The entrance to the Temple of the Mother of God is the feast that anticipates the great feast of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Named to the people of Vovidenia or Ovedenia, this holiday reminds of the day when Saints Ioachim and Ana brought their daughter Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem, where …
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And the Lord said: ” No one has ascended into heaven but He who was descended from heaven, the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man ascend, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. …
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The cross, the sacrificial altar of the Savior The cross is the most important sign and symbol of Christianity, with a special spiritual significance. Thus, the union of the two lines (horizontal-earth, vertical-sky) signifies the restoration of man’s connection with God. For God so loved the world that His Only-begotten Son gave Him who believed …
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The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15 each year. The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and in the Greek kimisis) or “falling-asleep” of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The Feast also commemorates the translation or assumption into heaven of the …
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