Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts, M. Yekmalyan, Monastery of the Psalms | Etchmiadzin Cathedral Choir
Channel: Pax Aeterna
Date: 2023-01-15

The Etchmiadzin Cathedral Choir performs the Anaphora within the Monastery of the Psalms, 19 August 2020, in the village of Saghmosavan in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia.  The concert was dedicated to all healthcare workers in Saghmosavan.  This is an arrangement by Makar Yekmalyan.  

The Anaphora is the most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy, or the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, a prayer of thanksgiving in which the offerings of unleavened bread and un-watered-down wine are consecrated as the Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The corresponding part in western Christian liturgy is called the, “Eucharistic Prayer.”  “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Blessing in the highest. Blessed art Thou that didst come in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.”  [ Isaiah 6:3, Revelation 4:8, Matthew 21:9, Psalm 118:25 ]

In Romanized-English, phonetically, it is pronounced:

SOORP, SOORP, soorp, Der zorootyantz. Li yen yergink yev yergir parok ko. Orhnootyun ee partzoons. Orhnyalk vor yergir yev kalotzd yes anvamp Diarn. Ovsanna ee partzoons.

In the Armenian language:Սուրբ, Սուրբ, Սուրբ, Տեր Զորաց. Երկինքն ու երկիրը լի են Քո փառքով: Օրհնություն բարձունքներում: Օրհնյալ ես դու, որ եկար Տիրոջ անունով: Ովսաննա ամենաբարձրին

The only anaphora presently in use is the anaphora of Athanasius of Alexandria. It became the standard anaphora of the Armenian Church before the end of the 900s AD.  It is a translation of the Greek version. From research, it is frequently attributed to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus.

The predominant religion in Armenia is Christianity. Its roots go back to the 1st century AD, when it was founded by Bartholomew and Judas Thaddaeus (Jude), 2 of Jesus' 12 apostles, who preached Christianity in Armenia between the years 40 and 60 AD.

The Kingdom of Armenia in 301 AD became the first nation in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

The Monastery of the Psalms is located at:  99JW+6M8, Saghmosavan 0211, Armenia. The architect of the Monastery of the Psalms was Vardapet Aighbairik.  The groundbreaking was held in 1215 and the building was completed in 1221.  When compared to the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the Monastery of the Psalms is relatively new. 

Some of the photographs in the video are of the Powerful Child Choir, Choir of Saint Gevork Church in Noragavit, Choir of the Holy Cross Church in Aparan, Etchmiadzin Cathedral scribes, among others.

The base video is by the Shoghakat TV company @ShoghakatTVcompany   The Executive Director of the company is Mania Ghazaryan.  The company is located at 8 Hayk Hovsepyan Street, Yerevan, 0039 in Armenia.  Email: info@shoghakat.am    One of the many purposes of the television company is to show the daily lives of young churchgoers and how they become involved in their local churches.  Young men are encouraged to become scribes or acolytes in their local church, and young women are encouraged to become singers for the choir in their local church.  These shows air at 9:00 p.m. (AMT), UTC +4 on Mondays.   For more information on how is this facilitated, visit the following URL:  https://shoghakat.am/en/series/little-acolytes 

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