On Sunday, October 20th 2013, St. Mesrob Armenian Church in Ottawa marked the Feast of the Holy Translators, ‘Sourp Tarkmanchats’. Reverend Father Komitas Mirzakhanyan celebrated the Divine Liturgy assisted by the Deacons and Acolytes of the Laval Holy Cross Church-Parish.
Celebrating this feast, the Armenian Apostolic Church pays tribute of respect to the bright memory of St. Mesrob Mashtots, Yeghishe, Movses Khorenatsi, philosopher Davit Anhaght, whose sacred work and mission later has been continued on by St. Gregory of Narek and St. Nerses the Gracious.
The Holy Translators initiated the sacred work of creating the Armenian alphabet and literature. By the strength of their faith they dispersed the darkness and warmed the human souls. Thanks to the Holy Translators the Holy Bible was translated into Armenian and the Armenian people obtained the possibility to read the Holy Book in the native language. By means of their activity the Holy Translators contributed to the spiritual-cultural awakening of Armenia.
