"It's a tradition it keeps up by faith and I have brought my children up the same way, " Bouloudjian said. On the Monday after the Blessing of the Grapes, or "Khaghogh Orhnek, " it is traditional to honor the dead by going to the cemetery. "Since grapes were the first fruits of the harvest, the Holy Spirit is called upon to make the grapes holy and those who partake of them receive healing and spiritual nourishment, " said Naira Khosrovian, marketing and communications specialist at Adventist Health Glendale. The Celebrant was His Grace Bishop Vasken Mirzakhanyan. So, it is about protecting the vineyards before the harvest season begins, otherwise, most of the grapes could end up on tables, therefore the yield would be much less, and so would be all the crucial products that come from the vineyard. Interestingly, the roots of this ceremony lie in the pagan Armenian traditions. Grapes hold a special place of honor and are biblically considered the "first fruit. "
It is also one of the Holy Traditions of the Universal Church. These traditions were valued and adopted as sacred services, and evolved over the centuries. City: Noravank Monastery. According to a legend, St. Mary used to have a rest by relying on a stone, when she was pregnant. On this feast day, the "Blessing of Grapes" service takes place immediately after the Divine Liturgy. But according to availability in the season, grapes for the table, as well as olive oil and incense for the liturgy, is allowed. " The priest would ask God to bless the vines on which the grapes ripened, and would beseech Him to save the vineyards from evil in the form of hail, frost, high winds, and harmful insects.
Please make cheques payable to "St Yeghiche Armenian Church Parish". Once I was a young adult, I began to appreciate the endless ceremony, historical pomp, and Old Testament tradition steeped in symbolism. Armenian and Assyrian churches celebrate this feast alike. We were the first arrivals at Shiawasee Park near downtown Farmington on an overcast Sunday to celebrate St. Sarkis Church's Blessing of the Grapes picnic on the day of the Feast of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God. The inhabitants of Heaven, the angels—beings of pure spirit—likewise have no mothers; only embodied, material beings do. Registration is ClosedSee other events. D. It was customary for all religions at that time to present the first fruits and nuts to the temple, so they would be blessed and then distributed by the pagan priests. The feast of the Assumption and the Blessing of Grapes were celebrated by a group of Armenians today (the 15th of August) in the Saint Mary's Church in Tehran. Those who wish to make a donation are asked to contact the church office. The tradition teaches us that Mary was considered to have a high honor as well, because without her, the Holy Spirit of God would not take the human form of Jesus Christ. Such things were obeyed without hesitation. The feast of the Assumption is the celebration of the fact that all people are "highly exalted" in the blessedness of the victorious Christ, and that this high exaltation has already been accomplished in Holy Mary, the Mother of God. H. G. Bishop Torkom Donoyan, Vicar General, will celebrate Divine Liturgy and conduct the blessing of grapes at Holy Martyrs Church in Encino.
The date is not an exact one but is around the time of the "Feast of the Assumption, " also known as the "Assumption of Mary, " in mid-August (on or around the 15th). After the Flood, our ancestor Noah planted a vineyard in the valley on the slopes of Mt. Father Vazken Atmajian of St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church in Glendale performed the blessing with help from several other representatives of the church. Something New in Heaven. Scripturally, the order to offer "first fruits" to God was established by Moses: "When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. Thus work, play and worship were all brought together in this ceremony. We use Global Rescue for emergency evacuation coverage, advice, and for travel insurance that offers a "cancel for any reason" option. The liturgy is followed by the ceremony of the consecration of grapes. Of course, this is comparing great things to small; but it is consistent with the Christian understanding that our common experiences of the world can offer us glimpses into the most cosmic truths. She died in Jerusalem some 15 years after Christ's Ascension and was buried in her family tomb in Gethsemane. Glendale Adventist Medical Center celebrated its annual "Blessing of the Grapes, " an Armenian harvest-time tradition that dates back 1, 700 years, on Aug. 9 in the hospital's chapel.
That fire was lit at night when the color of the grapes changed. Daron Stepanian, conducted the Blessing of the Grapes ceremony, an Armenian ritual, assisted by Deacons Manoog Der Ovagimian, Tom Gerjekian, and Khatchig Kafavian. Today is the day dedicated to St. Mary, generally known as the Feast of Virgin Mary, (Meryem Ana Yortusu in Turkish), in Anatolia, it is also the day to celebrate the start of the grape season. After the holiday of Assumption of Mary in every church perform the liturgy. According to tradition, following the Ascension of Christ, Mary lived out the rest of her days in Jerusalem, cared for by St. John the Evangelist. The Blessing of the Grapes (Khaghogh Orhnek) will take place on Sunday at the Church of Holy Trinity on the lawns following the Divine Liturgy. The service ended with the traditional blessing of the grapes.
But for most people living during the early centuries of the church, the important thing about grapes was that they had to be harvested at a certain time of the year, and that, eaten as fruit or distilled into wine, they added something pleasing to life. Saint Mary pointed her resting place in the Gethsemane's garden. The apostles interpreted the angels' singing as a sign that our Lord had assumed, or taken up, his mother into heaven as he had promised her. It is one of the five main holidays of Armenian Apostolic Church. We hope to see you at the Areni Wine Festival in October!
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