The service of the Sanctification of the Water has a clear mariological character. The hymnography proper to the liturgical service consists of numerous prayers dedicated to the Mother of God. Although originally the current service was served as a specific liturgical ritual of the Vlacherne monastery, over time the service changed its focus to become known in the Orthodox Church as the service of the Lesser Sanctification of the Water, a service with a dual character: therapeutic but also mariological.
