“The Birth of Christ, the Son of God – Baby, born, raised, loved and protected by the Mother”. Pastoral at the Nativity of the Lord – 2019 Cover Image
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„Naşterea lui Hristos, Fiul lui Dumnezeu – Prunc, născut, crescut, iubit şi ocrotit de Mamă”. Pastorală la Naşterea Domnului – 2019
“The Birth of Christ, the Son of God – Baby, born, raised, loved and protected by the Mother”. Pastoral at the Nativity of the Lord – 2019

Author(s): Iustin Hodea
Subject(s): Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: Nativity of the Lord; the role of women in the world; the purpose of family in the world; Theotokos; the perpetuation of the nation;

Summary/Abstract: In the process of making the world and the man, God has decided that the Family (mother, father and children) will be the heaven where we should stay while being in this seen world to fulfill our mission on earth entrusted by Him. Knowing the role of woman and the purpose of the family in the world, as the basic cell of society and humanity, in which life on earth is perpetuated, we should understand why God the Father has decided and chosen this way for the coming into the world of His Son who, though He was born in a supernatural way, through the work of the Holy Spirit, yet He dwelt in the womb of the pure and Holy Virgin Mary, who became a “sanctified church and speaking heaven”, Platytera (more spacious than the heavens), as it is painted in the Orthodox churches, and Theotokos (Mother of God), that is the Mother of the Son of God. In all the human history, the mother-woman gave birth, raised, educated and formed the servants of God, teachers, doctors, intellectuals, scientists, researchers, workers and peasants, but also the heroes, martyrs and saints of our nation. All these mothers were aware that they bring sons and daughters to the world to serve their Church, Country and Nation, contributing to the perpetuation and immortality of this people.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2020
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 9-14
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian