Georgia celebrates Mariamoba, Dormition of the Mother of God
The Dormition of Mary is commemorated by one of the great feasts of the Orthodox Church. The feast is preceded by a two-week fast, referred to as the Dormition Fast in Georgia, which lasts for 14 days prior to the holiday. Photo: 1TV/Facebook.
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Orthodox Christians in Georgia are celebrating the Day of Virgin Mary today, which is otherwise known as the Dormition of the Mother of God.
In Georgia, Mary is referred to as Mariami and the holiday is known as Mariamoba.
The holiday commemorates the "falling asleep” or death of Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ and, as believed, her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven.
Humanity is tired, we are also tired, but our hearts should not break. The Most-Holy Mother of God is with us. Rejoice, because we are the children of the Mother of God”, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II said during a festive service at the Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition in Tbilisi.
The Dormition of Mary is commemorated by one of the great feasts of the Orthodox Church. The feast is preceded by a two-week fast, referred to as the Dormition Fast in Georgia, which lasts for 14 days prior to the holiday.
The Mother of God is considered the principal protector and intercessor of Georgia as the country was first allocated to her to preach in. It is believed Saint Mary’s holy robe is placed in the Saint Mary's Church in western Georgia’s Samegrelo region.
The Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II delivered his annual Christmas epistle ahead of Christmas mass last night at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, in which he said that people are overwhelmed by constant negative information, lockdowns and death due to the pandemic.
The Georgian Orthodox church is celebrating Christmas today along with other members of the Orthodox world, due to the two-week difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars, to the latter of which Georgia adheres.
Catholics Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II has turned 89 today. He has been leading the spiritual life of the Orthodox Georgian Church for 44 years.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia and worldwide today are celebrating Epiphany, one of the major dates in the annual religious calendar, with rituals of water blessing and mass baptism held at churches.
Orthodox Christians in Georgia are on Monday celebrating Mariamoba, the Day of Virgin Mary. The holiday commemorates the dormition of the mother of Jesus Christ and, as believed, her bodily resurrection before being taken up into heaven.