Feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew
27.11.2017
On 02 December , the Armenian Church will celebrate the Feast of the Apostles St. Thaddeus and St. Bartholomew. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin. On this occasion, the Holy Lance is to taken to the Mother Cathedral and the faithful will have the opportunity to kiss the Holy Lance and receive blessings from it. The Feast was declared as a pilgrimage day of the Holy Lance; by Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians.
