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Chrysostomos of Eleftheroupolis on the Dormition of the Virgin: The laws of nature were defeated in the Face of the Virgin Marytranslated

August 12, 2026 · 1 min read

"The terms of nature are defeated, in you, Virgin achrane; virginity is given to interest, and life is promised death; Virgin after interest, and life after death, you save Your inheritance, O Theotokos", with this phrase the Venerable Metropolitan of Eleftheroupolis, Mr. Chrysostomos, begins his message for the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin. His Eminence wishes that Divine Grace, who worthily preserved the transcendence of natural laws for our Virgin Mary, the same almighty Divine Grace, may keep all of us within the limits of natural, divine and saving laws. The Encyclical of the Metropolitan of Eleftheroupolis

"The conditions of nature are defeated, in you, Virgin achrane; virginity is given to interest, and death is promised to life; Virgin after interest, and life after death, you save, oh Theotokos, Your inheritance"

As is natural, beloved brothers and fathers, today's great and glorious feast of our Church in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos on her holy Assumption, includes hymns, with excellent content and sweetness to the sacred member. Two of the best hymn writers of our Church, John the Damascene and Cosmas the melodious, decorated the feast of our Virgin Mary with hymns,...

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