Armenian Apostolic Holy Church The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On August 27, under the presidency of His Grace Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan, Grand Sacristan of the Mother Seeof Holy Etchmiadzin; the consecration of the Cross of the bell tower of the Mother Cathedral was offered.

In front of the Mother Cathedral, according to tradition, under the chanting of psalms the Cross was washed with wine and water, and after prayers and scripture readings from the Bible, His Grace Bishop Hovnan and His Grace Bishop Mushegh Babayan, Director of the Operations Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, consecrated the Cross with Holy Muron. After the offering of incense under the hymn “Your Cross, Christ”, the clergy kissed the newly consecrated Cross.

Then, with prayers and under the singing of hymns of the attendees, the consecrated Cross was raised with a crane and installed on the dome of the bell tower.