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:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: nian.htm
REQUIEM SERVICE IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS
OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN ARMENIA 20 YEARS AGO
A Requiem service was held in the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in
Antelias on December 7 to mark the 20th anniversary of the devastating
earthquake that hit parts of Northern Armenia on December 7, 1988 and pray
for the souls of its victims.
The celebrant spoke about the dreadful event that sent shockwaves through
the Armenian nation globally. He observed that this natural disaster became
an extraordinary occasion for demonstrating national unity, when Armenians
around the world hurried to assist their compatriots in need with a strong
sense of national belonging. He also referred to the humanitarian assistance
provided by the international community, which showed, he added, that
regardless of color, ethnicity or religion, human beings remain true to one
another and care for each other especially in time of need.
His Holiness Aram I, the clergy and the believers attending the Mass prayed
for the souls of the victims, asking the Almighty to protect our nation and
all of humanity from such disasters.
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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, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.