Truly Theotokos
The theological term “Theotokos” is one of the most fundamental of Christian piety. Writes St.John of Damascus: “We hold that God was born of
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The theological term “Theotokos” is one of the most fundamental of Christian piety. Writes St.John of Damascus: “We hold that God was born of
No one is born free of the ancestral sin. The fall of Adam and Eve and its consequences were inherited by the whole human
In this interview Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, comments on the Latin dogma of the “Immaculate Conception”. Interviewer: The Catholic Church this year celebrates
The Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos is celebrated on September 8th.
In many icons of the Dormition of the Theotokos, one can see a strange scene near the bottom: an angel invisibly cuts off the two
According to church tradition the icon of Panagia Soumela took its name from the Monastery of Soumela in Pontos of Asia Minor. The name “Soumela”
The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary Concerning the Dormition of the Theotokos, this is what the Church
In the “conversation” that follows, the red print represents the Russellite’s arguments (which are exactly the same arguments that any Protestant would support) and in black print are the
The commemoration of the Dormition of the Theotokos and the preparation for the Feast begin on August 1 with a period of fasting (August 1-14).
The Great Supplicatory Canon is chanted during the first fourteen days of August during the Fast of the Theotokos (Mother of God), alternately with the Small
