The Holy Temple of Saint Mary
The day of the construction of the first Church of Holy Mother Saint Mary in the province of Caesarea, Chalcedon is a holiday. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ built it with three stones without any wood, mud or water.
Apostles Saint Paul and Barnabas preached gentiles and turned them into Christians. The people did not have Holy Church to partake the Holy Communion and so the apostles ordered for prayer and Suba to plead Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. At the end of Suba, our Lord was revealed to the apostles and gathered them from all the world until the country of Philippians by the cloud and blessed them. Then He said to them, “This day is where I will for the construction of Holy Churches by the name of My Mother Mary in the four corners of the world.”
Then after, our Lord limited the place and base for Holy Church and after providing Holy Icons He brought those who are apart closer, measured the height by 24 cubits and the width by 12 cubits and gave them to the apostles.
Onwards, He laid His hands on Saint Peter and sacrament him as an Archbishop on the four corners of the world. At that time, Angels and Earthlings said, “The Chief of the Apostles derives to be Chief of Bishops from extreme to extreme. He deserves it! He deserves it! He deserves it!” three times. The heavenly bread and cup came down from heaven to the Church. Then our Lord, made Holy Mother Saint Mary as The Arc of The Covenant, the Apostles as delegates, Himself as Priest and fetched them the Holy Communion, and ordered them to perform the Divine Liturgy and provide flesh and blood for the people. Then He said to the Apostles, “Ordered the people not to do handy work on this day.” This took place on Sene 21 (June 28). After our Lord said this, He ascended in honor.
Also Saint Apostles built Church all over the world by the name of Saint Mary with their hands. The height of Holy Church is the example of the 24 Prophets; 24 heavenly Priest and the weight is the example of the twelve apostles. The three stones exemplify the Holy Trinity, the three situates at the bottom in one building, illustrates the oneness and Threeness on Holy Trinity. The apostles built it three section the first one exemplifying The Arc of the covenant of Adam, The second The Arc of The covenant of Mosses and the third one, The Arc of the Covenant of Jesus Christ. They also resemble the three world which are ‘Tserha Ariyam, Eyor and Sky. The construction of the building was built by the 19th years of Lord Jesus Christ ascension and by the four years of Saint Mary’s ascension on Sene 20.
Arch Bishop Basilios then seek to paint the picture of Saint Mary in the Holy Church on a plate. He found a rich man that has the plate but refused to donate. He even cursed the Church of Saint Mary; Unfortunate to him as he suddenly fall and die. So then his children afraid gave Saint Basilios the plat along with lots of gold and pearl. And he gave it to the painter to draw. But then, Holy Mother Saint Mary was revealed to him in his dreams and forbid him in drawing her picture because the plate is found from the hands of rebelled. She then told him about a place of a picture of hers that was drawn on one on the right and the other on the left which is found on a red plate.
Saint Basilios went to the place that Saint Mary told him and found the plate. He took it to her Church, brought two poles and stand it in front of the temple. Then he place her picture there. After this, God prompted water from the poles and the sick use to be cured by it. As well as from the picture of holy Mother came out oil for the sick to be healed.
However, there was one woman who washed with water but her body got covered with stained skin. By this time, Saint Baslios summoned asked her. She then told him about her love for her sister husband and killed her sister to marry him. Saint Basilios told her of the three big sins but perhaps repent if God wills to forgive her. However, the earth split and swallowed her.
Brethren, as we are children of God, we shall not defy His rule but live by it. We shall celebrate this holiday regarding the Church Liturgy.
May God’s mercy be upon us, Amen!