Tag: Nativity of the Theotokos

From a discourse of St. Andrew of Crete (d. 740 A.D.) on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which we celebrate today: “Today the Virgin is born, tended and formed, and prepared for her role as Mother of God, who is the universal King of the ages. Justly then do we celebrate this mystery… …

Today, 8th September, we celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Mary, Our Blessed Mother! “What then should we offer to the Mother of the Word other than an oration? Let the whole of creation make festival and sing of the most holy birth-giving of the holy Anna. For she bore for the world an …

Today is the first of the great feasts of the Church (liturgical) year with the commemoration of the birthday of our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos and ever-virgin, Mary. As you know, every feast has a history and a meaning for us. Today’s feast is pointing our attention less to the birth of Mary, as …

Your nativity, O Mother of God, heralded joy to the whole universe for from you rose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God taking away the curse, He imparted the blessings, and by abolishing death, He gave us everlasting life. Wednesday is the feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos however the parish observance of …