Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan to serve Candlelight Divine Liturgy at St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin

On January 5, the Primate of the Artsakh Diocese, Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, will serve the Candlelight Divine Liturgy, also known as Chragaluyc, at St. Gayane Church in Etchmiadzin. The liturgy will start at 5:30 p.m.

On the evening of January 5, the Candlelight Divine Liturgy is celebrated in all churches.

People take lit candles and lamps home, symbolizing the divine light and the blessing.

Chragaluyc also symbolizes the light of the Bethlehem Star, which guided the way of the Magi to the baby Christ.