(†) The Dormition of the Mother of God
Orthodox Calendar, August 15 The Dormition of the Mother of God The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary: After the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother of God remained in the…
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Orthodox Christians following unrevised Julian calendar begin Dormition Fast
Orthodox Christians who follow the unrevised calendar begin the Dormition Fast on Friday, 14 August, a two-week period that ends in late August. It is one of the year’s strictest fasting periods, comparable to the…
Bishop Macarie urges faithful to entrust families to the Mother of God during Dormition Fast
“Let us entrust our families, our children and young people, our parents and the elderly, the sick and the lonely, our homes, our journeys, our worries, our trials, and all our needs to the Mother…
Orthodox Dormition Fast begins with prayer, fasting and spiritual renewal
The Dormition Fast begins on Friday for Orthodox Christians observing the revised calendar and concludes on 14 August, the eve of the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. During these two weeks,…
Trust in God and the Mother of God brings true freedom, says patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești said on Friday evening at the Patriarchal Cathedral that true freedom is found through trust in God, the Mother of God and the saints. “Only with the help of…
Virgin Mary honoured as ‘living icon of the Church, obedient to God in humility’, Patriarch Daniel says
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church said on Wednesday that the Mother of God holds a central place in the history of humanity’s salvation, describing her as “a living icon of the…
Jubilee Year for the Akathist Hymn marks 1,400 years since first chanting
This year marks 14 centuries since the city of Constantinople was saved from a siege by a coalition of Avars and Persians, an event commemorated by the first chanting of the Akathist Hymn to the…
(†) The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary
Orthodox Calendar, September 8 The Most Holy Virgin Mary was born at a time when people had reached such a degree of moral decay that it seemed altogether impossible to restore them. People often said…
Dormition Fast begins on Old Calendar: Traditions from Romania’s border communities to Orthodox faithful worldwide
Most Romanian communities around Romania’s borders, as well as Orthodox faithful in other parts of the world, follow the unrevised calendar and are preparing for the Dormition Fast, which begins on Thursday, August 14. Popularly…
Dormition Fast begins August 1: brief guidelines
The Dormition Fast begins this Friday and lasts for two weeks for Orthodox Christians observing the revised calendar. This year, the fast will also conclude on a Friday, which means it will be extended by…