Today marks birthday of Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin congratulated the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, on his birthday.

“With filial humility, we congratulate the Armenian Patriarch and wish him a long life, good health, and a fruitful pastoral ministry so that he continues to enrich the lives of Armenians with many new God-pleasing accomplishments.

We pray that Almighty God, with His powerful right hand and the power of the Life-Giving Cross, will support His Holiness in his pastoral ministry with unwavering determination to lead the Armenian faithful—for the glory of Christ, the welfare of our Holy Church, and the peace of Armenia and the world,” the congratulatory message reads.