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Protection of the Mother of God

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The '''Protection of the Mother of God''' is one of the most beloved feast days on the Orthodox calendar, commemorated on [[October 1]]. Also It is also known as [[Virgin Mary]]'s Cerement. In most Slavic languages the word "cerement" has a dual meaning of "veil" and "protection."
The feast day celebrates the appearance of the Mother of God at Blachernae (Vlaherna) in the tenth century. At the end of St. Andrei (Andrew of Constantinople) [[Fool-for-Christ|Yurodivyi]]'s life (d. around 936; [[feast day]]: [[October 2]]), a group of people saw the Mother of God, St. [[John the Baptist]], and several other saints during a vigil in the Church of Vlaherna (Blachernae), nearby the city gates.
She The Theotokos approached the center of the church, kneeled knelt down and remained in prayer for a long time. Her face was drowned in tears. Then she took her veil (cerement) off and spread it over the people as a sign of protection. During the time, the people in the city were threatened by a barbarian invasion. After the appearance of the Mother of God, the danger was averted and the city was spared from bloodshed and suffering.
It The Protection is remarkable that this holiday is celebrated only commemorated most fervently in the Slavic countries churches – probably because St. Andrei was a Slav. The first celebration of Holy Marythe Theotokos's cerement in the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]] dates back from the 12th century. In Constantinople, although no one and today is celebrated this holiday, St. Andrei's vision of God's Mother was often talked aboutthroughout the Orthodox Church.
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