Why do Orthodox Christians give much honor to the Mother of God? We honor her because Jesus Christ Himself honored her on several occasions recorded in Scripture. He fulfilled her requests and also gave her special thought even while He was dying on the cross (St. Luke 2:51; St. John 2:3-9; St. John 19: 26-27). Even before Christ was born, she was honored by heaven when the Archangel Gabriel appeared and said to her: "Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women" (St. Luke 1:28). Holy Scripture further proclaims of her that "henceforth all generations shall call me blessed" (St. Luke 1:48), because from her womb came froth God in the flesh. This means that all who believe in Christ and in the Bible must give s=pecial honor and veneration to the one that is "blessed among women." It is not enough to merely give attention to her at Christmas-time, when she appears in the manger scenes of western Christian churches. No, this "highly favored one" must occupy a very special place in the hearts of those that follow her Son, just as she did among the first Christians.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:41:36 +0000
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