The Feast of St. Hripsime and Her Companions
09.06.2017
On June 12, the Armenian Apostolic Church will commemorate the Feast Day of St. Hripsime and her Companions.
On the occasion of the feast, at 10: 00 a.m., the reliquary of the Right Hand of the Holy Virgin Hripsime will be solemnly processed by Members of the Brotherhood of Mother See, seminarians of the Gevorkian Theological Seminary, and students from the Etchmiadzin Armenian Church Youth Center; in attendance of faithful pilgrims; from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Monastery of St. Hripsime.
At 11:00 a.m., a Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in the Monastery of St. Hripsime, following which a blessing of the four corners of the world (Andastan) will be offered. The Right Hand of the Holy Virgin Hripsime will remain in the Church following the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, for the faithful to receiving the blessings of the relic.
The faithful are invited to attend.
