATED ARAM I
During a meeting of the brotherhood at the Catholicosate this week, His
Holiness Aram I spoke of the importance of Spiritual Formation along with
the acquisition of knowledge. He said. “The modern world, with its
scientific and technological advancements is changing very fast. To
accompany our people in these fast changing societies, clergy should be well
equipped in order to communicate with youth and respond to the needs and
concerns of our people; preach the Good News of the Bible and teach our
Spiritual values. To respond to this noble task, clergy need continual
education for spiritual renewal and acquisition of knowledge.”
To this effect he continued, he was encouraging seminarians and priests to
study languages. There was already an agreement with Haigazian University
and one of their mother-tongue English Faculty was teaching English at the
Seminary; two priests were studying English at the Language Department of
Haigazian University. A clergy was studying French at the French Cultural
Center, and another priest was studying German at the Goethe Institute. He
then announced that two members of the brotherhood will soon attend the
National Conservatory of Music.
Speaking of the clergy serving in parishes abroad, he said that two clergy
were enrolled in universities in Canada, and another one in Greece. At the
end of the meeting he said. “Education should not be used for personal ends
but to serve the mission and fulfill the vision of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia for the sake of the Armenian Church, Armenia and our demands for our
Just Cause.”