Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On September 11, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; a meeting of Primates of Armenian dioceses and Bishop’s Conference serving at the Mother See was held.

Welcoming the congregation, His Holiness Karekin II gladly emphasized that the preparations for the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral and the Blessing of the Holy Muron ceremonies are in the finalization stage.

Then, His Eminence Archbishop Arshak Khachatryan, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Chairman of the Coordinating Committee made a report on the organization of the Blessing of the Holy Muron, re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral and related events, presenting the works carried out by the commission.

It was informed that high-ranking clergymen from Armenia and the Diaspora, Armenians with a significant role in national life, delegates of Sister Churches and inter-church organizations, state, diplomatic, public, scientific and educational, culture and art representatives, as well as pilgrims and guests, will participate in the sacred ceremonies.

Videos were prepared and published to inform about the ceremonies, informative posters were placed in different regions of the country, informative books, publicly available brochures and newspapers were published. An agreement has been reached for the organization of TV programs covering the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral and the Blessing of of the Holy Muron by mass media.

Reference was made to the technical works undertaken in order to ensure the access of faithful Armenians to the sacred ceremonies, within the framework of which traffic and security issues will be regulated with public order protection bodies.

At the conclusion of the report, the Patriarch of All Armenians gave instructions to the diocesan Primates to make more efforts to facilitate the participation of pilgrims in the sacred ceremonies.

Participating church members expressed their joy and satisfaction regarding the upcoming spiritual events.

The Conference concluded with a prayer.