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Friday, August 15, 2014

Dormition of the Theotokos Resource Page


Verses

That the world-saving Maiden died is no marvel,
Since, in the flesh, the world’s Maker died also.
God’s Mother lives forever, though she died on the fifteenth.

The Holy Cross (August 1-15)

Holy Cross Resource Page

Synaxarion for the Forefeast of the Procession of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Procession of the Venerable Wood of the Cross From August 1 - 14

The Healing Properties of the True Cross in Constantinople


August 1 - Synaxis of Panagia Tavriotissa

Synaxis of Panagia Tavriotissa at the Church of Saint George in Tavros of Attica


August 6 - Transfiguration of Christ

Transfiguration of Christ Resource Page


August 12 - Annunciation of the Metastasis of the Theotokos

Synaxarion of the Annunciation of the Metastasis of the Theotokos


About the Feast of the Dormition

Synaxarion of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Dormition of the Theotokos: Epistle and Gospel Reading

History of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos

History of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos

The Dormition of the Theotokos

On the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos

The Fast and Preparation for the Feast of the Dormition

Why We Fast for the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Symeon of Thessaloniki)

The Dormition Fast

The Dormition Fast

Fasting Resource Page

Monk Moses: "The Mother of God's Fifteen Days of August Has Arrived"

August: the Month of the Panagia - the Summer Pascha

August 15th: "The Summer Pascha"


Homilies on the Dormition

On the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Dionysius the Areopagite)

On the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. Gregory of Tours)

First Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. John of Damascus)

Second Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. John of Damascus)

Third Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. John of Damascus)

The Relationship Between Saint John of Damascus and the Theotokos Together With a Sermon on Her Dormition

Encomium on the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos (St. Theodore the Studite)

The Relationship Between Saint Gregory Palamas and the Theotokos Together With a Sermon on Her Dormition

Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (St. John of Kronstadt)

 

Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica)

Homily on the All-Revered Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Elder Philotheos Zervakos)

The Panagia: the Joy of All Christians (Photios Kontoglou)

Homily on the Dormition of the Theotokos (Metr. Augoustinos Kantiotis)

“In Falling Asleep You Did Not Abandon the World, O Theotokos"

The Mother of God as "Eye" and "Earth" (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

The Mother of God as "Sea" and "Mountain" (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

The Theotokos and Mother of the Light (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

The Three Ways the Theotokos Magnified the Lord (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

Three Ways the Panagia Magnified the Lord (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

Celebrating Ecclesiastical Festivals in a Godly Way (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

The Divinely Exquisite Fifteenth of August (Monk Moses the Athonite)

Our Mom (Metr. Seraphim of Kastoria)

"O Daughter of Adam and Mother of God" (Metr. Seraphim of Kastoria)

The Most Exciting Person In History (Metr. Nicholas of Mesogaias)

The Mother of Life and the Mother of Us All

The Theotokos: The First Divinized Human Being

Approaching the Panagia on a Daily Basis According to Saint Paisios

The Theotokophilia of Saint Kosmas the Aitolos


Liturgical Services of the Dormition

The History of the Small Paraklesis (Supplication) Canon to the Theotokos

The History of the Great Paraklesis (Supplication) Canon to the Theotokos

Despair and Hope in the Great Supplication to the Theotokos

The Dormition of the Theotokos (Alexandros Papadiamantis)

The Thief Who Prayed Daily To the Theotokos

The Unique Eight Toned Hymn of the Dormition of the Theotokos

The Lamentations of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Video: Lamentations and Hymns of the Dormition of the Theotokos

The Lamentations of the Theotokos In Worship

The Ceremony of the Lifting of the Panagia


Miscellany on the Dormition

What Humanity Gained Through the Dormition of the Theotokos

How Old Was the Theotokos When She Reposed?

The Panagia and Medicine: The Expectation of a Miracle

An Interpretation of the Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos

How the Icon of the Dormition Shows the Mystery of the Church

The Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos as an Icon of the Church (Metr. Hierotheos of Nafpaktos)

The Mystery of the Cross in the Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos

A Strange Scene in the Icon of the Dormition

The Vision of the Theotokos Communing the Weary Fathers

Elder Paisios' Favorite Icon of the Panagia

Saint Methodios of Byzantium and His Long Beard

God Guides the Humble

Why Catholicism Formulated the Dogma of the Assumption of Mary


August 15th Celebrations In Greece

August 15th Customs and Traditions In Greece

August 15th Celebrations in Greece for the Virgin Mary

How Six Places in Mainland Greece Celebrate the Dormition on August 15th

Panagia Evangelistria of Tinos Resource Page

Panagia Fidousa (Snakes of the Panagia) Resource Page

The Miracle of Panagia Malevi for the Young Andrew

The Litany of Panagia of Tripolitsa in Tripoli

Synaxis of the Panagia Voulkaniotissa in Messinia

The Panagia Loves the Beauty of Her Monasteries

The Monastery of Panagia Kosmosotira in Feres

The Chapel of Panagia Krifti (The Hidden Panagia)

The Veneration of the Panagia on the Island of Santorini

Panagia of Mikrokastrou and the Dormition Monastery

The Castle of the Panagia in Leros

The Chapel of Panagia Kavouradaina in Leros

Panagia Gourlomata of Leros

The Monastery of Panagia Panachrantos in Andros

Chapel of Panagia Thalassini in Andros

Panagia Myrtidiotissa ("Of the Myrtle Tree") of Kythera

Panagia Thalassomahousa of Strofades Monastery

The Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa in Aegina

The Monastery of Panagia Spiliani in Nisiros

The Chapel of Panagia Makrini in Samos

The Monastery of Panagia of "Toso Nero" In Sifnos

Synaxis of Panagia Ypseni in Rhodes

The Church of Panagia Prekla in Skiathos

Monastery of the Panagia Kyparissiotissa and Saint Hierotheos in Megara 

Worshipping Among Stylites!

Synaxis of All Saints of Lefkados


August 15th Celebrations On Mount Athos

Lecture: Monk Moses On Panagia Athonitissa (Greek)

The Athonite Island of Kyra Panagia


August 15th Celebrations In Cyprus

Synaxis of Panagia Trikoukiotissa in Cyprus

The Monastery of Panagia Trooditissa in Cyprus


August 15th Celebrations In Asia Minor

Panagia Soumela Resource Page

Greeks Look To Revive Identity on Gökçeada (Imvros)


August 15th Celebrations In the Holy Land

The Feast of the Dormition at the Tomb of Mary in Gethsemane

The Dormition of the Theotokos in Gethsemane (photos and videos)

The Miraculous Panagia of Jerusalem Icon


August 15th Celebrations In Bulgaria

Bulgaria Honors Dormition of Mary


August 15th Celebrations In Romania

Romania Adds August 15 Among Free Days For Workers


August 15th Celebrations In Russia

12 Greeks Who Built the Dormition Cathedral in the Kiev Caves


August 15th Celebrations In Georgia

Georgian President Pardons 201 Prisoners For the Feast of the Dormition


August 18 - Panagia Pantanassa (Celebrated this day in Russia)

A Hymn to Panagia Pantanassa By Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi


August 19 - Donskoi Icon of the Mother of God

The Donskoi Icon of the Mother of God


August 23 - Apodosis of the Feast of the Dormition

Apodosis of the Dormition of the Theotokos Resource Page


August 31 - The Placement of the Holy Zoni of the Theotokos

Holy Zoni (Girdle) of the Theotokos Resource Page




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