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Deposition of the Robe of the Virgin Mary: What can and cannot be done on this holiday – a note for the Orthodox
15.07.2024 00:05
Today, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the Byzantine events.
Among the people, this celebration is called the Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God.
In Rus', on this day it was customary to treat strangers with any delicacies that contained poppy seeds.
Many centuries ago, the retinue of the Byzantine Emperor Leo the Great asked a resident of Nazareth for a night's lodging.
The mistress of the house told the travelers that the cloak of the Holy Mother of God was kept in her house. The thing was to be left as an inheritance to a pious Nazarene woman.
However, the woman agreed to give the treasure to the emperor and his retinue.
When Leo the Great reached Constantinople, he immediately transferred the relic to the Blachernae Church, which was originally built for the icon of the Mother of God.
Subsequently, there were a great number of attempts on the Virgin Mary's cloak. They tried to take it out of Constantinople.
But the holy thing always miraculously returned back to where it was kept.
Subsequently, the day of the import of the cloak of the Mother of God into Constantinople was named the Day of the Deposition of the Robe of the Mother of God.
What you can't do on the Deposition of the Robe of the Virgin Mary
On this day, many people followed certain rules:
- did not become lazy and did not drown in idleness;
- did not move;
- did not incite conflicts.
It was on July 15 that it was considered a grave sin to commit ungodly acts, namely, to refuse help to loved ones. Otherwise, according to beliefs, you can lose your savings.
What can be done on the Deposition of the Robe of the Virgin Mary
Today it is recommended to go to church and hold a prayer service, as well as light candles.
In addition, you should clean up your summer cottage, namely, remove the withered grass.
It is also worth turning to the Lord with a request for spiritual and physical healing.
