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September 7, 2026 · 1 min read

Orthodox calendar, September 8 Nativity of the Mother of God The first great holiday of the Orthodox church year is the Nativity of the Mother of God, celebrated on September 8.

Moreover, we were supposed to meet the holiness of the Mother of God from the first days of the new year, the Mother of God being the highest human holiness, known and honored in the Church.

The holiday was established on the eighth day of the church year, because the number eight symbolizes the day of eternity, endless life, and thanks to it, the Eternal Son of God became incarnate, defeated death and gave people eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven.

The Holy Scripture does not give us information about the Nativity of the Mother of God. This event is related only by the Tradition of the Church, recorded in the cult books and in some writings, such as the Protoevangelia lui Jacob, from the 2nd century. From the Holy Tradition we know that the parents of the Mother of God were the Righteous Joachim and Ana. They were barren and old, but they wanted a child.

Joachim was from the tribe of Judah, and Ana from the tribe of Levi, being the daughter of the priest Matan and his wife, Mariam. They were old and, being deprived of…

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Alexandra Ciobanu

Părinții Ioachim și Ana, sterpi și bătrâni, tot au așteptat cu răbdare și rugăciune. Mi-a rămas în cap mai ales partea cu cifra opt, că înseamnă viața fără sfârșit – mi se pare frumos cum leagă totul de Nașterea Maicii Domnului. Anul ăsta o să încerc să fiu la slujbă dis-de-dimineață pe 8.

Mihai Nistor

Da, și mie mi-a plăcut legătura cu cifra opt – e concret și te face să vezi cum o zi obișnuită din calendar devine poartă spre veșnicie. Părinții Ioachim și Ana chiar ne arată ce înseamnă răbdarea lungă, nu una de câteva săptămâni. Ai dreptate, merită să ajungem dis-de-dimineață la slujbă pe 8; eu încerc să fiu acolo cu familia.

Daniel Wilson

The part about Joachim and Anna waiting so long in their old age really hits home. My wife and I waited three years for our first kid, and it felt like forever, so their patience makes a lot more sense now. That link with the number eight turning the new church year into a door to eternal life is pretty sharp too – might try to make it to the early service this year like you both said.