The Fast for the Dormition of the Theotokos

We have yet just entered another Fasting period, preceded by the Fasting of the Transfiguration of Christ, this time is it is the Dormition of the Theotokos, in which we humble our bodies to the simplest of foods to make our souls more humble and open to the Lord in which He gives knowledge and strength in which we offer up freely to punish our flesh and strenghten our spirit.

The Dormition of the Theotokos is the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God in which she was taken up to Heaven by Jesus Christ.  This Feast is celebrated on August 15, new calendar.  As we approach this Feast I will post homilies from the Church Fathers concerning the Dormition of the Mother of God, the Theotokos.