“The Panagia thus reveals that the ultimate destiny of the human person is not merely moral improvement, but deification—the participation, by grace, in the life of God,
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“eschatological revelation of the destiny of human nature within the grace of God.
“the Theotokos desires the salvation of all people and their participation in the eternal joy of the Kingdom of the Holy Trinity
“Let us ask the Panagia to teach us to bring more Christ into our lives
“complete salvation concerns not only the soul but also the body, through which the human person lived and acted in history
“the Church’s embrace of the Virgin Mary’s passage into the eternal Kingdom of God also represents an acknowledgement of humanity’s own destiny
“the Archbishop reflected on the message of the Dormition of the Theotokos, emphasizing that, through pain and trial, the Panagia teaches us to place greater trust in God and to face fear with faith and hope
“Even today, the Panagia is among us. She hears our prayers, listens to the pain of our souls and receives everything that our hearts wish to entrust to her, but which human words are often unable to express.