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Serron Theologian: Our Lady highlighted the kindness of human naturetranslated

August 14, 2026 · 1 min read

In his Pastoral Encyclical, the Metropolitan of Serres and Nigrite Mr. Theologian refers to the theological meanings of the spiritual and ecclesiastical celebration of "Summer Easter", the feast of the Transfiguration of the Most Holy Theotokos. It states in detail:

"Graceful, abounding, omnipresent, from that abundant sunshine of divine light, in which you rejoice, represented at the right hand of your only begotten Son, fifty below and to us, your worshipful servants, a blessed ray, wherever there is light in our darkened mind and flame in our cold will, so that we can see, walk in the path of divine rights". (Ἠlias Miniatis).

My beloved brothers,

Together, the loving people of God, the new Israel, the Church of Christ, today shines, rejoices and celebrates. It overwhelms the Orthodox Holy Churches and the most holy monastic dwellings and pilgrimages of our all-holy motherland to celebrate with deep reverence and spiritual elevation the solemn and luminous memory of the Immortal Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, the warm protector of Christians and loving mother of all people. Theotokos, according to...

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Margaret Evans
The quote from Elias Miniatis at the beginning really stayed with me — asking the Theotokos for even one blessed ray of light for our darkened minds and cold wills feels so practical. I’ve lit a candle for her on the Dormition every year since I was a girl, and that line makes me want to do it with a little more attention this time. Thank you for sharing the Metropolitan’s words.
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