The Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple

If a tree is known by its fruit, and a good tree bears good fruit (cf. Mt. 7:17; Lk. 6:44), then is not the Mother of Goodness Itself, She who bore the Eternal Beauty, incomparably more excellent than every good, whether in this world or the world above? Therefore, the coeternal and identical Image of goodness, Preeternal, transcending all being, He Who is the preexisting and good Word of the Father, moved by His unutterable love for mankind and compassion for us, put on our image, that He might reclaim for Himself our nature which had been dragged down to uttermost Hades, so as to renew this corrupted nature and raise it to the heights of Heaven.

12/4/2023

Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple

St. Gregory Palamas

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Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple

St. Gregory Palamas

Therefore, the High Priest, seeing that this child, more than anyone else, had divine grace within Her, wished to set Her within the Holy of Holies. He convinced everyone present to welcome this, since God had advanced it and approved it. Through His angel, God assisted the Virgin and sent Her mystical food, with which She was strengthened in nature, while in body She was brought to maturity and was made purer and more exalted than the angels, having the Heavenly spirits as servants.

Did the Mother of God Enter the Temple? Confession of a Doubter

Deacon George Maximov

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Did the Mother of God Enter the Temple? Confession of a Doubter

Deacon George Maximov

Only standing upon the above-mentioned axioms is it possible, without noticing the entire absurdity of such a combination, to consider ourselves believing Christians and yet suppose that we know better what the Virgin Mary did and didn't do than the Christians of the second century, than Sts. Herman and Tarasius of Constantinople, St. Gregory Palamas, and others who wrote about these events as facts; and finally, better than the Church herself, which instituted this feast.

The Presentation of the Mother of God

November 21/December 4

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The Presentation of the Mother of God

November 21/December 4

Like the festival of the Nativity of the Mother of God, that of Her Presentation in the Temple was created by the Tradition of the Church, which made use of the apocrypha in order to emphasize—this time in the person of the chosen Virgin consecrating Herself :to the service of God—“the fulfillment of the economy of the Creator”.

Feast of the Entrance into The Temple of Our Most Holy Lady The Theotokos

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Feast of the Entrance into The Temple of Our Most Holy Lady The Theotokos

The holy Virgin ran toward the Temple, overtaking her attendant maidens and threw herself into the arms of the High Priest Zacharias, who was waiting for her at the gate of the Temple with the elders. Zacharias blessed her saying, "It is in you that He has glorified your name in every generation. It is in you that He will reveal the Redemption that He has prepared for His people in the last days."

Entry of the Virgin Mary the Theotokos into the Temple

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Entry of the Virgin Mary the Theotokos into the Temple

The temple was built on a mountain so many steps were required to reach the altar. Mary managed these steps without any difficulty and the whole company ascended into the temple. She relied on God’s help showing how we too should make our own effort and rely on God”s help to take the steps necessary for our entry into heaven.

The Entry of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary into the Temple

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

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The Entry of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary into the Temple

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh

Since early days the Church has given to the Mother of God titles of holiness greater than those which are given to any saint. She is called the All-holy, Panagia. We venerate Her as One who is greater and holier than the Cherubim and the Seraphim, greater than the angels of God who, endowed with vision, can see, contemplate and adore, greater than the angels of God who are, as it were, the throne of the Most High.

Entrance of the Mother of God Into the Temple

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Entrance of the Mother of God Into the Temple

Prologue of Ohrid, Great Vespers for all-night vigil, Festal matins, Divine Liturgy.

The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple

Fr. Panagiotes Carras

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The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple

Fr. Panagiotes Carras

Throughout the whole service the hymns proclaim the exalted place which the Entry has in the history of Salvation. The Entry marks the closing of the Old Covenant, whereas the Annunciation marks the beginn­ing of the New. With the Entry the most Holy Virgin is passing from the Old Covenant to the New, and this transition in the person of the Mother of God shows us how the New Covenant is the fulfillment of the Old.

Entry of the Holy Theotokos Into the Temple

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

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Entry of the Holy Theotokos Into the Temple

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

What Joachim and Anna have done, offering to God the fruit of their prayers, far exceeds any spiritual labors that we could set up as an example. But let us ponder the following: often we find ourselves in a situation similar to these people – Joachim and Anna, – when misfortune befalls us, when we are in need, when we are ready to promise the Lord everything, say all kinds of words of love, just so He would help us, would deliver us from such a state. And then sorrow passes, need passes. But when the time comes to fulfill our promise, we begin to vacillate.

The Morning Star Who Heralds the Sun

A Homily for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos Into the Temple

St. Theophan the Recluse

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The Morning Star Who Heralds the Sun

A Homily for the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos Into the Temple

St. Theophan the Recluse

The Most Holy Virgin—the God-chosen Maiden, by her entrance into the Temple, heralds Christ to all, thereby loudly crying out to all: Behold, the promised and awaited Deliverer of all—the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God is nigh!

The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos is the Entrance into Paradise of All Mankind

Bishop Ilariy (Shishkovsky)

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The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos is the Entrance into Paradise of All Mankind

Bishop Ilariy (Shishkovsky)

The feast of the Entrance is very interesting. On the one hand, it something we seemingly understand and are accustomed to. But on the other hand, we do not always recognize the depth of meaning that the Church has given it.

Fulfillment of the Creator’s Dispensation

Commentary on the Troparion of the Feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the Temple

Professor Larisa Marsheva, Deacon Andrei Boldyrev

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Fulfillment of the Creator’s Dispensation

Commentary on the Troparion of the Feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos Into the Temple

Professor Larisa Marsheva, Deacon Andrei Boldyrev

The Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple was her manifestation to the world like Christ’s manifestation at Theophany. It was a silent preaching to the people of the imminent coming of Christ.

The Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
Icons, Frescoes, Mosaics

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The Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
Icons, Frescoes, Mosaics

The Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple is one of the great Church feasts; it is connected with the event when the Most Holy Theotokos was brought into the temple of Jerusalem by her parents to be consecrated to God.

Ye are the Temple of God: Homily on the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov

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Ye are the Temple of God: Homily on the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov

But it is extraordinarily important to also remember that every divine feast is a reminder and renewal of God’s promises for each person who is faithful to Him, for each person who believes in Him and strives to keep His commandments, for everyone who considers himself a disciple of Christ and lives as such.

There Was an Entrance into the Temple!

Pastors on the miracle of the Theotokos’ Entrance into the Temple

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There Was an Entrance into the Temple!

Pastors on the miracle of the Theotokos’ Entrance into the Temple

The Entrance into the Temple of the Most Pure Virgin Mary is a great Church feast, and a miracle for all Orthodox Christians. The three-year-old girl ascended the tall steps of the Temple without any help from others, entered the Holy of Holies. Isn’t this a miracle? However in our skeptical times even some Christians place this event under doubt. Priest Valery Dukhanin, Deacon Vladimir Vasilik, Archpriest Andrei Khvilya-Olinter, and Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov talk about why this happens.

The Most Childlike Feast

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

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The Most Childlike Feast

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

The feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple is known as the most childlike feast. Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev speaks on why this is so, and of what it reminds us adults.

Focusing on the One Thing Needful This Advent: Homily for the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Fr. Philip LeMasters

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Focusing on the One Thing Needful This Advent: Homily for the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Fr. Philip LeMasters

The weeks of the Nativity Fast are a time of joyful preparation to receive Christ at His birth. They provide us an alternative to the angry and anxious ways of our culture. And on this Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, they call us to follow the example of someone very different from the ones people usually think are most important in life.

A word on the feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

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A word on the feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

Archimandrite John (Krestiankin)

The Old Testament Temple of God accepted into itself the seed of new life, the divine maiden in whom will spiritually sprout and grow the New, saving Covenant of man with God. The Old Testament Temple of God took into itself the sacred Ark of the New Testament, the animate temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin—the sacred treasury of the glory of God.

Homily on the Day of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

St. Philaret of Moscow

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Homily on the Day of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

St. Philaret of Moscow

And first of all, Christian soul, recognize here your eternal right by which you belong the King of kings, and be led unto Him in submission and love. And the King shall greatly desire thy beauty, for He Himself is thy Lord.

The Entry of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary into the Temple

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The Entry of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary into the Temple

When the Most Holy Virgin became three years old, her parents, true to their vow to the Lord to dedicate their child to Him, in procession with young maidens "adorned with the beauty of virtues" "with lamps in their hands" and accompanied by relatives and acquaintenances, "with gladness" solemnly led their Most-pure Daughter into the Jerusalem Temple "to be brought up in divine grace" "before the Lord."

Let It Be

Fr. John Behr

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Let It Be

Fr. John Behr

As we present the Theotokos into the temple today, saying to God “Let it be,” let us not misunderstand what it demands of us as ourselves temples of God. May we have the strength to say with her: “Let it be!”

The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God

St. Gregory Palamas, St. John of Kronstadt, Deacon Giorgi Maximov

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The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Mother of God

St. Gregory Palamas, St. John of Kronstadt, Deacon Giorgi Maximov

If a tree is known by its fruit, and a good tree bears good fruit (cf. Mt. 7:17; Lk. 6:44), then is not the Mother of Goodness Itself, She who bore the Eternal Beauty, incomparably more excellent than every good, whether in this world or the world above? Therefore, the coeternal and identical Image of goodness, Preeternal, transcending all being, He Who is the preexisting and good Word of the Father, moved by His unutterable love for mankind and compassion for us, put on our image, that He might reclaim for Himself our nature which had been dragged down to uttermost Hades, so as to renew this corrupted nature and raise it to the heights of Heaven.

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