ORDINATION OF PSALM READERS ANF JUNIOR DEACONS HELD IN ANTELIAS
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 06 2007
ANTELIAS, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Junior pupils of
Dprevank of Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia and students of
the private class of deacons received on June 2-3 the lowest degrees
for serving the Armenian Apostolic Church. The ceremony took place
in Surb Grigor Lusavorich Mother Church of Antelias.
After the liturgy celebrated by Archimandrite Norayr Ashgian,
the newly ordained psalm readers and junior deacons knelt before
Catholicos Aram I in the Patriarchal residence in order to receive
His Holiness’ blessing.
Catholicos Aram I appealed to them to prepare themselves for greater
services through conscious self-development.