Dormition of the Theotokos marks the ‘falling asleep’ or dying of Mary, Mother of Jesus in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic faiths. Preceded by a two week partial fast it is a Great Feast celebration corresponding with the Roman Catholic Feast of the Assumption of Mary. It has been recognised liturgically since at least the [...]
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Dormition of the Mother of God
Posted in Festivals, Imagery, Religion, tagged Dormition of the Mother of God, Eastern Orthodox Church, John Tavener, Orthodox Christianity, Theotokos on August 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Elevation of the Life Giving Cross
Posted in Beliefs, Liturgy, tagged Eastern Orthodox Church on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Exultation of the Cross, as it’s also known, is one of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Church ’great feast’ traditions. It is a day of fasting, penitence and rededication to Christ. The cross is placed on a tray of flowers and branches to symbolise the tree from which it was made. Now when they came to Marah, [...]
