Holy Tuesday
Church services for the Holy Week started on Tuesday April 16, 2019 with the Traditional Evening Service of the Ten Bridesmaids, a reenactment of the parable told by Jesus in Matthew 25:14-30. The Service was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian, Prelate. Youth from Salt & light Youth group as well as students from Saturday and Sunday Schools of St. Sarkis church participated to the service.
Maundy Thursday
On Thursday Evening the events initiated by Jesus at the Mystical Last Supper were commemorated at St. Sarkis Church; namely, the Divine Liturgy of the Institution of the Holy Eucharist was celebrated and was followed by the service of "Washing of the Feet". Fr. Nareg Terterian washed the feet of young boys and church servers and anointed them with the blessed oil.
The service of washing of feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of seven Gospel readings and psalms and hymns are chanted. The service of Tanebrae was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily on "The Gardens of Eden & Gethsemane".
The service of washing of feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of seven Gospel readings and psalms and hymns are chanted. The service of Tanebrae was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily on "The Gardens of Eden & Gethsemane".
Tenebrae (Passion of Christ)
On Thursday Evening the events initiated by Jesus at the Mystical Last Supper were commemorated at St. Sarkis Church; namely, the Divine Liturgy of the Institution of the Holy Eucharist was celebrated and was followed by the service of "Washing of the Feet". Fr. Nareg Terterian washed the feet of young boys and church servers and anointed them with the blessed oil.
The service of washing of feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of seven Gospel readings and psalms and hymns are chanted. The service of Tanebrae was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily on "The Gardens of Eden & Gethsemane".
The service of washing of feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of seven Gospel readings and psalms and hymns are chanted. The service of Tanebrae was presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan. Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily on "The Gardens of Eden & Gethsemane".