Tag: The Theotokos

Christian Prayer to the Virgin Mary and the Theotokos Rule

On By frlynchIn Divine Services, Living the Faith, New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Zvezdinski), Sermons on the Divine Liturgy, Orthodoxy, Orthodoxy in America12 Comments

Prayer to Mary, the Mother of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, is an ancient Christian practice. The earliest written record of a prayer to the Virgin Mary is dated around 250 AD. This prayer, “Beneath thy compassion,” is in use to this day in the Orthodox Church. Prayer to and veneration of the …

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The Purity of the Mother of God and the Theotokos Prayer Rule

On By frlynchIn Divine Services, Living the Faith, New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Zvezdinski), Sermons on the Divine Liturgy, On the Divine Services, Orthodoxy10 Comments

In this post, my dear reader, you will find sermon seven on the Divine Liturgy, by St. Seraphim (Zvezdinsky). Translating is very instructive. A number of times I've encountered references to certain things or practices that I am unfamiliar with. This provides the opportunity for me to study out that aspect a little more. In …

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