from the scorch gives sweet smoke, but you are not with me, with another, and do not call me at night anymore, do not give birth to the coals of our love, you forget we tender tender everything that was with us.

dear brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the feast of the dormition of the most holy lady of our mother of god and the ever-virgin mary, it is one of the twelve orthodox holidays, which reminds us of the most important. events in the earthly life of our lord jesus christ and the most holy mother of god. since ancient times, the dormition has been called a righteous, peaceful death, similar to a dream. for this reason, the day the end of the earthly life of the most holy theotokos, we call the dormition, since it became the transition from temporary earthly life, to eternal life. the most holy, as if fell asleep, rested.

today is also a symbolic end to the series of twelve tenth holidays in the church calendar. at the same time, it shows what the life of a christian should be, with what love christ meets the soul of the deceased beyond the threshold of death. in the bible, in the new testament, we do not find information about the time and circumstances of the dormition and burial of the most holy theotokos. this is what we are told sacred. church, after the ascension of the lord in the last years of her earthly life, the clergy spent most of her time in jerusalem, where she visited holy places associated with the life of her divine son, which were especially dear to her. three days before her death, the holy archangel gabriel appeared to the mother of god, and announced her upcoming success. by this time

, other apostles had gathered in the house of the apostle john, where the mother of god lived. the lord miraculously arranged it so that they all returned by this day from distant lands, where they preached the doctrine christ. only the apostles of ama were missing. it was providential. the body of the most pure was prepared in accordance with those ancient customs and buried in gethsemane. on the third day , the apostle fama arrived and wanted to say goodbye to the mother of god. at his request, the coffin was opened, but the body was no longer there, only the burial shroud testified that the body of the most holy mother of god was there. according to sacred tradition, after the dormition, the mother of god was taken by god to heaven with her body. the decay of her most pure body, and

we do not have such an opportunity to worship the relics of the most holy mother of god, as well as the relics of the holy apostle john the theologian, which were not found in the grave some time after their burial. in the fact that the holy scripture does not tell us about the last days of the earthly wanderings of the mother of god of her adopted son. apostle john the theologian , we should see divine providence. when the apostle peter asked how christ's beloved disciple would die when, he did not hear a clear answer. the lord often did this when he wanted to show that the question was inappropriate, or that something was being asked about which it was premature to know . people. the lord answered: if i want

him to come, while i am coming, what is that to you? you follow me, the teacher answered. so. jesus showed a special providence for the beloved disciple, as for his mother. therefore, in the tradition of the dormition of the virgin mary, the spiritual side is of primary importance. using the example of the virgin mary, sacred tradition teaches us that the resurrection of christ became a victory over death for all who are in communion with him and strive to follow his commandments. orthodox church tradition. the blessed virgin mary is revered first after the holy trinity, above all the saints, above the angels and archangels, the cherubim and seraphim. this is sung in church hymns. the reason for such special veneration of the most pure virgin is rooted in the fact that she was

chosen to become the mother of the second person of the holy trinity, and thereby to contain herself , the incomprehensible, god himself. only god the father and the virgin mary can call him their beloved son. through the mother of god, christ entered our human life, took on human nature, and since then has been inseparable, inseparably, unchangeably, the divine nature and the human nature are together, although not merged, as the fathers of the fourth ecumenical council teach us, and we note that this teaching is important in principle, it became a watershed between the correct teaching and the teaching that deviated into heresy. the above words mean that jesus christ is the true god, the true

man. in the canon of the feast of the dormition of the most holy theotokos, during the evening service, we heard these words: the angels of the success of the most pure one, seeing at... were amazed, as a virgin ascends from earth to heaven. this is not only the praise of the mother of god, but also an image of the coming ascension of the church to meet christ, his glorious second coming. from the new testament, we know that the meeting of the church with christ will take place. according to the word of the apostle, not all will die, but all will be changed. the dead will rise incorruptible. - the holy apostle paul foretells. and together we will be caught up to meet the lord in the air. and so we will always be with the lord. and the most holy virgin today shows us a prototype of this meeting of the groom

christ and the bride of the church. she, the pledge of purity churches, its glory. for 2 thousand years already. the holy mother of god is the intercessor and protector of the entire christian race. the great mercy of god is poured out through the prayers of believers, the most pure one, through her miraculous vestments and numerous revealed icons, from which people receive healing and strengthening in faith. the holy fathers of the church testify that every person who has a pure heart and faith will... therefore, many believers, experiencing difficult moments in their lives, when it seemed to them that god's mercy was for their sins retreat, and the demons laugh at them, suddenly received the opposite: instead of punishment -

a blessing, instead of illness - healing, a place of sorrow, unexpected joy. this once again confirms to us that the mother of god begged her son to incline anger to mercy and god's love was poured out on those people, is poured out on each of us, on all who turn to her, with faith, in a humble heart, with hope. therefore, let us not abandon prayers, thanksgiving, glorification of the coprophilous mother of god, our zealous intercessor, who constantly cares for salvation of the entire christian race. dear brothers and sisters, i sincerely congratulate you on the feast of the dormition of the most holy theotokos. may today's triumph of life over death and the example of the virtuous life of the virgin mary

be heard to confirm each of us in faith. and fill our hearts with joy. and may god's mercy always be with you through the prayers of his most pure mother and ever-virgin mary. happy holiday.

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