Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On August 9, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; received clergymen from different dioceses of Armenia and Diaspora participating in the three-week Priest Accelerated Course.

At the meeting, His Holiness conveyed his blessings to the clergy, noting with satisfaction that the courses provide an opportunity for the priests to unite at the Mother See, to be strengthened by the vision of the mission of Holy Etchmiadzin, by the legacy of our holy fathers, who created the glory, identity and image of the Armenian people and marked the path of the nation's eternity.

In his remarks, the Catholicos of All Armenians urged the clergymen to strengthen the cooperation between the communities to make their spiritual mission even more effective.

At the conclusion, the Catholicos of All Armenians commanded the clergy to carry out their pastoral service more zealously and devotedly, noticing it important for the strengthening of the Church and the Motherland in this difficult period for the nation.