This week marks the 25th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Karekin II. It was on November 4, 1999, that His Holiness was consecrated as the 132nd Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, in a magnificent ceremony at the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
During two days that combined splendid pageantry with profound spiritual significance, the worldwide Armenian Church bore witness to a historic chapter in the life of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
During the Blessing of the Holy Muron ceremony, Catholicos Karekin II extolled the unifying power of Holy Muron, as the sanctifying sign of the Holy Spirit.
Read Catholicos Karekin II’s sermon during the re-consecration service of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin.
On September 21, Armenian Independence Day, a special prayer service for the Republic of Armenia went forward at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.
