The Virgin Mary

Theme Of Lesson: The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Virgin Mary Sub-Theme: Our Salvation and Christ's Perfect Love Objectives: Retell briefly the story of the Dormition, and how eager the Apostles were to be there. Give examples of how “the limits of…

Theme Of Lesson: The Dormition (Falling Asleep) of the Virgin Mary Sub-Theme: Our Salvation and Christ's Perfect Love Objectives: Describe the events of the Dormition of the Theotokos as a joyful, not sorrowful experience. Give examples of how “the limits of nature are overcome”…

Theme Of Lesson:Iconography and the Theotokos Sub-Theme: The Virigin Mary Gives Us Compassion and Protection Objectives: Demonstrate an understanding of the icons of the Virgin Mary. Compare the different iconographic representations of the Theotokos. Describe…

Theme Of Lesson:Iconography and the Theotokos Sub-Theme: The Virigin Mary Gives Us Compassion and Protection Objectives: Compare the different iconographic representations of the Theotokos. Compare the different icons to verses of the Akathist which portray…

Theme Of Lesson:Iconography and the Theotokos Sub-Theme: The Virigin Mary Gives Us Compassion and Protection Objectives: Sing the Hymn to the Theotokos and use it as a basis for "reading" the various icons. Compare the different iconographic representations…

1 Samuel 2: 1 - 10 1: Hannah also prayed and said, "My heart exults in the LORD; my strength is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2: "There is none holy like the LORD, there is none besides thee; there is no rock like our…

“All of creation rejoices in you, O Full of Grace, the assembly of Angels and the race of men. O Sanctified Temple and Rational Paradise! O Glory of Virgins! From you, God was incarnate and became a child, our God before the ages. He made your body into a throne, and your womb He made…

BOOK OF JAMES, OR PROTOEVANGELIUM From "The Apocryphal New Testament" M.R. James-Translation and Notes Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924 VI. 1 And day by day the child waxed strong, and when she was six months old her mother stood her upon the ground to try if she would stand;…

Eve Mary, the 'New Eve'

Genesis 3: 1 - 15 1: Now the serpent was more subtle than any other wild creature that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God say, `You shall not eat of any tree of the garden'?" 2: And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees …