ST. CROSS FAST APPROACHES
Panorama.am
18:11 29/08/2007
St. Cross is one of the festivities of the Armenian Apostolic
Church and it is the last that our church will celebrate this year
on September 16. Until then, the believers have the chance to clean
themselves by means of a five-day fast. In addition to cleaning their
spiritual self, they may clean their physical bodies by abstaining
from animal originated food.
According to the tradition, a mass is served in all Armenian churches
during St. Cross. The following Monday of St. Cross is the Day of
Respect to the Dead when relatives of those who passed away pay visit
to their cemeteries.