Catholicos-Patriarch: Humanity is tired, and we are too, but our hearts should not break
Catholicos-Patriarch: Humanity is tired, and we are too, but our hearts should not break
13:38, 28.08.2022

“Humanity is tired, we are also tired, but our hearts should not break. The All-Holy Mother of God is with us,”  the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Ilia II, stated during a festive sermon at the Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi.

Ilia II congratulated the parishioners on Mariamoba, the Dormition of Mary the Mother of God. “Today the Holy Mother of God is with us. Ask for what you need, and the Mother of God will fulfill your request.”

Each year on August 28th, Georgian Orthodox Christians celebrate Mariamoba, the Dormition of Mary the Mother of God. Regarded as one of the Great Feasts, preceded by a two-week fast, it commemorates Mary’s death and ascension into heaven.

In Georgia, Mary is referred to as Mariami and the holiday is known as Mariamoba.

Georgia is believed to have been assigned to Mary for the spread of Christianity, and she has long been regarded as the country’s main protector and intercessor.



By - Marika Kartozia

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