These fourteen daily devotions are designed as a help to guide Orthodox Christians through the Dormition Fast (August 1–14), using the provided sources to focus on the transition from the temporal to the eternal as modeled by the Theotokos (God bearer - Mary)..
These are the sources that were consulted for the formation of brief daily devotional reflections and practices that might be added to the typical rule of prayer or spiritual effort over the fourteen days of the Dormition Fast.
Menaion, August 14 (from the monthly volumes of services for the fixed days of the liturgical year)
Menaion, August 15
Akathist Hymn to the Theotokos at https://domoca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Akathist-to-the-Theotokos.pdf
Festal Menaion, Florovsky, "The Worshipping Church"
Life of the Saint, August 15, The Dormition of our Most Holy Theotokos, at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2026/08/15/102302-the-dormition-of-our-most-holy-lady-the-mother-of-god-and-ever-v
The Orthodox Faith, Volume II (Worship) and Volume IV (Spirituality) at https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/worship and https://www.oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality
These sources detail the Dormition of the Theotokos, a major Orthodox Christian feast celebrated on August 15th that honors the death and heavenly assumption (translation) of the Virgin Mary. The liturgical texts emphasize that while Mary experienced a natural human death, she was subsequently raised by her Son to participate in the eternal life of which He is the First Fruit. Worship materials, such as the Festal Menaion, provide the specific hymns and scriptural readings used to guide the faithful through this period of preparation and celebration. The teachings present Mary as an image (type) of the Church, suggesting that her transition from earthly life to divine glory is a promise extended to all believers. Additionally, the collection includes scholarly prefaces and catechetical matieral to discuss the historical development of these services and the necessity of translating them into English for modern English speaking congregations. Together, these documents illustrate how the Orthodox Tradition uses communal prayer and sacred history to unite the past with the present experience of the divine.