Requiem Service for His Holiness Karekin I
On July 1, a Divine Liturgy was offered in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. At the conclusion of the holy service, a requiem service was offered at the grave of Catholicos Karekin I, on the 19th anniversary of the Patriarch's death. The requiem was offered by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; accompanied by the members of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin.
Clergy and pilgrims offered their prayers to Almighty God for the peace and tranquility of the soul of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin I.