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Nov 21, 2024 · The Katavasies proclaim the good news that our salvation has come through the Theotokos, the Temple in which God dwelt. We, too, can become temples of God by dedicating ourselves entirely to Him. → Click for your downloadable, shareable, and printable DRE 1-pager: www.goarch.org/departments/religioused/didyouknow
Leavetaking of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the …
The earthly life of the Most Holy Theotokos from Her infancy until She was taken up to Heaven is shrouded in deep mystery. Her life at the Jerusalem Temple was also a secret.
The Weeping Icon: Miracle of the Theotokos Captivates Karditsa …
On November 21, 1973, a miraculous event in Karditsa captured the hearts of Orthodox Christians when witnesses reported seeing an icon of the Virgin Mary weeping during the Feast of the Entrance. This phenomenon served as a beacon of hope and comfort, highlighting the enduring presence and intercession of the Theotokos in the lives of the faithful
Theotokos: The Mother of God - National Catholic Register
Jan 2, 2022 · Speaking of Mary as Theotokos, the “Bearer” or “Mother of God,” is not just simply a nice way of stating the obvious. The title was tied up with the early Church’s Christological disputes.
Theotokos - Wikipedia
Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος) [a] is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are Dei Genitrix or Deipara (approximately "parent (fem.) of God").
Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple - Greek Orthodox …
Nov 21, 2012 · The Feast of the Entrance into the Temple of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on November 21 each year. The Feast commemorates when as a young child, the Virgin Mary entered the Temple in Jerusalem.
THE FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS AT THE …
Aug 28, 2021 · Theotokos Mary is called ‘the fount of life, because she became the Mother of God. And Christ is life, “I am the way, the truth and the life” (John 14:6), the Lord says. Saint John the Evangelist preaches that the cause and the fount of life is Christ, the Son and Word of God: “In him was life; and the life was the light of men” (John ...
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attends inauguration of the …
Oct 12, 2024 · On Sunday, 8 December 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the newly inaugurated Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the official seat of the Holy Metropolis of Smyrna.
The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple - Greek Orthodox ...
Nov 21, 2024 · According to the tradition of the Church, the Theotokos was brought to the Temple at three years of age, where she was consecrated to God and spent her days until she was fourteen or fifteen years old; and then, as a mature maiden, by the common counsel of the priests (since her parents had reposed some three years before), she was betrothed to ...
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Republic of Ireland - Serbian …
Oct 26, 2023 · On the feast day of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, October 14, 2023, the Circle of Serbian Sisters "The Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos" of the Republic of Ireland solemnly celebrated its patron saint day, for the third time in a row.
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