the planet so needs good ranitsa, belarus, dear brothers and sisters, today is about the mother of god, this is one of the twelve great church holidays that occupy a special place in the life of every christian. the entry into the temple of the blessed virgin mary, a holiday that came to us from the sacred tradition of the church, which, like the bible, is revered by believers. when the virgin mary. 3 years old, her righteous parents, jakim and

anna, realized that the time had come to fulfill the promise they had made to god, namely, to dedicate their daughter to serving him, they brought mary to the walls of the jerusalem temple, history says that the girl easily climbed the steep steps, despite the fact that she was a very small child, she was 4 years old, the high priest was already waiting for her at the top of the stairs to bless her. there is an opinion that this was saint zechariah, the future father of the prophet ion pritevich. the lord commanded zechariah to introduce mary to the holy of holies, a place where only the high priest was allowed to enter, and even then only once a year. from this unusual. for contemporaries the moment began

a long, grace-filled, but filled with difficulties, path of serving the mother of god. for nine years, the holy virgin lived at the temple, spent her days in prayer, studied the holy scriptures, and did handicrafts; only when she reached the age of twelve was she forced to leave the jerusalem temple. according to the laws of that time, the virgin mary had to return to her parents' house or get married. then mary was betrothed to righteous joseph. joseph had already reached an advanced age by that time, so this marriage was not a complete marriage. sense of the word. joseph became more of a guardian and mentor to the virgin mary, since by that time her parents had already departed to the lord. she had nowhere to go. the feast

of the presentation of the most holy theotokos into the temple reminds us of what it means to truly devote our lives to god. each person is surrounded by the circumstances of life and, according to them, has a natural human desire: to create a family, to have material wealth, to achieve certain heights. all this is quite natural for a christian. a true christian continues live the gospel in family and at work, in abundance and in lack. the apostle paul tells us about this. but everyday worries in one way or another distract the attention and strength of even the most zealous believer . that's why some have been around since ancient times.

the most zealous christians, realizing the temporary nature of earthly existence, decided to completely abandon earthly goods in order to focus exclusively on serving christ. such an exceptionally intense path of spiritual life once laid the foundation for monastic service, which today is an integral part of the existence of the orthodox church. among the many believing people , there are again those who have loved god so much that they can no longer burden themselves with attachment to worldly worries. for such people, and for all other christians, the clearest example of total dedication to serving god is the mother of god, but the earthly the path of the most pure one was not a cloudless procession into heavenly joy. the mother of god shared the path to golgotha ​​with her son, and

fully experienced sorrow, the loss of her son, and others. the horrors of that time, during the earthly life of christ, god... the mother persistently remained near her son, and after his ascension to heaven, along with the apostles, she went to preach the gospel, but even after her dormition, prisatai continues to be in labor, interceding for the family human. one of the saints, who was worthy of the revelation of the kingdom of heaven, wanted to meet the mother of god there. in response , he was told that she was not there, since she was invisibly on earth next to the working people, and prayerfully interceded for them. before god, but what if a person sincerely loves christ, but for various reasons is not

ready to completely devote himself to serving god. in fact, according to the words of the gospel, not everyone can completely devote their life to christ. but one of many thousands. according to the holy fathers, spiritual life is accomplished by a person correctly when it is accomplished to the best of his ability. if an athlete lifts too light a weight, then his training is in vain, and if he lifts too heavy, he risks overworking himself. so in spiritual life a christian must choose as much as possible for yourself. because an excessively strict fast or an excessively long prayer rule or way of life will simply exhaust a person and, exhausted, he will abandon even a small good deed. on the other hand,

the absence or lack of spiritual labors will not allow a person to grow in christian virtues. he will be like a man who... moreover, when we read the lives of holy ascetics and find there a description of their great deeds, we are often amazed by them ; we consider the holiness of life to be something completely inaccessible to ourselves, but we should not forget that everything great begins with small things, a pious life consists of everyday everyday moments, which... we show our sinfulness or our piety and our service to god in every place and at every time, as holy scripture tells us. if every person carefully looks at his life, at the

circumstances that surround him, then you will find that he is given a lot of opportunities to reach the heights of spiritual life without doing anything supernatural and without exceeding your measure. from the experience of confession, any priest can say that people confess great and terrible sins relatively rarely, while the vast majority, these are so -called everyday sins, are caused by people’s inattention and laziness. unwillingness to endure, to curb your tongue, to indulge in weakness. neighbors gives rise to condemnation, envy, quarrels, slander, bad mood, many other vices, and an incorrect state of mind, if in this small person does not want to make an effort to

do good deeds, then in any other circumstances he did not find himself in, they will not improve matters, on the other hand, in orthodox spiritual literature... we find repeated mention of how the lord bestowed holiness on a person for diligence in simple everyday virtues, although he had some great ascetic feats did not have. dear brothers and sisters, the feast of the presentation of the most holy theotokos into the temple is a great joy for each of us, because from this moment begins the path of earthly service to the mother of god, through whom the savior came to the world christ. may this joy illuminate our hearts and the path of our lives, may it cover us with accessibility and at the same time, in

return, may it find in our hearts sincere faith and love for god. happy holiday. news live on belarus 1 and belarus 24