For Byzantine Rite Catholics, or Latin Rite Catholics interested in encountering Byzantine spirituality, the Prayer Rule of the Theotokos is an ideal way to obey the urgent requests of Our Lady at Fatima and Akita. Tradition maintains that the Prayer Rule was given to a monk in the Thebaid who shared it with his community. Our Lady is forever encouraging her children to pray the rosary. Eastern Christians largely forgot about the Rule until the early 19th century when St. Seraphim of Sarov, the famous Russian saint and mystic, began to promote it. But specific mysteries were not set to each decade of the Rule until Bishop Seraphim Zvezdinsky of Dmitrov in the early 20th century. This feast, which is also sometimes called the Assumption, commemorates the death, resurrection and glorification of Christ’s mother. The feast of the Dormition or Falling-asleep of the Theotokos is celebrated on the fifteenth of August, preceded by a two-week fast. Amen. Mykhailo Kuzma Tel: (847)991-0820 E-mail: [email protected], Associate Pastor - Fr. The first obvious feature of the Dormition Icon, is that it shows the separation of the soul and body of the Theotokos. As with all variations, these meditations focus on Christ: various aspects of His life, and His influence and graces bestowed on His people. At each apparition, she calls on us to make the rosary our most consistent daily devotion. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Your email address will not be published. A blessed feast of the Dormition to all of you! Light Of The East: Who Are the Eastern Catholics – Part 1, Light Of The East: Who Are The Eastern Catholics – Part 2, Fr. Yaroslav Mendyuk Tel: (847)773-5663 E-mail: [email protected], The Conception of the Immaculate Mother of God Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Please support The Conception of the Immaculate Mother of God Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, THE MYSTERY OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION), The New Martyrs of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, Excerpts from: “THE MEANING OF THE GREAT FAST: The True Nature of Fasting”, Official Fasting and Abstinence Rules Prescribed for the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church, Mary: Christ’s First and Greatest Disciple, Reflections On Who We Are and The Faith We Hold, Christ Our Pascha, Catechism of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Catechism of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is an achievement, Three part lecture series on “Christ Our Pascha”, Partakers of the Divine Nature – 2 Peter 1:4 part 1 of 3”, Partakers in the Divine Nature part 2 of 3, Divinization & Theosis references part 3 of 3. Learn how your comment data is processed. I was born and raised Jewish. O Master forgive us our transgressions. More honorable than the cherubim and by far more glorious than the seraphim; ever a virgin, you gave birth to God the Word. Seraphim, whose life was filled with miraculous visions and a deep devotion to the Mother of God, is recognized as a Saint in both Catholic and Orthodox faiths. For you are the salvation of all Christians. I have 2 repetitive Theotokos prayers that I say or meditate on. After every 10 repetitions, an Our Father was prayed. hallowed be your name, Full of beauty and simplicity, the prayers allow the Rule to become, like the Western rosary, a tool of meditation and reflection. Masha Goepel lives off-grid in the woods of western Maine with her husband, children, saints, and livestock. 7 In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Each decade marked by an Our Father and an “Open Unto Us.”, Traditionally, the Rule begins with the Sign of the Cross, the Creed, and a “Glory to You, our God, Glory to You.”. The death of the Theotokos and her translation into heaven confirms the divine promise of Christ to His faithful children that they will enjoy life eternal in everlasting communion with God.

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