Twelve Newly Ordained Priests Meet With The Catholicos Of All Armenians

In the evening following the ordination rite, the newly ordained priests, accompanied by Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan Grand Sacristan of the Mother See and His Grace Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, Primate of the Diocese of Aragatsotn met with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. 

Bishop Hovnan presented the newly ordained priests to His Holiness and asked for the blessings and message of the Armenian Patriarch, so that they can properly prepare for their 40-day period of seclusion.

His Holiness congratulated the new clergymen and expressed joy that twelve servants have been added to the clergy ranks.