“Archbishop Nikitas reflected upon the Dormition of the Mother of God, highlighting the perfect obedience of the Theotokos to the divine will and the complete embrace of the call from God.

“the Metropolitan encouraged the faithful to follow the example of the Most Holy Theotokos by living with faith, humility, love and devotion to God

“he would take the humility, obedience and self-offering of the Theotokos as his guide and example.

“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

“he also encouraged the faithful to pray to the Theotokos with trust, confident that she knows human suffering and understands their concerns

Archbishop Makarios ›

Archbishop of Australia

Reported

“taken up the mantle of the late Archbishop Anastasios and was continuing the work established by his predecessor with zeal, conscientiousness and fear of God

Patriarch Bartholomew ›

Ecumenical Patriarch

Reported

“Venerable Nazaria brought the hesychast tradition to the monastery, Olimpiada fostered the beauty of its liturgical life, while Elisabeta transformed prayer into works of mercy

“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