Материалы 20 сентября 2014 г.

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The Mother of God so fully and vividly expressed herself concerning herself with the words of the hymn: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior (Lk. 1:46-47). Her whole life lies in this: Her soul magnifies the Lord for the wisdom of creation, for love and goodness. And this regardless of the sorrows and suffering that filled her heart at the foot of the Cross.

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, the Fund for Assistance to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia has published an appeal from its President, Mark Selawry, appealing for donations to benefit the many refugees of Eastern Ukraine.

Together, the Great Feasts serve to tell us the story of the Incarnation, which has its climax in the centre of the year with the celebration of the “Feast of Feasts” – Pascha. It is therefore fitting that the first Great Feast of the Church year, which begins in September, is that of the Nativity of the Theotokos.