On Sunday, October 20, young people from across Armenia, Nagorno-Karabagh, and Georgia took part in a walk in Yerevan and Vagharshapat to renew their faith and to reaffirm their commitment to preserving the Armenian Christian spirit.
The route took the group from Freedom Square to Republic Square in central Yerevan. Young people bore crosses, processional banners, and signs reading, “Whatever you do, do it with love.” In Republic Square the participants boarded shuttles to St. Hripsime Church in Vagharshapat, and from there they continued their walk to Holy Etchmiadzin.
A prayer service was held at the St. Drtad open-air altar at Holy Etchmiadzin, with His Holiness Karekin II, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presiding. “Christ is the light, and we must allow that light to burn within us,” His Holiness said. “The Armenian Christian faith has nourished the Armenian people for centuries, and it is through this faith and through our love that we can strengthen our homeland and overcome the obstacles we face in our lives.”
