Neither the tomb nor death had power over the Theotokos, who is unsleeping in her intercessions and an unchanging hope in her protection. For as the Mother of Life, she was translated into life by Him who dwelt in her ever-virginal womb.
Kontakion for Dormition
The bare details of her life are simple, but the implications outline a path to understanding both the communal nature of sin and the communal nature of salvation.
Also called St Marina the Monk, this Saint was thought to have been born in Turkey or Lebanon and died in Syria.
Marina’s life shines with an otherworldly light. She understood, deeply, the communal nature of both brokenness and salvation. Elder Zosima advises in the Brothers Karamazov: “There is only one salvation for you: take yourself up, and make yourself responsible for all the sins of men.”
Marina takes on, in love—which equates to sacrifice—that which isn’t “hers” to bear.
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