| Untagged | 15 Aug 2009 |
| August 15, 2009 by Fr. Timothy Sawchak | |
A blessed Feast of the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God!
What a joy the Liturgy was today! 3 priests and a deacon!
Fr. Alexander Schmemann wrote the following about the Mother of God in his book, The Celebration of Faith:
"The veneration of the Virgin Mary is a necessary component of our faith: The image of the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mother stands [as] the image of infinite humility and purity, filled with beauty and strength; the image of love and the victory of love. The Virgin Mary, the All-Pure Mother demands nothing and receives everything. She pursues nothing and possesses all. In the image of the Virgin Mary, we find compassion, tender-heartedness, care, trust, humility. We call her Our Lady and the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and yet she calls herself 'the hand-maid of the Lord.' Christ said, 'Do not be anxious. Seek first the Kingdom of God' (see Matthew 6:33). Beholding this woman--Virgin Mother, Intercessor--we begin to sense, to know not with our mind, but with our heart, what it means to seek the Kingdom, to find it, and to live by it."
Word to live by: Pursue nothing and possess all. Demand nothing and receive everything. I can see it on a T-shirt! : )
