Sorry for my tardiness...a newborn and a brief vacation have made blogging rarely accessible.
In brief, the Feast of the Dormition commemorates the death and assumption into heaven of the Theotokos.
Readings: Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28
For the Little Ones: Look at an icon of the dormition with your children and discuss the figures depicted and tell them the story that the church teaches regarding her death and assumption. It is the custom in some parishes to bring flowers to be blessed at this feast. Take your children to a florist and let them pick some fresh cut flowers. Bring them home and help your kids to make bouquets to take to the church and be blessed. Make at least two...one to leave at church and another to bring home to your icon corner (where you should have an icon depicting the virgin with her child). Have your children give any extra blessed bouquets to your neighbors and tell them that it is in honor of this feast.
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Hey old friend! I didn't realize you are a contributor! Happy to find you here and read your post, going to share it to my parish page now 😘
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