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«Ξέρεις τι θα πει Μάνα;...» - Βήμα Ορθοδοξίας

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«Ξέρεις τι θα πει Μάνα;…»

«Η τιμή στην Παναγία σώζει. Ο Κύριος χαίρεται, όταν τιμάμε την Μητέρα Του. Όποιος τιμά την Παναγία, που θήλασε τον Κύριο του σύμπαντος, περισσότερο θα τιμά και τον Ίδιο τον Κύριο. Η Παναγία είναι Μάνα· ξέρεις τι θα πει “Μάνα”;…», έλεγε ο Γερο-Νικήτας, που έμενε στη Σταυρονικητιανή Καλύβη της «Παναγίας Καζάνσκας», και διέκοπτε τούτο τον μεθεκτικό λόγο του με ιερούς λυγμούς. Αυτός ήταν ένας Γέροντας που φαινόταν σαν ένα μικρό παιδάκι, με αγάπη ανυπέρβλητη προς την Παναγία, την κατά Χάρη μητέρα του…

«ΘΑ ΣΑΣ ΣΩΣΩ ΟΛΟΥΣ!…»

Ο Γερο-Αντώνιος ο Γρηγοριάτης ήταν άνθρωπος του Θεού. Ήταν πολύ ακτήμων και στο κελλί του μέσα δεν είχε …

▲ For · Panagia

Sentiment: positive

The speaker explicitly states that honoring the Panagia saves and is pleasing to the Lord.

🇬🇧 English translation

“Do you know what ‘Mother’ means?” - Vima Orthodoxias

“Do you know what ‘Mother’ means?”

“Honor to the Panagia saves. The Lord rejoices when we honor His Mother. Whoever honors the Panagia, who nursed the Lord of the universe, will honor the Lord Himself even more. The Panagia is a Mother; do you know what ‘Mother’ means?”… said Elder Nikitas, who lived in the Stavronikitia Hermitage of the “Panagia Kazanska,” interrupting this metaphorical speech with holy sobs. He was an Elder who seemed like a small child, with insurmountable love for the Panagia, his mother by Grace…

“I WILL SAVE YOU ALL!…”

Elder Antonios the Gregoryates was a man of God. He was very ascetic, and inside his cell, he had almost nothing. Throughout his life, he constantly spoke the God-given words of the “Archangelic Salutation,” the “Theotokos Virginize…”. He once said: “It appeared to me in my dream as if the Panagia was speaking to me and saying: ‘I will save you all; only have love among yourselves!’…”