The New Testament scripture is about one who has been honored to be the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. She became the daughter of the righteous Joachim and Anna, who are called God-Fathers in the Orthodox tradition. Pious parents called their child Mary, later on she became known to the whole world as the Most Holy Theotokos.
For believing Orthodox people, the personality of the Blessed Virgin Mary evokes a particularly reverent attitude and love. This is no accident, because according to the Orthodox worldview, the Mother of God is the main intercessor and intercessor for people in front of her Son and God Jesus Christ.
The very birth of the Blessed Virgin was an amazing miracle. The parents of the Virgin Mary Joachim and Anna were barren. All their lives they have been praying to God to give them a child. However, the pious cheat received the requested only in old age, when it was difficult to imagine the birth of a child according to natural physiological laws (the parents of the Virgin were more than seventy years old at the time of the birth of the Virgin Mary). Such an amazing event was only an omen of who was destined to become a born child.
The Blessed Virgin Mary became the Mother of the second Person of the Holy Trinity - Jesus Christ. At the same time, there is no doubt for Orthodox people that the Mother of God is a virgin before Christmas, at Christmas, and after Christmas. This is another great miracle that takes place in Orthodoxy.
The Blessed Virgin Mary was the one who raised the baby Christ. She understood that the child born of her was the promised Messiah and Savior of the world (this is exactly what the archangel Gabriel proclaimed to the Virgin Mary on the day of the Annunciation before the conception of Christ). The Mother of God knew about the miracles performed by Christ. The gospel narrative conveys the story of the first miracle of the Lord. Christ, married in Cana of Galilee, turned wine into water. This amazing event took place after the request of the Virgin to Christ. Mother of God noticed that the wine ran out of marriage. This narrative gives a clear indication of how bold the Mother of God is for her Son and God. Orthodox people believe that nothing is impossible for the Mother of God. It is she who is ready to fulfill the righteous prayers of the prayers and to ask God for great mercies from the human race.
The Blessed Virgin Mary with all her heart felt the maternal grief, seeing her dying Son on the cross. The Mother of God understood that only in such a cruel way could humanity deserve salvation and gain the possibility of reconciliation with God.
The Blessed Virgin Mary is called the Queen of heaven and earth. Unlike archangels, angels, and saints, to which believers ask for prayers before God, Christians beg for salvation from the Virgin. The appeal, “Blessed Virgin Mary, save us, ” has already entered the liturgical Christian life.
The Mother of God is the main patroness of every person. She, like a loving mother, is sick about each of her children. All this became the reason for the fact that for the Orthodox Christians the Virgin Mary is so beloved and close. The people show their love for the Virgin Mary not only in the offering of prayers, but also in the construction of magnificent architectural structures. There are many temples and monasteries consecrated in honor of the Mother of God. Various church holidays are dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Over the course of post-Christian history, the Virgin Mary herself did not leave her children, displaying numerous of her miraculous icons, which until now are revered as Christian shrines and bring great relief to many people in various hardships.
