The Holy Scripture of the New Testament tells about the one who was honored to be the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. She became the daughter of the righteous Joachim and Anna, who are called Godfathers in the Orthodox tradition. Pious parents named their child Mary, and later she became known to the whole world as the Most Holy Theotokos.
For believing Orthodox people, the personality of the Most Holy Theotokos evokes a particularly reverent attitude and love. This is not accidental, because according to the Orthodox worldview, the Mother of God is the main intercessor and intercessor for people before her Son and God Jesus Christ.
The very birth of the Blessed Virgin was an amazing miracle. The parents of the Mother of God Joachim and Anna were fruitless. All their lives they prayed to God for the gift of a child to them. However, the requested pious chita received only in old age, when it was difficult to imagine the birth of a child according to natural physiological laws (the parents of the Mother of God 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 the born child was destined to become.
The Most Holy Theotokos became the Mother of the second Person of the Holy Trinity - Jesus Christ. At the same time, for Orthodox people there is no doubt 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 Most Holy Theotokos was the one who raised the infant Christ. She understood that the child born of her was the promised Messiah and Savior of the world (this is how the Archangel Gabriel announced 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 at the marriage in Cana of Galilee turned wine into water. This amazing event took place after the request of the Mother of God to Christ. Our Lady noticed that the marriage had run out of wine. This narration gives a clear indication of what boldness the Mother of God has towards 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 requests of those praying and ask God for great mercies for the human race.
The Most Holy Theotokos with all her heart felt the mother's sorrow, seeing her Son dying 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 Most Holy Theotokos is called the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Unlike archangels, angels and saints, to whom believers ask for prayers before God, Christians beg for salvation from the Mother of God. The address "Most Holy Theotokos, save us" has already become a part of 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 that for Orthodox Christians the Mother of God is so loved 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 churches and monasteries consecrated in honor of the Mother of God. Various church holidays dedicated to the Virgin Mary have been established. The Mother of God herself throughout the post-Christian history did not leave her children, showing her numerous miraculous icons, which are still revered as Christian shrines and bring great relief in various adversities to many people.
