Armenian Church to celebrate Palm Sunday

The Armenian Apostolic Holy Church will celebrate the Palm Sunday, the triumphant entry of our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, on April 9. Under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; Palm Sunday is also annually declared to be the Blessing of Children Day.

On the occasion of the Feast, a special service of Blessing of Children will be held at all Armenian Churches.

This year, with the blessings of the Catholicos of All Armenians; the Social Service Department of the Mother See will hold an event for 150 disabled children from the Hrazdan Children’s Support Foundation Day Center. Following the Blessing Service, a reception will be held for the Children of the Day Center, during which the Catholicos of All Armenians will distribute gifts to the children.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS