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Theotokos is Mary, the mother of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Title"Theotokos" is the highest title given to Mary. "Theotokos" is a Greek word made up of two parts. The prefix "Theo" means God and the word "tokos" means "carrier or bearer in the womb" (birth mother). (Tokos can only refer to a birth mother.) Then, the word "Theotokos" means "carrier or bearer of God in her womb (birth mother)" or "she who bore God". The term "Theotokos" does not imply that Mary contributed anything to the divine nature of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The term "Theotokos" merely affirms the belief that the person to whom she gave birth is without division both God and a human being. Mary, the mother of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is the "Theotokos". HonorBecause of The Theotokos’ unique role and unique relationship with Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, she has a special place of honor. We are awed by the mystery that her womb contained the uncontainable Holy God. Hymns proclaim The Theotokos to be “higher in honor than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim”. BiographyMajor events in the life of The Theotokos are commemorated on Great Feast days. They are listed at the bottom of the page. ParentsThe Theotokos' mother was The Ancester of Christ, Ann and her father was The Ancester of Christ, Joachim. They are the grandparents according to the flesh of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ. DormitionThe Theotokos left this earthly life and was taken into heaven in a miraculous
way: both body and soul. Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ received her soul and body into heaven. The Theotokos left behind an empty tomb filled with the fragrance of flowers. The Theotokos' Childhood Home in Jerusalem and St. Anne SeminarySupposely, the Jerusalem home of the parents of The Theotokos, The Ancesters of Christ, Ann and Joachim, was near the Pool of Bethesda. St. Anne Seminary was located on the grounds of the the "White Fathers" or "The Society of Missionaries of Africa"property on the “Via Dolorosa” near "Lion's Gate" / "St. Stephen's Gate" / "Bab al-Asbat". This complex includes “St. Anne’s Church”, which was built on the traditional site of The Theotokos’ childhood home, and the “Pools of Bethesda”, which is the traditional site of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ curing the paralyzed man. (Jn. 5: 1-15) Name in the GospelsIn the Gospels, The Theotokos is called simply "the Mother of Jesus." Additional NameThe phrase "Sitt Mariam" is sometimes used to refer to The Theotokos. Letters on the IkonsIn Greek, the bar above the letters means a contraction/abbreviation. Nicene CreedThe Theotokos is mentioned in the Nicene Creed. "I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotton Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages: Light of light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man; who was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried; who rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and is enthroned at the right hand of the Father; who will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; and of whose kingdom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets. In one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I profess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come." Amen. Great Feast DaysMajor events in the life of The Theotokos are commemorated on Great Feast days. The order is the chronological, from Nativity to Dormition.
All The Theotokos's Great Feasts are Class 2.
Minor Feast DaysPrayersHymns on WebChantez au Seigneur un Chant Chantez au Seigneur un Chant Chantez au Seigneur un Chant Nouveau St Jean Chrysostome Brussels, Belgium Greek Catholic, Melkite Al-Bushra
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