People from the Holy Mother of God church in Malatia, Yerevan went on a pilgrimage to Dadivank on November 22nd. They participated in the mass in honor of the soldiers who died during the latest Artsakh war. As always, Dadivank was full of the faithful.
The pilgrims, however, noted that the mass was sad. But the abbot of the Dadivank monastery, Ter Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, inspired everyone to have hope and faith.
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The spiritual leader of the Armenian Armed Forces, Bishop Vrtanes, carried out St. Dadi’s Andastan service (note: according to tradition, St. Dadi was a disciple of the apostle Thaddeus, and he was sacrificed for his belief in Christianity). An Andastan service is a ceremony that blesses the four corners of the world. Armenian spiritual leaders prayed to God in the face of impending calamity.
Believers prayed to God for his blessing and mercy during the service. The world’s four corners were blessed with the cross and the Gospel so that the fields may bear fruit.
“I know the will, strength, and love of my people. I know you. Keep your faith and love in your hearts, and live within God’s love. And do not judge; it is not necessary to judge each other. We have one judge- God. We are blaming others for the loss of these lands, but no, we are the ones who lost. We all lost. We need to become stronger in faith and in love. I want our nation to grow. I want all those who are able to have lots of children. We need to become stronger in our love and faith. We will be able to speak about what we lost then. I am pained to see another genocide taking place. This is a genocide- not the third or fourth. It is another genocide for us. Turks have remained the same. We need to change because Turks will not. We need to become stronger through our faith, love, and God’s blessing so that we can win,” Ter Hovhannes said.
Armen Davtyan
