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Dear Panagia
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onWe look into your grave and behold, you are not there! Your Son has taken your body and precious soul to be next to Him in heaven. Your icon depicts your undergarment blue for your humanity, and the cloak you wear is red, depicting your holiness. You give us strength when we are weak, you run to your Son on our behalf when we supplicate you, and you offer motherly love to all who ask. How blessed are we to believe in your Son, the One whom you bore! The garment in your icon bears three stars teaching us that you are Ever-Virgin. You exemplify obedience, and from your purity, God found you worthy of bearing His only begotten Son. You are humble, but not without majesty and grace. You opened to us the gates of heaven by allowing God to use you as a holy vessel to contain our Lord, Who is uncontainable. Thank you, Panagia, for your willingness to listen to God and thereby give us the opportunity of new life and salvation through the Incarnation of your Son. Help us in times of need and remain always our mother!