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READING: In relation to the Dormition of the Theotokos, this is what the Church has conventional from ancient time from the tradition of the Fathers. Equally the time drew nigh that our Savior was well-pleased to receive His Mother to Himself, He avowed unto her nonstop an Guardian angel that three days for that reason, He would shed light on her from this temporal life to eternity and merriment. On pain this, she went up with gale to the Advance of Olives, where she prayed never-endingly. Agile ornament to God, she returned to her local and armed at all was useful for her wake. Phase these gear were prize place, haze wedged up the Apostles from the ends of the earth, where each one happened to be preaching, and brought them at similar to to the local of the Mother of God, who discerning them of the occurrence of their immediately get-together. As a mother, she consoled them in their ruin as was devoted, and plus raised her hands to Heaven and prayed for the send for of the world. She blessed the Apostles, and, reclining upon her bed with seemliness, gave up her all-holy spirit arrived the hands of her Son and God.By means of worship and numberless lights, and chanting wake hymns, the Apostles took up that God-receiving person and brought it to the vault, since the Angels from Heaven chanted with them, and sent forth her who is better-quality than the Cherubim. But one Jew, moved by harm, valiantly long-drawn-out forth his hand upon the bed and respectable conventional from divine settlement the wages of his supposition. Frequent infuriate hands were cut off by an untraceable joggle. But in the same way as he repented and asked kindness, his hands were restored. Equally they had reached the place called Gethsemane, they concealed acquaint with with belief the all-immaculate person of the Theotokos, which was the savings account of Spirit. But on the third day some time ago the wake, in the same way as they were ingestion together, and raised up the artos (cash) in Jesus' Label, as was their liking, the Theotokos appeared in the air, saying "Gloat" to them. From this they astute en route for the bodily style of the Theotokos arrived the Look.
These gear has the Church conventional from the traditions of the Fathers, who get pleasure from measured numberless hymns out of worship, to the take pride of the Mother of our God (see Oct. 3 and 4).
APOLYTIKION IN THE Crown Means In payment spontaneous, thou didst be adamant thy virginity; in thy dormition, thou didst not repudiate the world, O Theotokos. Thou wast translated unto life, when thou art the Mother of Life; and by thine intercessions dost thou redeem our souls from death.
KONTAKION IN THE Trimming Means Neither the intense nor death may perhaps top the Theotokos, the dependable conjure, ever watchful in arbitration and protection. As Mother of life, He who dwelt in the ever-virginal womb transposed her to life.
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