St Peters Orthodox Church

August 15, 2019 - In the icon of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary we see the Mother of our Lord appearing as a child borne by her Son and carried into Paradise. She bore Christ in her very being and through her salvation Himself came into the world. Now, she being saved through her Son is now borne into Heaven as His blessed child. Tonight we let the icon teach us and encourage us that the Blessed Virgin falling asleep in her Son and being brought in His arms to Paradise is a picture of the Resurrection promised to all in whom Christ dwells and through whom His salvation comes into the world.