Melkite Greek Catholic Church Information Center Great Feast of the Dormition of The Theotokos Preparation

Preparation
Day	Commemorate	Date	Apostolos	Gospel
Dormition Fast Begins	Our Lady's Fast	Fast Begins just before Vespers 31 July
	Procession of Holy Cross Seven Holy Macchabees, their mother Salome and their instructor, Elder Eleazar	1	Heb. 11:33-12:2a	Mt. 10:16-22
Transfig- uration of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ	Jesus Christ's transfig- uration	6	2 Pet. 1:10-19	Mt. 17:1-9
Vigil of Dormition Theotokos	Holy Prophet Micheas	14
Dormition Fast Ends	Our Lady's Fast	Ends just before Vespers 14

Celebration
Day	Commemorate	Date	Apostolos	Gospel
Dormition of Theotokos	Theotokos' going to heaven.	15	Phil. 2:5-11	Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28
Second Day Celebration	Transfer of icon of Holy Veil of our Lord, God and Savior, Jessus Christ, Holy Martyr Diomedes	16	2 Cor. 11:5-21a 1 Tim 3:13-4:5	Mk. 4:1-9 Lk. 9-51-56 10-22-24 13:22
Third Day Celebration	Holy Martyr Myron	17
Fourth Day Celebration	Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus	18
Fifth Day Celebration	Holy Martyrs Andrew the Centurion and his two thousand five hundred and niety-three companions	19
Sixth Day Celebration	Holy Prophet Samuel	20
Seventh Day Celebration	Holy Apostle Thaddeus Holy Woman Martyr Bassa and her children	21
Eight day Dormition of Theotokos	Holy Martyr Agathonicos and his companions	22
Leave taking Dormition of Theotokos	Holy Martyr Luppus Holy HieroMartyr Irenaeus Bishop of Lyons	23

All The Theotokos's Great Feasts are Class 2.

The Theotokos's Great Feasts
Feast	Event Commem- orated	Action of Event	Significance of Event	Celebrate	Apostolos	Gospel	Date	Class
Nativity of Theotokos	Future Theotokos' birth	Future Theotokos being born.	Beginning of work of salvation, because she was to be Theotokos.	Theotokos birthday.	Phil. 2:5-11	Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28	8 Sept.	Great Feast Class 2
Entrance of Theotokos into Temple	Future Theotokos' entrance into Temple.	Future Theotokos entering unaided into Temple's Holy of Holies.	Future Temple of Holy God enters into His Temple's Holy of Holies	Future Theotokos's union with Holy God.	Heb. 9:1-7	Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28	21 Nov.	Great Feast Class 2
ºHoly Hypapanty of Our Lord, God Savior, Jesus Christ ºPurifi- cation of Theotokos	ºJesus Christ's presen- tation at Temple. ºTheotokos' purification.	Theotokos bringing Jesus Christ to Temple at prescribed time for prescribed rituals.	Messiah's first meeting with His people.	A step in process of our redemption.	Heb. 7:7-17	Lk. 2:22-40	2 Feb.	Great Feast Class 2
Annun- ciation of Theotokos Ever Virgin Mary	Jesus Christ's conception in human form Incar- nation.	Future Theotokos' accepting Holy God's will saying yes to Holy God.	Holy God becomes human Incar- nation.	Beginning of process of our redemption.	Heb. 2:11-18	Lk. 1:24-38	25 March	Great Feast Class 2
Dormition of Theotokos	Theotokos' going to heaven.	Holy God's taking Theotokos' body and soul into heaven.	Preview of transfig- uration that awaits all of us in the Kingdom to come.	Possi- bility of our "eternal life".	Phil. 2:5-11	Lk. 10:38-42, 11:27-28	15 Aug.	Great Feast Class 2

The time during the Preparation of the Great Feast of the Dormition of The Theotokos is a time of increased praying.

The Paraclisis is celebrated during the two weeks prior to the Feast of the Dormition of the Thetokos on August 15.

List of Prayers

Liturgical Cycle

Great Feast Days

Feasts Days - Specific

Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ
The Theotokos
The Holy Prophet and Glorious Forerunner John the Baptist

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