The Easter celebration in Antelias, Lebanon

On Sunday, April 4th, 2021, on the occasion of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia celebrated a pontifical Divine Liturgy. Serving the altar alongside the Pontiff was H.E. Archbishop Shahan Sarkissian and H.G. Bishop Magar Ashkarian, as well as members from the Cilician Brotherhood. The Seminary’s “Armash” Choir sang the liturgy.

During his sermon, His Holiness Aram I focused on the Son of God’s resurrection and said “The Resurrection of Christ is the glorious victory over evil, over sin, and over death. Christ’s resurrection should be considered as a source of mans’ resurrection as well as an invitation to overcome difficulties and challenges mankind faces. The Apostle states, if Christ had not resurrected, our faith would have been useless. Christ’s resurrection is the foundation of our faith, and the funnel to hope.”

His Holiness continued saying: “To believe in the resurrection of Christ means to live with hope, to turn hope into a quality of life. To believe in the resurrection of Christ means to live in accordance to Christ’s resurrection …

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