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

“I look forward with great joy and emotion to coming to blessed Canada, to having the opportunity to meet all of you in person, to visit our parishes and communities, and to journey together, in a spirit of unity, love, and mutual trust,

“The Dormition is not the end; it is a passage into the fullness of life in Christ,

“She teaches us that true freedom is not found in self-sufficiency, but in communion with God and in selfless love for our fellow human being,

“The Panagia thus reveals that the ultimate destiny of the human person is not merely moral improvement, but deification—the participation, by grace, in the life of God,

“eschatological revelation of the destiny of human nature within the grace of God.

“the Dormition should not be understood simply as the conclusion of the earthly life of the Mother of God.