August 12, 2020

Synaxarion of the Annunciation of the Metastasis of the Theotokos


By Monk Gerasimos Mikragiannanitou

On the 12th of this month [August], we commemorate the Annunciation of the Metastasis [Translocation] of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary by the Archangel Gabriel on the Mount of Olives.

Verses

Your Metastasis was declared by Gabriel,
As before he cried out "Rejoice" to you O Virgin.
On the twelfth Gabriel beheld the Maiden on the mountain.

After the Ascension on the Mount of Olives of the Lord, He Who was born of the Ever-Virgin Maiden, she would often go up there, sending up her prayers to her Son and God, in that place. There the divine Archangel Gabriel flew down, informing her that after three days she would be translocated to her Son and God. Hearing this with joy, she thanked God and returned to her house where she prepared for her burial.

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