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HandmaidenOfGod
1st October 2005, 08:59 PM
Today is one of the twelve Great Feast Days in the Church. It is the Feast of the Protection of the Theotokos (http://ocafs.oca.org/Caption.asp?FSID=102824)

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Troparion - Tone 4

Today the faithful celebrate the feast with joy
Illumined by your coming, O Mother of God
Beholding your pure image we fervently cry to you:
Encompass us beneath the precious veil of your protection
And deliver us from every form of evil
By entreating Christ, your Son and our God
That He may save our souls.

Kontakion - Tone 3

Today the Virgin stands in the midst of the Church
And with choirs of Saints she invisibly prays to God for us.
Angels and Bishops worship Her,
Apostles and prophets rejoice together,
Since for our sake she prays to the Eternal God!
HandmaidenOfGod
1st October 2005, 09:00 PM
O Holy Theotokos Pray for us sinners!
Marjorie
1st October 2005, 09:01 PM
Oh how I love our Holy Mother!

Thank you for posting this. I'm a Russophile at heart so the Protection is a big thing for me. :)

In IC XC,
Marjorie
Matrona
2nd October 2005, 12:07 AM
I love this feast!

It falls on a Sunday next year, doesn't it? I hope so, I really want to go to DL on this feast!
HandmaidenOfGod
2nd October 2005, 12:31 AM
It’s my name day, so I love it too
Matrona
2nd October 2005, 01:19 AM
It’s my name day, so I love it too
Are you named for the feast, or are you named for one of the saints celebrated today?
HandmaidenOfGod
2nd October 2005, 01:46 AM
Long story, but the short is that it’s in honor of the Theotokos
Verushka
2nd October 2005, 09:12 AM
I love this feast!

It falls on a Sunday next year, doesn't it? I hope so, I really want to go to DL on this feast!

Our church arranged extra DL on friday and Satuday just to celebrate this Pokrova
:clap:
Kolya
2nd October 2005, 01:20 PM
Oh how I love our Holy Mother!

I'm a Russophile at heart so the Protection is a big thing for me. :)

In IC XC,
Marjorie

Marjorie, if you're a Russophile you'll have to celebrate this day with us on Oct 14 as we're OC.;)
Monica, child of God
2nd October 2005, 04:33 PM
I love this feast too but it is not one of the 12 Great Feasts. Those are:

Nativity of the Theotokos
Elevation of the Holy Cross
Presentation of the Theotokos
Baptism of Christ
Presentation of Christ
Annunciation
Nativity of Christ
Palm Sunday
Ascension
Pentecost
Transfiguration
Dormition

Pascha is in a class by itself as the Feast of Feasts.