Prayer and Respect: May 9

Today, May 9, a memorial service was held in the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Stepanakert in memory of the fallen heroes during the defense of Artsakh and the Great Patriotic War.

After the memorial service, a prayer for peace offered. Under the leadership of the clergy of the diocese, the people, united in the church, prayed to the God for the unshakable peace of Armenia and Artsakh.

At the end of the ceremonies, under the leadership of the patron saint of the Artsakh Defense Army, the Cross-Banner of St. Grigoris, a procession began from the Church of the Holy Mother of God to the memorial complex of Stepanakert.

Images as Primary Sources: artsakhtert.am, artsakhpress.am