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  • Palm Sunday in Antelias

    PRESS RELEASE
    Catholicosate of Cilicia
    Communication and Information Department
    Contact: V. Rev. Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
    Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
    Fax: (04) 419724
    E- mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.cathcil.org/

    PO Box 70 317
    Antelias-Lebanon

    Armenian version: http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Armenian.htm

    PALM SUNDAY IS CELEBRATED IN THE
    ST. GREGORY THE ILLUMINATOR CATHEDRAL

    All the Armenian Churches celebrated the Palm Sunday on March 20. On
    this occasion Holy Liturgy was held in the St. Gregory the Illuminator
    Cathedral in Antelias. Bishop Nareg Alemezian officiated the mass
    and the "Shenorhali" Choir performed the hymns under the directions
    of Fr Bartev Gulumian.

    During the mass, thousands of Armenian children received His Holiness
    Aram I 's blessing. The Catholicos gave a special speech on this
    occasion from the balcony of the "Veharan", Pontifical residence. The
    central theme of his speech constituted the current political situation
    of Lebanon.

    The Palm Sunday procession toured the Cathedral's yard and returned
    to the Cathedral amid cheerful greetings by a huge crowd of faithful.

    A service for the "opening of the door of heaven" was held in the
    afternoon. The service was presided by His Holiness Aram I and
    conducted by Bishop Nareg, who delivered a special sermon about
    the occasion.

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    View printable pictures here:

    http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Photos/Pictures77.htm
    http://www.cathcil.org/v04/doc/Photos/Pictures78.htm

    *****

    The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
    of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
    history and the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
    to the web page of the Catholicosate, http://www.cathcil.org/ The
    Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
    located in Antelias, Lebanon.
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