Entrance of the Theotokos

About this event

Festal Orthros: 8:30 – 9:30 AM

Festal Divine Liturgy: 9:30 – 11:00 AM

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple, one of the Twelve Great Feasts. This feast celebrates the dedication of the Virgin Mary to God at a young age, when her parents, Joachim and Anna, presented her to the Temple in Jerusalem. It prefigures Mary's role as the living temple who would later bear Christ, the Incarnate God.

For more information on this feast, please visit the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's Entrance of the Theotokos page .

Apolytikion of Entry of the Theotokos

Fourth Tone

Today is the prelude of God's pleasure and the proclamation of man's salvation. The Virgin is clearly made manifest in the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also cry out to her with mighty voice, "Hail, fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation."

Kontakion of Entry of the Theotokos

Fourth Tone

Today, the most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasure of God, enters the house of the Lord, bringing the grace of the Divine Spirit. The Angels of God praise her. She is the heavenly tabernacle.