The Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ Was Celebrated in Antelias, Lebanon, with a Divine Liturgy

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With the blessing of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church of Cilicia, H.E. Arch. Kegham Katcherian, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Greece, celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ, at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, Lebanon.

The Feast of Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ is one of the five major feasts (Daghavar) of the Armenian Church, and it holds a special place in the hearts of Armenians. After celebrating the Feast with a Solemn Divine Liturgy, a centuries-old pre-Christian festival called Vartavar, integrated with the Transfiguration by St. Gregory the Illuminator, is held outside of all churches and wherever Armenians can meet, where participants release doves and engage in water games…

This news was originally published on the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon website. Please click here to read the full text.

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