Неделя двадцать седьмая по Пятидесятнице. Введение Богородицы во храм

On the Feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Church, they begin to sing: “Christ is born” *32, preparing believers for a worthy celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of Christ. Understand this suggestion and act on it. Delve into the mystery of the incarnation of the Only Begotten Son of God, ascend to its beginning in the eternal council of God about the existence of the world and man in it, see its reflection in the creation of man, joyfully meet the first gospel about him immediately after the fall, trace the rationally gradual revelation of it in the prophecies and prototypes of the Old Testament; understand who and how prepared to receive the incarnate God, under the influence of Divine educational institutions and actions, among Israel - go, if you want, beyond the borders of the people of God, and there collect the rays of God's light, shining in the darkness - and realize how much the chosen ones from all nations have reached the premonition of an extraordinary manifestation of Divine care for people. This will be mental preparation. But here is fasting: get ready to speak, confess and partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ: this will be an active and vital preparation. If, as a result of all this, the Lord allows you to feel the power of His coming in the flesh, then when the holiday comes, you will celebrate it not because of a joy that is alien to you, but because of your own. Irmos of the 1st canon of the 1st canon to the Nativity of Christ. You might be interested in: