“St. Mark knows nothing of a birth narrative
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“he prophesied that the Christ would be born in Bethlehem
“Η Θεοτόκος δεν αμάρτησε ποτέ, ούτε καν με τον λογισμό
“Νέος ήταν και ο Απόστολος, μόλις 19 ετών. Γεννήθηκε σε αυτόν τον τόπο και γαλουχήθηκε μέσα στη σκλαβιά, αλλά υπήρχε ο παπάς του χωριού, υπήρχε η Εκκλησία, το Μοναστήρι, υπήρχε μια παράδοση
“does not mourn a death, but celebrates a translation from death to life
“And thou, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, art too few in number to be reckoned with the thousands of Judah; yet out of thee shall come forth to Me, one who is to be a ruler in Israel, and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity
“And thou, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, art too few in number to be reckoned with the thousands of Judah; yet out of thee shall come forth to Me, one who is to be a ruler in Israel, and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity
“Although the Mother of God was humble throughout her life, she was not absent. Just as the Ascension of the Lord did not mean, and did not remain, an absence from the midst of the Church, so too the passing of the Mother of God from this life into eternity did not result in an absence
“Although there is no account of the circumstances of Her death in Holy Scripture, we know about them from the most ancient and credible Tradition.