"And I have a mediator" - by Archimandrite Filippou Hamargiastranslated

"And I have you as a mediator, to the philanthropic God, do not control my actions, in front of the Angels; I am begging you, Virgin, help me quickly." of Archim. Philippou Hamargia Protosygellou I. Metropolis of Messinia

In the tradition of our country, the fifteenth of August is called "Summer Easter". In the "joyful light" of August, we gather in the churches, sing the Prayer Rules and record the names of the living, the sick and the tested, offering her our prayers as fragrant flowers and we stand in awe and emotion especially in a hymn: "And I have a mediator, to the philanthropic God, do not judge me actions, in front of the Angels, I beg you, Virgin, help me quickly". This hymn is one of the Hexapostelaria that are sung at the end of the Small and Great Prayer Canon during this period and it encapsulates in a few words the entire theology of the relationship of the faithful man with the Most Holy Theotokos.

If we venture to give it a definition, it would be a definition with four determinations. First it is a reason for trust, secondly it is a reason for confession, thirdly it is a reason for repentance and finally it is...