October 31, 2005 - 15:24 AMT
Liturgy in Memory of Armenian Genocide Victims Chanted in Wraclaw
A liturgy was chanted in memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in the Polish town of Wraclaw yesterday. As PanARMENIAN.Net reporter in Poland informed, Archbishop Marian Golibiewski asked the flock to pray for the peace of the souls of the Genocide victims. In his speech the Archbishop reminded that the liturgy was dedicated to three dates, these being the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, 60th anniversary of the arrival of Armenians in Selesia and 1600th anniversary of the creation of Armenian letters. After the liturgy a plate with an inscription saying "To the memory of 1.5 million Armenians slaughtered in Turkey in 1915, to Armenians who helped form Rzecz-Pospolita, to Armenians who were killed in the World War II for faith to Poland and Church." To note, Armenian Ambassador to Poland Ashot Hovakimian also attended the mass.