On Sunday, August 17, 2014, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The Feast of the Assumption is a non-variable commemoration and the oldest of all those dedicated to St. Mary. The Armenian Church celebrates this feast day on the nearest Sunday to August 15, a practice adopted at the time of St. Nerses the Graceful.
On Sunday, Diocesan Primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian will be the celebrant and homilist at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, the spiritual center of the Western Diocese. His Eminence will be assisted at the holy altar by the Cathedral Pastor Rev. Fr. Khajag Shahbazyan. The service will begin at 10:30 a.m. All faithful are invited to take part in the tabernacle feast.
About the Feast of the Assumption
Assumption comprises a week of fasting, Navagadik, and a Memorial Day. In the early centuries, the observance took place over the course of three days; but as arranged by Shnorhali, it was extended to nine days.
The tradition concerning the dormition of the Holy Mother did not become a basic teaching (doctrine) of the church until the 9th century; and it wasn’t until the 12th century that the feast was titled “the Assumption.”
On the Feast of the Assumption, the traditional blessing of grapes ceremony takes place immediately after the Divine Liturgy.
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