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On Sunday, May 24, 2015, at "Fern Sheppek" and Bourj Hammoud National cemeteries Mass was organized in commemoration of the national heroes and figures of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society.
The Literary Committee of the Regional Executive Board of Hamazkayin Lebanon organized a ceremony of commemoration at 11: 30 am, in the Chapel of "Fern Sheppek" Cemetery. Shernezian Father Barouyr recited the Mass, and, on behalf of the Committee, Christopher Mikaelian made a speech saying, "In this cemetery, which reminds of history, the Armenian unique and lucent titans sleep forever. We have gathered here to burn a pinch of incense and say a piece of prayer for them. They do not need our tribute at all, but we do need them to recover our devastated spirits and to fill our souls with new fervor and zeal, to fortify our deformed nature listening to the true and powerful teachings of those immortal spirits. He finished his speech underlining that the spirits of the history creators are and will always be present in educating the new generation.
Then, he invited the audience to visit Barsegh Ganachian’s, Levon Shant’s, Nigol Aghbalian’s, Gaspar Ipekian’s and other notables’ graves already covered with wreaths.