Beirut, Lebanon
On Sunday, the 3rd of June 2007, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Our Lady of the Annunciation church in Ashrafieh during which three children received their first Holy Communion.
The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the Assistant Eparchy Bishop, His Excellency Msgr. Hovhannes Teyrouzian, and the General Representative of the Patriarchal Eparchy, His Excellency Msgr. Vartan Ashkarian and Parish Priest of the church, Father Nareg Louisian.
In his sermon, His Excellency Msgr. Teyrouzian emphasized on the significance that the Holy Communion represents and its importance in people’s lives. He also stated out the importance of spiritual upbringing which nourishes the child and is as essential as any other physical nourishment.