28 Mart 2024 Perşembe

Senior Father Diran Reisyan Buried

After the Holy Offering Service (Surp Badarak) and funeral ceremony of the Senior Father Diran Reisyan, who has served the Armenian Apostolic Church for 33 years and is affiliated to the Turkish Armenian Patriarchate, held at the Kumkapı Surp Asdvadzadzin (Virgin Mary) Patriarchate Church, on Tuesday, January 04, 2022, He was buried in the family cemetery in Edirnekapı Armenian Cemetery.

Senior Father Antreas Hagopian presented the Holy Offering Service presided over by the Patriarch of the Armenians of Turkey Sahak II. Deacons and Senior readers, affiliated to the patriarchate, served the sacrament.

The ceremony, which started with morning prayers, was attended by the late father’s wife, children, relatives, Diakon Varnavas Grigoriadis, the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, clergy of the patriarchate, his loved ones and believers from the Armenian community. The members of the Patriarchate Armaş Choir performed the hymns under the direction of Deacon Edvin Galipyan and accompanied by the organ.

During the Holy Offering Mass, the body of the deceased senior Father Diran Reisyan was brought to the Altar, where he was first consecrated with the Holy Oil, which was put on by Archbishop Aram Atesyan. Then Patriarch Kadasetli Sahak II. preached in Armenian. In his sermon, he spoke as follows:

“Where I am, there will be the one who serves me.” He interpreted this word of the Lord Jesus Christ.

If we begin to live as a Christian by our baptism, that is how we should be, where the Lord Jesus Christ is, we should be there too. Because that’s what Jesus said to his disciples.

In the Church we are in, for example, He is pictured on the Altar, on the lap of the Virgin Mary as a baby with His smiling face.

Where will we find the Lord Jesus? In His own words, in the Bible. Where is Jesus? Jesus is in us…

Later, he talked about the life of the deceased Senior Father Diran Reisyan, his service to his Church for 33 years, his love for people and therefore how he was always loved person.

After the sermon, the deceased’s body was turned in 4 directions on the altar and prayers were read. Afterwards, starting with His Beatitude the Patriarch, all the clergy, deacons, senior readers and readers took turns kissing the Holy Book in the hand of Senior Father Diran Reisyan and passing their respects. Later, the body of the deceased was placed in the catafalque in the middle of the church. Here at the beginning prayers were continued.

After the Lord’s prayer was read, the “Hagortutyun” (Communion) was distributed.

After the Holy Offering Ceremony was completed, the funeral of the deceased Senior Father Diran Reisyan began to be taken out of the Church in a procession. Parts from the Bible were read by stopping 4 times, walking out the door.

Later, the deceased Senior Father Diran Reisyan was taken out of the Church by the clergy and was put in a hearse and taken to the Edirnekapı Armenian Cemetery, where he was buried in the family graveyard with a ceremony. 

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