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 feet was followed by Tenebrae, a distinctive ceremony of gradually extinguishing candles. At the same time, a series of seven Gospel readings, psalms, and hymns are chanted. Fr. Nareg Terterian gave a homily on "Jesus the Light of the World."