“the faithful call upon the Mother of God to intercede for them at the hour of death and on the Day of Judgment
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“Although the Mother of God passes through death and is then taken up to heaven in body as well as in soul, she remains forever present in the world through her prayers
“he also encouraged the faithful to pray to the Theotokos with trust, confident that she knows human suffering and understands their concerns
“The Mother of God is the protector of families, children, mothers, parents, virgins, and all the faithful, both men and women. In a special way, she is the protector of the poor, widows, orphans, and those whom no one loves anymore
“The Mother of God remains present in the world through her prayers even after her Dormition and translation to heaven
“the Dormition calls every Orthodox Christian to prepare for the passage from earthly life to heavenly life
“The Mother of God shows us this preparation. She said yes to God at the Annunciation. She remained with Christ throughout her life. She stood beside Him at the Cross. She prayed together with the Apostles. And at the end, she passed over to Him
“the Theotokos represents steadfast, self-sacrificing and unconditional maternal love, rooted in the love of God himself, and that just as a mother doesn’t stop loving her children even when they drift from her, the Mother of God has remained in prayer and intercession for every person
“Our faith is that, like the Mother of God, by being filled with Christ and receiving God within us, we pass from death to life.