HIS EMINENCE LEADS EASTERN PRELACY IN HOLY WEEK CELEBRATIONS

Every parish of the Eastern Prelacy celebrated Holy Week with spiritually nourishing ceremonies.

On the evening of Maundy Thursday, April 17, His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan, Prelate, participated in the ceremonies of the Washing of the Feet and the Betrayal and Passion of Our Lord (Khavaroom/Խաւարում, known as Tenebrae in Latin) at St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  

On Good Friday, April 18, the Prelate participated in the Service of the Entombment at Sts. Vartanantz Church in Ridgefield, NJ.

On the evening of Holy Saturday, April 19, the Prelate presided over the Divine Liturgy at St. Sarkis Church in Douglaston, New York, after which he led a solemn procession to the parish hall, where the traditional Easter Eve (Jurakalooytz/Ճրագալոյց) service was held. 

On Sunday, April 20, Archbishop Anoushavan celebrated the Divine Liturgy and delivered the sermon at St. Illuminator’s Cathedral in New York, marking the Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord.