“the luminous image of a faithful wife and mother, the model of martyric patience in suffering, and the example of generous love for the Church and people.

Patriarch Daniel of Romania ›

Patriarch

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“the Mother of God as the intercessor of the faithful before God

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

“And through these words, she also tells us to do what the Saviour Jesus Christ teaches us in the Gospel. Thus, the entire life of the Mother of God is defined by humility and by great concern for everything taking place around her, but she is not absent. She is always present in the midst of Christians.

“The feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God is such a great feast because the Mother of God chose humility, just like her Son,

“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.

“Her humility, patience and faithfulness to the will of God raised the Maiden of Nazareth higher than the heavens,

“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