Holy Thursday At St. Sarkis Church
On Thursday Evening the The events initiated by Jesus at the Mystical were commemorated at St. Sarkis Church; namely, the the Divine Liturgy of the The Institution of the Holy Eucharist was celebrated and was followed by the service of "Washing of the Feet". Fr. Nareg washed the feet of the church servers and anointed them with blessed oil.
Tenebrae
The service of washing of feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms and hymns are chanted. Fr. Nareg gave a sermon concentrating on John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."