The regular session of the Coordinating Committee for the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral, the blessing of the Holy Muron and the organization of related events was held
29.08.2024
On August 29, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; the regular session of the Coordinating Committee was convened within the framework of the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral and the Blessing of the Holy Muron ceremonies.
In order to properly organize the work of the aforementioned ceremonies, under the chairmanship of His Holiness, a Coordinating Committee has been established since last year, which is chaired by His Eminence Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
There are 5 sub-committees within the Coordinating Committee: Ceremonial, Ritual, Informational, Technical support, Publications and events organization, which carry out the relevant organizational activities of the September events with a pre-prepared action plan.
The program of ceremonies was drawn up by the Coordinating Committee, according to which the main ceremonies will take place according to the following schedule:
1. On September 28, at 5:00 p.m., the ceremony of blessing of the Holy Muron in the St. Trdat Open Air Altar of the Mother See.
2. On September 29, at 10:30 a. m., the re-consecration ceremony of the Mother Cathedral.
Major events will be widely covered by both local and international media. The ceremonies of re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral and blessing of the Holy Muron will be broadcast live.
