Requiem Service in Holy Etchmiadzin for Prime Minister Andranik Margarian
07.04.2007
On Sunday, April 1, during the celebration of Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, presided over a special requiem service offered in memory of the late Andranik Margarian, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
His Grace Bishop Ararat Kaltakjian, Grand Sacristan of the Mother See, celebrated the liturgy. In his sermon, Bishop Ararat reflected on the legacy of the late Prime Minister, and specifically noted, "Andranik Margarian, in spite of his position and office remained the same man, with a kind disposition and caring attitude toward all. Throughout the episodes of his life, he did not lose faith, instead his faith greater strengthened him, granting him hope and drive to continue his service to Armenian statehood and our nation."
Bishop Ararat concluded his remarks, stating, "Prime Minister Margarian has departed from us and taken the road which will take him to eternal life - to God. We are confident that through his worthy labors, good reputation and love for family, friends and neighbors, he will receive the just rewards which are promised to every Christian."
Present for the Divine Liturgy and Requiem Service were diocesan primates and priests of the Mother See; family and friends of the late Prime Minister; Tigran Torossian, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia; ministers and members of the government; and members of the National Assembly.
