Divine Liturgy was held at the Church of St. Grigory the Illuminator in Baghdad on August 15-2021, For the occasion of the Assumption of Mary, the liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Dr. Avak Asadourian, head of the Armenian Orthodox community in Iraq. During the liturgy grapes were blessed and His Holiness the All-Armenian Catholicos Karekin II  granted Father Kevork Arshagian the rank of senior priesthood. A lot of faithfuls attended the liturgy .