Archbishop Nicolae’s Meditation at the Dormition Fast 2014

Most Reverend Fathers,
Beloved Faithful,
Between August 1st and 14th the Orthodox Church has the Dormition of the Mother of God fasting period. This fast precedes the great Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God and was established by the Church as a special period for remembering the precious virtues of Virgin Mary and the fasting period with which, according to the Tradition, the Mother of our Lord prepared [more]