Priestly Ordinations to Take Place at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On the Feast of the Discovery of the Cross, with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, a priestly ordination and consecration will take place at the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin on October 26, at the hands of His Grace Bishop Makar Hakobyan, Primate of the Diocese of Syunik. Six deacons of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, serving in various church structures, will be worthy of the priestly rank.

On the occasion of the feast, the relic of the Savior's Crosswood will also be brought out for the veneration of the faithful, which will remain in the Mother Cathedral until the Evening Liturgy.