HIGHLY FAVORED ONE: THE LIFE OF MARIAM


(...) We have collected the relevant “information” that our Holy Fathers and hymnographers of our Church gave us on the Mother of the Lord, and we present them in this book, for the benefit of our brothers and sisters in Christ.


CONTENTS

Preface

PART
UP TO THE ANNUNCIATION
1. Her Parents
2. Her Βirth
3. At the Temple
4. Her Life at the Temple
5. The Way Out of the Temple

PΑΡΤ 2
UP TO THE TIME OF JESUS’ PUBLIC LIFE
1. The Annunciation
2. The Visitation to Elizabeth
3. Joseph’s Trial
4. The Birth οf Jesus
5. Ιn Egypt
6. From Egypt to Nazaret

PART 3
AT THE TIME OF JESUS’ PUBLIC LIFE & LATER ON
1. Following Her Son
2. “A Sword Will Pierce...”
3. “Woman, Behold Your Son”
4. The Hatred of the Jews
   After the Resurrection of Her Son, Mariam, lived in Jerusalem. She stayed in Jerusalem for about thirty years.
   But those years were when Christians suffered martyrdom living in Jerusalem. Above all Christians, the Mother of Jesus experienced emotional pain. (...). Being Jesus’ mother, people targeted Her! They taunted Her, mocked Her, and slandered Her!
   There were many times when they would gather outside Her house, ready to throw rocks and intimidate Her! But Her Son “interceded” with His invisible power, driving them out of the house. They would return and insist on doing their evil actions, until one day they learned their lesson.
   These wicked people decided to demolish Mariam’s holy home, with rocks, crowbars, pickaxes and flaming torches. When they had surrounded the house, they began the destruction yelling with their angry voices. They abased themselves! The crowbars and pickaxes broke as if they were made out of paper! The rocks that struck the house door, rebounded and hit them! The same happened with the flaming torches! The flames changed direction causing themselves facial injuries! They ran away from that house without being able to do the slightest damage!
  In spite of their abasement, they did not stop taunting and mocking the Mother of the Lord. They did not even respect Her funeral, but they got their lesson there too.

PART 4
DEATH. BURIAL. TRANSLATION
1. The Last Mystery
2. Her Dormition
3. Burial
4. The Metastasis

PΑRT 5
HER VIRTUES
1. Her Humility
2. Her Sinlessness
3. Her Virginity
4. Virginity-Miracle!
5. Angels and Theotokos
6. Devil & Theotokos

PΑRT 6
HER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WORLD

1. “You Did Not Forsake The World”
2. Her Intercession
3. Virgin Hodegetria
4. Great Faith, Grand Miracle!
5. Our Gifts to Mariam


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