The Dormition of the Mother of God: a late feast, an empty tomb, and a stubborn misunderstandingtranslated

On August 15, August 28 for Churches that follow the Julian calendar, the Church celebrates the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God. It is the last of the major feasts of the Byzantine liturgical year, and the only one whose event does not appear anywhere in the New Testament. We might as well say it straight away: it is precisely from this difficulty that the festival draws its strength. What Scripture Does Not Say

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