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Great Feast of the Nativity of The Theotokos (One of the Twelve Great Feasts, class 2)
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| Cycle | Preparation | Feast | Celebration |
| Feast | Event Commem- orated | Action of Event | Significance of Event | Celebrate | Apostolos | Gospel | Date | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity of Theotokos | Future Theotokos' birth | Future Theotokos being born. | Beginning of work of salvation, because she was to be Theotokos. | Theotokos birthday. | Phil. 2:5-11 | Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 | 8 Sept. | Great Feast Class 2 |
8 September - The Theotokos' birth saved her elderly parents, The Ancesters of Christ, Ann and Joachim, from the
shame of having no children. This birth was a sign of Holy God's merciful love.
From The Theotokos's birth, her parents dedicated her to
the service of Holy God.
When The Theotokos grew older, she served Holy God and also the
whole human race by agreeing to give birth to the Incarnate Word and Son
of God, Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. The agreement is commemorated at the Great Feast of The Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
Date
The time between The Feast of the Conception of Ann on 9 December and The Great Feast of the Nativity of The Theotokos on September 8 is one day less than nine months. The decision was made that the time between the two feasts would not be exactly, perfectly 9 months, that the time would be one day less than perfect. The reason is because only Holy God is perfect.
The only feast of a conception and a birth that are exactly, perfectly nine months apart is the Great Feast of The Annunciation (Al Bisharah) of The Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary (25 March) and the Great Feast of Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ (25 December).
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron
TROPARION (TONE 4)
Your Nativity, O Mother of God, heralded joy to the whole
universe, for from you rose the Sun of Justice, Christ our God.
Taking away the curse, He imparted the blessings,
and by abolishing death, He gave us everlasting life.
HIRMOS (TONE 8)
Mothers cannot be virgins, nor virgins mothers, yet in you, O Mother of God,
both virginity and motherhood were present and fulfilled,
wherefore all the peoples of the earth proclaim you blessed.
Apostolos
Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel
Lk. 10:38-42 and 11:27-28
Antiphon
Palsm 131
Though the prayers of the Theotokos, O Saviour, save us.
Be shafa'ati Walidat il ilah, ya Mukhalles, Khallisna.
Tes bresvee-yes tees Theotokou, Soter, soson imas.
Meditations
The Icon of the Nativity of the Mother of God, September 8th, A Meditation by Mary Grace Ritchey, Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton
Paper
The Feasts of September By His Excellency, Archbishop Joseph Tawil, Eparchy of Newton, Our Lady of the Annunciation (Al Bisharah) in Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
Nativity of the Mother of God Saint Ann's Melkite Catholic Church, West Patterson, NJ
| Day | Commemorate | Date | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparation | Holy Martyr Sozon | 7 |
| Day | Commemorate | Date | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity of Theotokos | Future Theotokos being born. | 8 | Phil. 2:5-11 | Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 |
| Second Day Celebration | Ancestors of Christ, Joachim and Ann Holy Martyr Severian | 9 | Gal. 22-27 | Lk 8:16-21 |
| Third Day Celebration | Holy Martyrs Memodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora | 10 | ||
| Fourth Day Celebration | Our Holy Mother Theodora of Alexandria | 11 | ||
| Leave-taking; | Holy Martyr Autonomus | 12 |
All The Theotokos's Great Feasts are Class 2.
| Feast | Event Commem- orated | Action of Event | Significance of Event | Celebrate | Apostolos | Gospel | Date | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity of Theotokos | Future Theotokos' birth | Future Theotokos being born. | Beginning of work of salvation, because she was to be Theotokos. | Theotokos birthday. | Phil. 2:5-11 | Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 | 8 Sept. | Great Feast Class 2 |
| Entrance of Theotokos into Temple | Future Theotokos' entrance into Temple. | Future Theotokos entering unaided into Temple's Holy of Holies. | Future Temple of Holy God enters into His Temple's Holy of Holies | Future Theotokos's union with Holy God. | Heb. 9:1-7 | Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 | 21 Nov. | Great Feast Class 2 |
| ºHoly Hypapanty of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ ºPurifi- cation of Theotokos | ºJesus Christ's presen- tation at Temple. ºTheotokos' purification. | Theotokos bringing Jesus Christ to Temple at prescribed time for prescribed rituals. | Messiah's first meeting with His people. | A step in process of our redemption. | Heb. 7:7-17 | Lk. 2:22-40 | 2 Feb. | Great Feast Class 2 |
| Annun- ciation of Theotokos Ever Virgin Mary | Jesus Christ's conception in human form Incar- nation. | Future Theotokos' accepting Holy God's will saying yes to Holy God. | Holy God becomes human Incar- nation. | Beginning of process of our redemption. | Heb. 2:11-18 | Lk. 1:24-38 | 25 March | Great Feast Class 2 |
| Dormition of Theotokos | Theotokos' going to heaven. | Holy God's taking Theotokos' body and soul into heaven. | Preview of transfig- uration that awaits all of us in the Kingdom to come. | Possi- bility of our "eternal life". | Phil. 2:5-11 | Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28 | 15 Aug. | Great Feast Class 2 |
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Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
The Theotokos
The Holy Prophet and Glorious Forerunner John the Baptist
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