DEVOTION – THAT’S THE MAIN COVENANT OF ST. SARKIS HOLIDAY

On January 23, at the Church of St. Sarkis of Nor Nork in Yerevan a ceremony was held at the initiative of the staff of the Military Institute after V.Sargsyan and high priest of the Church Norayr Baghdasaryan.

– Ordinances and covenants of the holiday is devotion. St. Sarkis and his son Martiros were killed in the name of the common good, – says the pastor of the 5th Army Corps and garrison Yenovk priest Yesayan, one of the initiators. – Christ has declared that there is no more love than when one gives his life for others. This festival is also associated with youth, good fortune, marriage. For example, the tradition of “salty cake” our church does not deny, as it is a part of our culture. In the army, we have 56 clergy, liturgy is conducted periodically. There are specific cases where due to the priest’s individual work soldiers refused from wrong thoughts, realizing that you can only sacrifice your life for the country and other high ideas. That is the main covenant of the holiday of St. Sarkis.

Qnar Tadevosyan