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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

FAITHFUL WOMEN MARK
THE MID-LENT IN ANTELIAS

The weekly gathering and prayer sessions of over 100 Armenian faithful
women gained new momentum and enthusiasm during the Great Lent period. In
this spirit, the Christian Education Department of the Catholicosate of
Cilicia brought together these women and their friends, over 200 women in
total, in a special event held in Antelias on March 13 on the occasion of
Mid-Lent. The event was organized under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I.

Vice Director of the Christian Education Department, Rev. Fr. Torkom
Donoyan, delivered the opening remarks, expressing great satisfaction both
for the large number of attendants and the increasing popularity of the
regular Tuesday prayer sessions for Armenian women. Rev. Fr. Donoyan
expressed his gratitude to His Holiness Aram I, under whose guidance the
Christian Education Department is growing with all its various work fields
such as public educational lectures, publishing, music recording, etc.

The Grand Sacristan of St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Archbishop
Gomidas Ohanian, also spoke during the event, focusing on the importance of
fasting in the life of Christians and encouraged the participation of the
faithful women in Armenian Church’s rituals and services. He also praised
the Mother Cathedral’s women’s committee and its active contribution to the
decoration of the church. The committee had prepared a bouquet of flowers
for the attendants of the event.

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