On the occasion of the Feast of the Assumption, a festive Liturgy was served in the St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Yerevan
20.08.2024
Reverend Fr. Poghos Vardanyan was the Celebrant at the Saint Gregory the Illuminator mother church in Yerevan. Feast of Assumption of the Holy Mother of God is the fourth major holidays celebrated by the Armenian Apostolic Church. The blessing of grapes is one of the most popular one of the feasts. On the Feast of the Assumption, grapes ripen, the altars are decorated with vines full of grapes. After the liturgy, the grapes are blessed and distributed to the believers. The day after the feast, August 15, is the day of Rememberance of the dead. Requiem Services Funeral are held in churches.
