St. Mary’s Feast Day
Dormition of the Theotokos – August 15
Dormition of the Theotokos – August 15Our parish celebrates its feast day each year on August 15, The Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary.
The Feast commemorates the repose (dormition and kimisis in Greek) or “falling-asleep” of the Mother of Jesus Christ, our Lord. The Feast also commemorates the translation or assumption into heaven of the body of the Theotokos.
Click here to read about the story and the icon of the feast.