{"id":536718,"date":"2025-08-05T13:05:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=536718"},"modified":"2025-08-05T13:05:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:05:36","slug":"archbishop-atanasie-mary-dormition-mystical-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/archbishop-atanasie-mary-dormition-mystical-resurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Archbishop Atanasie: Mary&#8217;s Dormition is not her burial, but a mystical resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/roarch.org.uk\/ro\/postului-adormirii-maicii-domnului-puterea-de-a-birui-moartea-care-devine-adormire\/\">pastoral message<\/a> for the Dormition Fast, Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reflected on the \u201cmystical reversal\u201d depicted in the icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God, which, he noted, does not portray her burial, but rather a mystical resurrection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>A Season of Inner Sweetness<\/h2>\n<p>The Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the United Kingdom described the Dormition Fast as a \u201cladder to heaven,\u201d placed mystically at the end of summer to lift our hearts from earthly concerns toward an encounter with the Mother of Life.<\/p>\n<p>This period, he said, is not one of sorrow, but rather \u201ca time of secret sweetness for the soul,\u201d brought about by closeness to the Mother of God, whom the Church calls \u201cunceasing intercessor\u201d and \u201ccomforter of the afflicted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Fast of the Mother of God becomes a school of silence and spiritual deepening,\u201d Archbishop Atanasie said. \u201cIt is a time when words become prayer, and prayer becomes light.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The Theological Message of the Dormition Icon<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536493\" style=\"width: 741px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536493 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/adormirea-maicii-domnului-catedrala-nationala-mozaic-741x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/adormirea-maicii-domnului-catedrala-nationala-mozaic-741x890.jpg 741w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/adormirea-maicii-domnului-catedrala-nationala-mozaic-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/adormirea-maicii-domnului-catedrala-nationala-mozaic-1280x1536.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/adormirea-maicii-domnului-catedrala-nationala-mozaic.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The mosaic icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Catedrala Na\u021bional\u0103 \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A central image for understanding this period, the archbishop noted, is the icon of the Dormition, which offers a powerful theological message. Unlike most depictions where the Virgin holds the Christ Child, here Christ holds the soul of His Mother, wrapped in swaddling clothes like a radiant child.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201choly reversal\u201d, he explained, visually expresses the belief that the Mother of God was received bodily into heavenly glory, and that her death was, in fact, a passage to life. \u201cThis is not a burial, but a mystical resurrection,\u201d the archbishop emphasised. It is an icon of personal resurrection, of redeemed motherhood, and of human nature fulfilled in communion with God.<\/p>\n<p>In Orthodox tradition, the Mother of God is not seen as someone above Christ, but as a spiritual mother and intercessor for humanity \u2013 a quiet yet powerful presence, who stood by her Son at His birth, at the Cross, and at the Resurrection, and who continues to be present in all our sufferings and needs.<\/p>\n<h2>The Perfect Image of Deified Womanhood<\/h2>\n<p>Archbishop Atanasie further highlighted that the Mother of God is the perfect image of deified womanhood, a living icon of the Church, the pure expression of obedience and humility that gives birth to eternal life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn her, woman reaches the fullness of her being,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause she becomes the dwelling place of the Word, the earth that receives and gives body to God, and the hidden heart of the Church, which brings light, comfort, and intercession to the entire world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The archbishop concluded with a pastoral hope: that this fasting season may be for all \u201ca foretaste of the Kingdom, a strengthening in patience, and a light for life\u2019s journey, with the Mother of God as protector, support, and intercessor before Christ, her Son and our Saviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a pastoral message for the Dormition Fast, Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reflected on the \u201cmystical reversal\u201d depicted in the icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God, which, he noted, does not portray her burial, but rather a mystical resurrection. 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