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SUMMARY:Saturday\, November 21\, 2026\;  The Entrance into the Temple of ou
 r Most Holy Lady\, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary.
DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Mother of God. Holy Day of obligation\n\nJump to: 
 Vespers | Matins | Divine Liturgy\nAT GREAT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON FRIDAY E
 VENING\nKathisma Reading\n\n“Blessed is the man” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 
 140\n\nTone 1\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear 
 my voice!\n\nO faithful\, let us leap for joy today\,* singing psalms and 
 hymns of praise* in honour of Mary\, his mother\,* the holy Tabernacle and
  Ark that contained the Word* whom nothing can contain.* She is offered to
  God as a child in a marvellous way\,* and Zechariah the high priest recei
 ves her with great joy\,* for she is the dwelling place of the Most High.\
 n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nO faithful\, 
 let us leap for joy today\,* singing psalms and hymns of praise* in honour
  of Mary\, his mother\,* the holy Tabernacle and Ark that contained the Wo
 rd* whom nothing can contain.* She is offered to God as a child in a marve
 llous way\,* and Zechariah the high priest receives her with great joy\,* 
 for she is the dwelling place of the Most High.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\
 , Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be rever
 ed.\n\nToday the living Temple of the holy glory of Christ our God\,* Mary
 \, the pure and blessed One\,* is being brought into the temple according 
 to the Law* to live in its holy precincts.* Joachim and Anne and all the v
 irgins* rejoice with her in spirit.* They sing hymns of praise to the Lord
 * and honour his Mother.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; 
 my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord
 .\n\nToday the living Temple of the holy glory of Christ our God\,* Mary\,
  the pure and blessed One\,* is being brought into the temple according to
  the Law* to live in its holy precincts.* Joachim and Anne and all the vir
 gins* rejoice with her in spirit.* They sing hymns of praise to the Lord* 
 and honour his Mother.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel t
 rust in the Lord.\n\nO Virgin Mother of God\,* you are the One foretold by
  the prophets.* You are the glory of the apostles* and the pride of martyr
 s* and the cause of renewal for the entire human race.* Through you we hav
 e been reconciled with God.* Therefore\, we honour your entrance into the 
 temple of the Lord.* Together with the angels\, all of us who are saved by
  your prayers sing to you:* Rejoice\, O most holy One.\n\nTone 4\n\nFor wi
 th the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;*
  and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nThe holy and immac
 ulate One* is being led into the Holy of Holies by the Holy Spirit.* She i
 s being nourished by angels\,* since she is the holy Temple of our holy Go
 d.* He has sanctified all creation because of her entrance\,* and He has d
 eified our fallen human nature.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* pr
 oclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nToday the maidens rejoice.* Carrying
  lamps\, they piously escort Mary\,* the spiritual lamp\, into the Holy of
  Holies.* This is a foreshadowing of the splendid Light* that will shine f
 orth from her\,* the Light that will enlighten all* who sit in the darknes
 s of ignorance.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will
  His truth endure.\n\nThe most praiseworthy Anne cries out in great joy:* 
 O Zechariah\, receive the One whom the prophets of God* foretold through t
 he Spirit.* Escort her into the holy temple\,* since she is to be the subl
 ime Temple\,* the palace\, throne\, and wondrous abode of our God.\n\nTone
  8\, Glory… Now…\n\nO Lady and Bride of God\,* you entered the temple 
 of God in your infancy* to be brought up in the Holy of Holies\,* for you 
 are holy.* The archangel Gabriel was sent to serve you and bring you food.
 * All the heavenly powers were amazed* at the sight of the Holy Spirit dwe
 lling in you.* Therefore\, O most pure and immaculate Mother of God\,* sin
 ce you are glorified in heaven and on earth\,* through your prayers save o
 ur human race.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Exodus 40:1-5\,9-10\,16\,34-35And the Lo
 rd spoke to Moses\, saying\,\nOn the first day of the first month\, at the
  new moon\, you shall set up the tabernacle of witness\, and you shall pla
 ce in it the ark of the testimony\, and shall cover the ark with the veil\
 , and you shall bring in the table and shall set forth that which is to be
  set forth on it\; and you shall bring in the candlestick and place its la
 mps on it.\nAnd you shall place the golden altar\, to burn incense before 
 the ark\; and you shall put a covering of a veil on the door of the tabern
 acle of witness.\nAnd you shall take the anointing oil\, and shall anoint 
 the tabernacle\, and all things in it\; and shall sanctify it\, and all it
 s furniture\, and it shall be holy.\nAnd you shall anoint the altar of bur
 nt-offerings\, and all its furniture\; and you shall hallow the altar\, an
 d the altar shall be most holy.\nAnd Moses did all things whatsoever the L
 ord commanded him\; thus he did.\nAnd the cloud covered the tabernacle of 
 witness\, and the tabernacle was filled with the glory of the Lord. And Mo
 ses was not able to enter into the tabernacle of testimony\, because the c
 loud overshadowed it\, and the tabernacle was filled with the glory of the
  Lord.\n\n(2) I Kings (3 Kingdoms) 7:51-8:1\, 3-7\, 9-11Thus was ended all
  the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon br
 ought in the holy things of David his father\, the silver\, and the gold\,
  and the furniture\, and put them among the treasures of the house of the 
 Lord.\nAnd it came to pass when Solomon had finished building the house of
  the Lord and his own house after twenty years\, then king Solomon assembl
 ed all the elders of Israel in Sion\, to bring the ark of the covenant of 
 the Lord out of the city of David\, this is Sion.\nAnd the priests took up
  the ark\, and the tabernacle of testimony\, and the holy furniture that w
 as in the tabernacle of testimony. And the king and all Israel were occupi
 ed before the ark\, sacrificing sheep and oxen\, without number.\nAnd the 
 priests bring in the ark into its place\, into the oracle of the house\, e
 ven into the holy of holies\, under the wings of the cherubs. For the cher
 ubs spread out their wings over the place of the ark\, and the cherubs cov
 ered the ark and its holy things above.\nThere was nothing in the ark exce
 pt the two tables of stone\, the tables of the covenant which Moses put th
 ere in Horeb\, which tables the Lord made as a covenant with the children 
 of Israel in their going forth from the land of Egypt.\nAnd it came to pas
 s when the priests departed out of the holy place\, that the cloud filled 
 the house.\nAnd the priests could not stand to minister because of the clo
 ud\, because the glory of the Lord filled the house.\n\n (3) Ezekiel 43:27
 -44:4And it shall come to pass from the eighth day and onward\, that the p
 riests shall offer your whole-burnt-offerings on the altar\, and your peac
 e-offerings\; and I will accept you\, saith the Lord.\nThen he brought me 
 back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary that looks eastward\; a
 nd it was shut.\nAnd the Lord said to me\, This gate shall be shut\, it sh
 all not be opened\, and no one shall pass through it\; for the Lord God of
  Israel shall enter by it\, and it shall be shut.\nFor the prince\, he sha
 ll sit in it\, to eat bread before the Lord\; he shall go in by the way of
  the porch of the gate\, and shall go forth by the way of the same.\nAnd h
 e brought me in by the way of the gate that looks northward\, in front of 
 the house: and I looked\, and\, behold\, the house was full of the glory o
 f the Lord: and I fell upon my face.\n\nLitiya\n\nTone 1\n\nToday let the 
 heavens above greatly rejoice* and let the clouds pour down gladness* at t
 he mighty and marvellous acts of our God.* For behold\, the gate that look
 s towards the East\,* born from a fruitless and barren womb according to t
 he promise\,* and consecrated to God as his dwelling\,* is now being broug
 ht into the temple* as a spotless offering.* Let David greatly rejoice and
  play on his harp\, saying:* Virgins shall be brought to the king after he
 r\;* her companions shall be brought into the ark of the Lord* to be nouri
 shed with the life of the Incorruptible One* who was begotten from eternit
 y* for the salvation of our souls.\n\nTone 4\n\nToday the Theotokos\, the 
 Temple that is to contain God\,* is being escorted into the temple of the 
 Lord\,* and Zechariah receives her.* Today the Holy of Holies greatly rejo
 ices\,* and the choir of angels mystically celebrates this feast.* Let us 
 also celebrate with them today* and cry out with Gabriel:* Rejoice\, O Ful
 l of Grace\, the Lord is with you\,* and He grants us great mercy.\n\nCome
  all you people\,* and let us praise the only Immaculate One* who was fore
 told by the prophets* and is being led into the temple.* She was chosen fr
 om eternity to be the Mother\;* and in time she was revealed as the Theoto
 kos.* O Lord\, by her prayers grant us your peace and great mercy.\n\nTone
  5\, Glory… Now…\n\nA day of joy has truly dawned.* It is a most preci
 ous feast for us\,* because she who was virgin before and after childbirth
 \,* today is offered in the temple.* The aged Zechariah\, father of the Fo
 rerunner\, cries aloud\, rejoicing:* The intercessor of those in afflictio
 n* comes into the holy temple\, since she herself is holy.* She will be sa
 nctified in the abode of the King of all.* Let her father\, Joachim\, be g
 lad* and let Anne rejoice exceedingly\,* because they have offered to God*
  the immaculate Queen as a three year old child.* Rejoice with them\, all 
 you women\;* all you virgins and barren ones\, dance for joy* and celebrat
 e with them\,* for the Queen of all has opened the kingdom of heaven for u
 s.* Let all people be glad and rejoice.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 5\n\nHeaven a
 nd earth today rejoice together* at the sight of the mystical heaven\;* th
 e immaculate and pure Virgin is coming into the holy temple* to be brought
  up in honour. Zechariah\, rejoicing in her and leaping for joy\,* cried o
 ut in awe: O Door of the Lord\,* I open the doors of the temple to you\,* 
 because I know and believe that the salvation of Israel is already coming\
 ,* that the Word of God will be born from you\,* and that He will grant gr
 eat mercy to the world.\n\nShe is led to the King with her maiden companio
 ns.\n\nWhen Anne\, which means grace\,* was graced with the pure and ever-
 Virgin Mary\,* she presented her into the temple of God.* She called maide
 ns to carry candles and walk before her as she said:* O child\, go to be a
 n offering* and a fragrant incense for the One who sent you to me.* Enter 
 into the veiled places and learn the mysteries of God.* Prepare yourself t
 o be a delightful dwelling place for Jesus* who will give great mercy to t
 he world.\n\nThey are escorted amid gladness and joy\; they pass within th
 e palace of the King.\n\nThe all-holy Virgin is handed over into the templ
 e.* Maidens carrying candles go before her.* Her parents\, the devoted cou
 ple\, Joachim and Anne\, joyfully celebrate\,* for they have given birth i
 n the flesh to the One who will bear the Creator.* She will dance for joy 
 in the temple of God* and will be fed by the hand of an angel.* The all-im
 maculate Mother of Christ has appeared\,* and He will grant great mercy to
  the world.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… Now…\n\nO assembly of the faithful\,* l
 et us celebrate this day as a spiritual feast.* With great love\, let us h
 onour the maiden of God\,* the Virgin and Theotokos\,* as she is presented
  into the temple of the Lord\;* for she has been chosen from among all gen
 erations* to be the dwelling place of Christ our God* who is the King of a
 ll.* O virgins\, carry candles and lead the way* for the entrance of the e
 ver-Virgin.* Follow after her who is the Mother of God* and mediatrix for 
 the joy of the world.* Therefore\, let us all cry out together with the an
 gels:* Rejoice\, for you are full of grace\,* and you continually pray for
  our souls.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 4\n\nToday is the prelude of the good ple
 asure of God\,* and the proclamation of salvation for the human race.* In 
 the Temple of God the Virgin is clearly revealed\,* and beforehand announc
 es Christ to all.* To her\, then\, let us cry aloud with a mighty voice:* 
 Rejoice\, fulfillment of the Creator’s plan. (3)\nAT FESTAL MATINS ON SA
 TURDAY MORNING\nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Ekteny\n\nThe Lord Is God\, Tone 4\n\nT
 roparion\, Tone 4\n\nToday is the prelude of the good pleasure of God\,* a
 nd the proclamation of salvation for the human race.* In the Temple of God
 * the Virgin is clearly revealed* and beforehand announces Christ to all.*
  To her\, then\, let us cry aloud with a mighty voice:* Rejoice\, fulfillm
 ent of the Creator’s plan. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nToday is the prelud
 e of the good pleasure of God\,* and the proclamation of salvation for the
  human race.* In the Temple of God* the Virgin is clearly revealed* and be
 forehand announces Christ to all.* To her\, then\, let us cry aloud with a
  mighty voice:* Rejoice\, fulfillment of the Creator’s plan.\n\nKathisma
  Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted.\n\nLittle Ekteny\n\nSessiona
 l Hymn I\, Tone 1\n\nThe fruit of righteous Joachim and Ann* is brought as
  an offering to God in the holy sanctuary\,* she who sustains our life\, a
  young child in the flesh\;* and she receives the blessing of Zacharias th
 e priest.* Let all of us in faith call her blessed\, for she is the Mother
  of the Lord.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nThe fruit of righteous Joachim and Ann
 * is brought as an offering to God in the holy sanctuary\,* she who sustai
 ns our life\, a young child in the flesh\;* and she receives the blessing 
 of Zacharias the priest.* Let all of us in faith call her blessed\, for sh
 e is the Mother of the Lord.\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms a
 re chanted.\n\nLittle Ekteny\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 4\n\nBefore your 
 conception\, O pure Virgin\,* you were consecrated to God\;* and now after
  your birth you are offered as a gift to Him* in fulfillment of your paren
 ts’ promise.* To the divine temple you are brought\,* yourself a Temple 
 truly divine\, innocent from the time you were a babe\;* you have appeared
  in the sanctuary accompanied by brightly burning lamps\,* who are the Rec
 eiver of the Divine Light that no man can approach.* Magnificent in truth 
 is your entry\,* O only Bride of God and ever-Virgin.\n\nGlory… Now…\n
 \nBefore your conception\, O pure Virgin\,* you were consecrated to God\;*
  and now after your birth you are offered as a gift to Him* in fulfillment
  of your parents’ promise.* To the divine temple you are brought\,* your
 self a Temple truly divine\, innocent from the time you were a babe\;* you
  have appeared in the sanctuary accompanied by brightly burning lamps\,* w
 ho are the Receiver of the Divine Light that no man can approach.* Magnifi
 cent in truth is your entry\,* O only Bride of God and ever-Virgin.\n\nPol
 yeleos\n\nExaltation\n\nWe extol you\,* O most holy Virgin!* Maiden chosen
  of God!* And we honour your entry into the temple!\n\nverses:\nGreat is t
 he Lord and greatly to be praised:\nIn the city of our God and in His holy
  mountain!...\nHoly is Your temple\, and wonderful in righteousness!...\nG
 lory…Now…\nAlleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to You\, O God! (3 t
 imes)\n\nSidalen\, Tone 8\n\nLet David the Psalmist greatly rejoice\,* let
  Joachim and Ann be glad\,* for a holy child has come forth from them\,* M
 ary the Lamp that bears the Divine Light\;* and she rejoices as she enters
  the temple.* The son of Zarachias\, beholding her\, gave her his blessing
  and cried out in joy:* “Hail\, you wonder of the all the world!”\n\nG
 lory… Now…\n\nLet David the Psalmist greatly rejoice\,* let Joachim an
 d Ann be glad\,* for a holy child has come forth from them\,* Mary the Lam
 p that bears the Divine Light\;* and she rejoices as she enters the temple
 .* The son of Zarachias\, beholding her\, gave her his blessing and cried 
 out in joy:* “Hail\, you wonder of the all the world!”\n\nGradual Hymn
 s\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nHearken\, O daughter\, and consider\, and inc
 line your ear.\nverse: My heart is overflowing with noble words.\n\nLet Ev
 erything That Has Breath\, Tone 4\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 1:39-49\, 56\n\nAfter 
 Psalm 50\n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nToday the living Temple of the great King
 * enters the temple to be prepared as a divine dwelling-place for Him.* O 
 people\, rejoice exceedingly.\n\nNow… \n\nToday the living Temple of the
  great King* enters the temple to be prepared as a divine dwelling-place f
 or Him.* O people\, rejoice exceedingly.\n\nTone 4\n\nHave mercy on me\, G
 od\, in your kindness. In your compassion\, blot out my offense.\n\nToday 
 the Theotokos\, the Temple that is to hold God\,* is led into the temple o
 f the Lord\,* and Zacharias receives her.* Today the Holy of Holies rejoic
 es greatly\,* and the choir of angels mystically keeps feast.* With them l
 et us also celebrate the festival today\,* and let us cry aloud with Gabri
 el:* Hail\, O you who are full of grace: the Lord is with you\,* He who ha
 s great mercy.\n\nCanon \n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos I shall open my mouth and the 
 Spirit will inspire it\, and I shall utter the words of my song to the Que
 en and Mother: I shall be seen radiantly keeping feast and joyfully praisi
 ng her entry.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO most pure one\, we kn
 ow you to be a treasury of wisdom and an ever-flowing fountain of grace. W
 e therefore pray: O Lady\, let fall some drops of knowledge upon us\, that
  we may sing your praises for ever.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nY
 ou who are honoured\, O Most Holy\, far above the heavens\, you who are bo
 th Temple and Palace\, you are dedicated in the temple of God\, to be prep
 ared as a divine dwelling-place for His coming.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, s
 ave us.\n\nShe who made the light of grace shine forth\, the Theotokos\, h
 as illuminated all men and brought them together to adorn with songs her m
 ost radiant triumph. O come\, let us join them and hasten to her.\n\nMost 
 holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nHaving opened the gates of the temple of God\
 , the Glorious Gate’ through which human thoughts cannot pass now urges 
 us to enter with her and to delight in her divine marvels.\n\nGlory…\n\n
 O Trinity\, one in essence\, Father\, Word\, and Holy Spirit\, with faith 
 we glorify You as Maker of all\, and in reverence we cry: Save us\, O God.
 \n\nNow…\n\nThe King and God goes forth wearing the purple dyed from you
 r blood\, O All-Undefiled. He has renewed all mankind in His compassion.\n
 \nKatavasia: Christ is born\, give glory. Christ comes from heaven\, meet 
 Him. Christ is on earth\, be exalted. O all the earth\, sing unto the Lord
 \, and sing praises in gladness\, O people\, for He has been glorified.\n\
 nOde 3\n\nIrmos O Mother of God\, living and plentiful fount\, give streng
 th to those united in spiritual fellowship\, who sing hymns of praise to y
 ou: and on this day of your venerable entry\, vouchsafe unto them crowns o
 f glory.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nToday has the temple become 
 a wedding adornment and a fair chamber for the Virgin\, as it receives the
  living Bridal Chamber of God\, pure and without spot\, she who shines mor
 e brightly than all the creation.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nDav
 id\, leading the dance\, leaps in gladness and rejoices with us\, and you\
 , O undefiled and all-pure Virgin\, he calls the Queen\, clad in raiment o
 f many-coloured needlework\, standing in the temple before the King and Go
 d.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nFrom Eve of old the transgressi
 on came upon mankind\, and now from Eve’s stock has flowered forth our r
 estoration and incorruption\, even the Theotokos\, who is brought today in
 to the house of God.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nThe hosts of ang
 els and the multitude of all mankind dance today before your face\, O all-
 pure Lady\, and carrying lamps they go before you\, proclaiming your great
 ness in the house of God.\n\nGlory…\n\nThe Father is Light\, His Son is 
 Light\, and the Spirit\, the Comforter\, is Light: for\, shining forth as 
 from one sun\, the Trinity divinely illuminates and preserves our souls.\n
 \nNow…\n\nThe prophets proclaimed you in ages past\, speaking of you as 
 ark of holiness\, golden censer\, candlestick\, and table\; and we sing yo
 ur praises as the Tabernacle that held God.\n\nKatavasia: To the Son who w
 as begotten of the Father without change before all ages\, and in the last
  times was without seed made flesh of the Virgin\, to Christ our God let u
 s cry aloud: You have raised up our horn\, holy are You\, O Lord.\n\nSmall
  Ekteny\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 4\n\nCry out\, O David\, what is this pre
 sent feast?* Is it for her of whom you have sung in the Book of Psalms\,* 
 calling her Daughter\, Child of God and Virgin\, saying:* ‘Her companion
 s the virgins that follow her shall be mystically led unto the King?’* M
 ake this feast to be held in honour throughout all the world by those who 
 cry:* The Theotokos is come among us\, mediator of salvation.\n\nGlory… 
 Now… \n\nCry out\, O David\, what is this present feast?* Is it for her 
 of whom you have sung in the Book of Psalms\,* calling her Daughter\, Chil
 d of God and Virgin\, saying:* ‘Her companions the virgins that follow h
 er shall be mystically led unto the King?’* Make this feast to be held i
 n honour throughout all the world by those who cry:* The Theotokos is come
  among us\, mediator of salvation.\n\n \n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos Perceiving the 
 unsearchable purpose of God concerning Your Incarnation from a Virgin\, O 
 Most High\, the prophet Habakkuk cried: Glory to Your power\, O Lord.\n\nM
 ost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nToday the house of God receives the Gate 
 through which none may pass\; so it has brought an end to the worship comm
 anded by the shadow of the Law\, and it cries aloud: ‘Verily the truth h
 as appeared to those on earth.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nThe
  overshadowed mountain that Habakkuk foresaw and announced prophetically i
 n days of old\, has come to dwell within the sanctuary of the temple\; the
 re she has put forth flowers of virtue and with her shadow she covers the 
 ends of the earth.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nLet us\, with all 
 the earth\, look upon these marvellous\, strange\, and wonderful events: h
 ow the Virgin\, receiving food from an angel\, offers us an image of the d
 ivine dispensation.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nAppearing as a Te
 mple and a Palace and living Heaven\, you are dedicated today in the templ
 e of the Law\, to be kept therein\, O undefiled Bride of God.\n\nGlory…\
 n\nThree in Persons\, One in nature\, in reverence we glorify the true God
  whose praises the hosts of angels and archangels sing as Master of the Cr
 eation\; and in faith we all worship Him for ever.\n\nNow…\n\nO pure and
  undefiled Virgin\, pray without ceasing to thy Son and God\, whom you hav
 e conceived in the flesh\, that He may deliver all thy servants from the m
 anifold snares of the devil and from every temptation that assails us.\n\n
 Katavasia: Rod of the root of Jesse\, and flower that blossomed from his s
 tem\, O Christ\, You have sprung from the Virgin. From the Mountain oversh
 adowed by the forest You have come\, made flesh from her that knew not wed
 lock\, O God who are not formed from matter. Glory to Your power\, O Lord.
 ’\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos The whole world was amazed at your venerable entry. 
 For you\, O Virgin who have not known wedlock\, yourself a Temple most pur
 e\, have gone within the temple of God\, bestowing peace upon all who sing
  your praises.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nGlorious sanctuary and
  holy offering\, today the most pure Virgin is dedicated in the temple of 
 God\; and in ways which He alone understands\, she is kept as a dwelling-p
 lace for our God\, the King of all.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nS
 eeing the beauty of thy soul\, O undefiled Virgin\, Zacharias cried out wi
 th faith: ‘You are our deliverance\, you are the joy of all. You are our
  restoration\, through whom the Incomprehensible appears comprehensible to
  me.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO Virgin all-undefiled\, past
  understanding are your wonders! Strange is the manner of your birth: stra
 nge is the manner of your growing. Strange and most marvellous are all thi
 ngs concerning you\, O Bride of God\, and they are beyond the telling of m
 ortal man.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nO candlestick with many li
 ghts\, O Bride of God\, you have shone forth today in the house of the Lor
 d\, and you give us light through the holy gifts of grace from your wonder
 s\, O pure and far-famed Theotokos.\n\nGlory…\n\nLet us glorify and wors
 hip the one Godhead in three Persons\, undivided by nature and equal in gl
 ory\, that was before the beginning and ever shall be.\n\nNow…\n\nWe hav
 e your intercession\, O Mother of God\, as a fair haven and an unassailabl
 e rampart in times of trouble\, and we are ever delivered from danger and 
 affliction.\n\nKatavasia: As You are God of peace and Father of mercies\, 
 You have sent unto us Your Angel of great counsel\, granting us peace. So 
 are we guided towards the light of the knowledge of God\, and watching by 
 night we glorify You\, O Lover of mankind.\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos As we celebra
 te this sacred and solemn feast of the Mother of God\, let us come\, clapp
 ing our hands\, O people of the Lord\, and give glory to God who was born 
 of her.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nHe who supports all things wi
 th His word\, in His mercy has hearkened unto the prayer of righteous Joac
 him and Ann: He has loosed them from the disease of barrenness and given t
 hem her that is the cause of our joy.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\
 nThe Lord\, wishing to make known to the Gentiles His salvation\, has now 
 chosen from among men her that knew not wedlock\, to be a sign of reconcil
 iation and renewal.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nBeing yourself\, 
 O Undefiled\, a house of grace\, in which are laid the treasures of the in
 effable dispensation of God\, you partake of boundless joy in the temple.\
 n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nHaving received you as a royal diadem
 \, O Bride of God\, the temple shone with beauty and gave place to better 
 things\, seeing in you the fulfilment of the prophecies.\n\nGlory…\n\nFa
 ther\, Son\, and Spirit of righteousness\, Unity in three persons and undi
 vided Trinity\, have mercy upon those who worship Your divine power.\n\nNo
 w…\n\nHe whom nothing can contain was contained in your womb\, O undefil
 ed Mother of God\, and from you He has come forth double in nature\, God a
 nd Man.\n\nKatavasia: The sea monster spat forth Jonah as it had received 
 him\, like a babe from the womb: while the Word\, having dwelled in the Vi
 rgin and taken flesh\, came forth from her yet kept her uncorrupt. For bei
 ng Himself not subject to decay\, He preserved His Mother free from harm.\
 n\nSmall Ekteny\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4\n\nThe Saviour’s pure temple\,* th
 e precious bridal chamber and Virgin\,* the sacred treasury of the glory o
 f God\,* is brought today into the house of the Lord\;* and with her she b
 rings the grace* of the divine Spirit.* God’s angels sing in praise of h
 er:* She is indeed the heavenly dwelling place.\n\nIkos\n\nSeeing the grac
 e of the secret mysteries of God made manifest and clearly fulfilled in th
 e Virgin\, I rejoice\; and I know not how to understand the strange and se
 cret manner whereby the Undefiled has been revealed as alone chosen above 
 all creation\, visible and spiritual. Therefore\, wishing to praise her\, 
 I am struck dumb with amazement in both mind and speech. Yet still I dare 
 to proclaim and magnify her: She is indeed the heavenly Tabernacle.\n\nOde
  7\n\nIrmos The Holy Children bravely trampled upon the threatening fire\,
  preferring not to worship created things rather than the Creator\, and th
 ey sang in joy: ‘Blessed are You and praised above all\, O Lord God of o
 ur fathers.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nLo\, a glad springtime
  has shone now to the ends of the earth\, making our soul and understandin
 g and mind bright through grace: for today is the feast of the Theotokos. 
 Let us rejoice mystically.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nToday let 
 all things\, heaven and earth\, the ranks of angels and the multitude of m
 ortal men\, attend the Queen and Mother\, and let them cry aloud: ‘Joy a
 nd deliverance is led into the temple.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us
 .\n\nThe written Law has passed away and vanished as a shadow\, and the ra
 ys of grace have shone forth at your entry into the temple of God\, O unde
 filed Virgin Mother\, who are for ever blessed.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, s
 ave us.\n\nO undefiled Lady\, heaven and earth and the things beneath the 
 earth have been brought into subjection to your Son as Maker and God\, and
  all mortal tongues confess that the Lord has appeared\, the Saviour of ou
 r souls.’\n\nGlory…\n\nLet us glorify the undivided Trinity\, let us s
 ing the praises of the one Godhead\, the Father\, the Word\, and the Most 
 Holy Spirit.\n\nNow…\n\nPray the Lord whom you have borne\, for He is co
 mpassionate by nature\, to save the souls of those that sing your praises\
 , O Mother of God.\n\nKatavasia: Scorning the impious decree\, the Childre
 n brought up together in godliness feared not the threat of fire\, but\, s
 tanding in the midst of the flames\, they sang: ‘O God of our fathers\, 
 blessed are You.’\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos Hearken\, O pure Virgin Maid: let Ga
 briel tell you the counsel of the Most High that is ancient and true. Make
  ready to receive God: for through you the Incomprehensible comes to dwell
  with mortal men. Therefore I cry rejoicing: O all you works of the Lord\,
  bless the Lord.\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nAs Ann led the undef
 iled Temple into the house of God\, she cried aloud and said with faith to
  the priest: ‘Take the child given to me by God and lead her into the te
 mple of thy Creator\, and sing unto Him with joy: O all you works of the L
 ord\, bless the Lord.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nWhen he saw 
 Ann\, Zacharias said to her in spirit: ‘You lead here the true Mother of
  life\, whom the prophets of God heralded from afar as the Theotokos: and 
 how shall the temple contain her? Therefore in wonder I cry: O all you wor
 ks of the Lord\, bless the Lord.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\n
 ‘I stand here as the suppliant of God\,’ answered Ann to him\, ‘call
 ing upon Him with faith and prayer to receive the fruit of my travail. For
  I promised that after childbirth I would present my child to Him who gave
  her to me. Therefore\, leaping for joy\, I cry: O all you works of the Lo
 rd\, bless the Lord.’\n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\n‘Truly this
  act is in accordance with the Law’\, said the priest to her. ‘I perce
 ive that this is a thing wholly strange: for I see led into the house of G
 od her who wondrously surpasses the sanctuary in grace. Therefore I cry in
  joy: O all you works of the Lord\, bless the Lord.’\n\nMost holy Theoto
 kos\, save us.\n\n‘Hearing your words\,’ said Ann to him\, ‘I am fil
 led with new strength. For you understand these things by the Spirit of Go
 d\, and hast clearly announced what shall come to pass in the Virgin. Take
 \, then\, the Undefiled into the temple of your Creator\, and sing unto Hi
 m in joy: O all you works of the Lord\, bless the Lord.’\n\nMost holy Th
 eotokos\, save us.\n\n‘A Lamp that gives light has been kindled for us\,
 ’ cried the priest\, ‘and has made mighty joy shine in the temple. Let
  the souls of the prophets make glad with me\, as they see strange wonders
  accomplished in the house of God\, and let them now cry out: O all you wo
 rks of the Lord\, bless the Lord.’\n\nWe bless the Lord\, Father\, Son\,
  and Holy Spirit.\n\nLet ‘Holy\, Holy\, Holy’ be sung to Father\, Son\
 , and Holy Spirit\, indivisible Unity\, one Godhead\, that holds all creat
 ion in the hollow of the hand unto all ages.\n\nNow…\n\nHe who is withou
 t beginning\, begins: from a Virgin Maid the Word is born in the flesh acc
 ording to His good pleasure\, God and mortal man\, and in His extreme comp
 assion He refashions us who had fallen.\n\nWe praise\, bless\, and worship
  the Lord\; we extol and exalt Him above all for ever.\n\nKatavasia: The f
 urnace moist with dew was the image and figure of a wonder past nature. Fo
 r it burned not the Children whom it had received\, even as the fire of th
 e Godhead consumed not the Virgin’s womb into which it had descended. Th
 erefore in praise let us sing: Let the whole creation bless the Lord and e
 xalt Him above all for ever.\n\nThe Magnificat is not sung.\n\nOde 9\n\nBe
 holding the entry of the All-Pure\, the angels were struck with amazement\
 , seeing how the Virgin entered into the Holy of Holies.\n\nIrmos Let no p
 rofane hand touch the living Ark of God\, but let the lips of the faithful
 \, singing without ceasing the words of the Angel to the Theotokos\, cry a
 loud in great joy: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all.\n\nBehold
 ing the entry of the All-Pure\, the angels were struck with amazement\, se
 eing how the Virgin entered into the Holy of Holies.\n\nO pure Theotokos\,
  you have a clean and shining beauty of soul\, and are filled from heaven 
 with the grace of God. You ever enlighten with eternal light those who cry
  aloud in gladness: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all.\n\nBehol
 ding the entry of the All-Pure\, the angels were struck with amazement\, s
 eeing how the Virgin entered into the Holy of Holies.\n\nYour wonders\, O 
 pure Theotokos\, surpass the power of words. For in you I see something be
 yond speech: a body that was never subject to the taint of sin. Therefore 
 in thanksgiving I cry to you: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all
 .\n\nAngels and men\, let us honour the entry of the Virgin\, for in glory
  she has gone into the Holy of Holies.\n\nThe Law prefigured you most wond
 erfully as tabernacle\, jar of manna\, strange ark\, veil of the temple\, 
 rod of Aaron\, temple never to be destroyed\, and gate of God\; and so it 
 teaches us to cry to you: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all.\n\
 nBeholding the entry of the All-Pure\, the angels were struck with amazeme
 nt\, seeing how the Virgin entered into the Holy of Holies.\n\nDavid sang 
 in honour of you\, calling you the daughter of the King\, for he saw you i
 n the beauty of the virtues\, in raiment of many-coloured needlework\, at 
 the right hand of God\; therefore in prophecy he cried aloud: O pure Virgi
 n\, you are truly high above all.\n\nO angels\, dance with the saints: O v
 irgins\, make glad with them for the Child of God has entered into the Hol
 y of Holies.\n\nSolomon\, foreseeing how you were to receive God\, spoke o
 f you in dark sayings as the gate of the King and the living fountain seal
 ed\, from which came forth untroubled waters to us who cry aloud with fait
 h: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all.\n\nAngels and men\, let u
 s magnify the Virgin in hymns\, for she has entered into the Holy of Holie
 s\, as was divinely fit.\n\nGrant to my soul\, O Theotokos\, the calm peac
 e that comes from your gifts of grace. You are a fountain of life to those
  that honour you as is due\; you surround\, protect\, and preserve us that
  we may cry aloud to you: O pure Virgin\, you are truly high above all.\n\
 nO my soul\, magnify her who was led into the temple of the Lord and bless
 ed by the hands of the priests.\n\nIrmos Let us all magnify the radiant cl
 oud\, in which the Master of all descended\, as dew from heaven upon the f
 leece\, and for our sake took flesh and was made man\, He who is without b
 eginning: for she is the pure Mother of our God.\n\nO my soul\, magnify he
 r who was led into the temple of the Lord and blessed by the hands of the 
 priests.\n\nFrom the righteous Joachim and Ann a fruit came forth accordin
 g to the promise\, Mary the Child of God. A young girl after the flesh\, a
 s acceptable incense she is offered in the holy temple\, that she who is h
 erself holy may dwell in the Holy Place.\n\nO my soul\, magnify her who wa
 s led into the temple of the Lord and blessed by the hands of the priests.
 \n\nLet us praise in hymns the child by nature who was shown forth as Moth
 er beyond nature. For today she is offered to the Lord in the temple of th
 e Law as a sweet-smelling savour\, the spiritual fruit of her righteous pa
 rents.\n\nO my soul\, magnify her who was led into the temple of the Lord 
 and blessed by the hands of the priests.\n\nO faithful\, offering to the T
 heotokos the salutation of the angel\, let us raise our cry: Hail! O Bride
  most beautiful. Hail! bright cloud\; from you the Lord has shone forth up
 on us as we sat in the darkness of ignorance. Hail! you Hope of all.\n\nO 
 my soul\, magnify her who was led into the temple of the Lord and blessed 
 by the hands of the priests.\n\nAll the creation joins the angel Gabriel\,
  crying out to the Theotokos in fitting song: Hail! undefiled Mother of Go
 d. Through you we have been delivered from the ancient curse and have beco
 me partakers of incorruption.\n\nO my soul\, magnify her who was led into 
 the temple of the Lord and blessed by the hands of the priests.\n\nO Holy 
 of Holies and pure Mother of God\, Mary\, from the snares of the enemy and
  from every heresy and affliction\, at your intercessions set us free who 
 venerate with faith the ikon of your holy form.\n\nO my soul\, magnify her
  who was led into the temple of the Lord and blessed by the hands of the p
 riests.\n\nFar greater than the cherubim\, high above the seraphim\, and m
 ore spacious than the heavens\, are you shown forth\, O Virgin\, for you h
 ave contained in your womb our God whom nothing can contain\, and have ine
 ffably borne Him: entreat Him earnestly on our behalf.\n\nO my soul\, magn
 ify the power of the indivisible Godhead in three Persons.\n\nLet us glori
 fy the one Nature in three Persons\, the one indivisible glory\, the undiv
 ided Trinity in one Godhead that is praised without ceasing in heaven and 
 on earth\; in piety let us worship the Father\, with the Son and the Spiri
 t.\n\nO my soul\, magnify her who is greater in honour and more glorious t
 han the hosts above.\n\nO Virgin Mother of God\, intercede for those who w
 ith faith seek refuge beneath your compassion\, and who piously worship th
 y Son as God and Lord of the world\, that they be delivered from corruptio
 n and danger and manifold temptations.\n\nBeholding the entry of the All-P
 ure\, the angels were struck with amazement\, seeing how the Virgin entere
 d into the Holy of Holies.\n\nKatavasia: A strange and most wonderful myst
 ery do I see: the cave is heaven\; the Virgin the throne of the cherubim\;
  the manger a room\, in which Christ\, the God whom nothing can contain\, 
 is laid. Him do we praise and magnify.\n\nHymn Of Light\, Tone 3\n\nLet us
  praise in faith Mary the Child of God\,* whom long ago the assembly of pr
 ophets foretold\,* speaking of her as jar of manna and Aaron’s rod\,* ta
 blet of the Law and uncut mountain.* For she is led today into the Holy of
  Holies\, there to be brought up to the Lord.\n\nGlory...\n\nLet us praise
  in faith Mary the Child of God\,* whom long ago the assembly of prophets 
 foretold\,* speaking of her as jar of manna and Aaron’s rod\,* tablet of
  the Law and uncut mountain.* For she is led today into the Holy of Holies
 \, there to be brought up to the Lord.\n\nNow…\n\nLet us praise in faith
  Mary the Child of God\,* whom long ago the assembly of prophets foretold\
 ,* speaking of her as jar of manna and Aaron’s rod\,* tablet of the Law 
 and uncut mountain.* For she is led today into the Holy of Holies\, there 
 to be brought up to the Lord.\n\nAt The Praises\, Tone 1\n\nThe virgins be
 aring lamps\, who with their light accompany the ever-Virgin\,* verily pro
 phesy the future in Spirit.* For the Temple of God\, the Theotokos\, with 
 virginal glory enters* as a little child into the temple.\n\nThe Theotokos
 \, glorious fruit of a sacred promise\,* is truly revealed unto the world 
 as higher than all creation.* Piously led into the house of God\,* she ful
 fils the vow of her parents* and she is preserved by the Holy Spirit.\n\nO
  Virgin\, fed in faith by heavenly bread in the temple of the Lord\,* you 
 have brought forth unto the world the Bread of life that is the Word\;* an
 d as His chosen Temple without spot\, you were betrothed mystically throug
 h the Spirit\,* to be the Bride of God the Father.\n\nLet the gate of the 
 temple wherein God dwells be opened:* for Joachim brings within today in g
 lory the Temple and Throne of the King of all\,* and he consecrates as an 
 offering to God* her whom the Lord has chosen to be His Mother.\n\nTone 2\
 , Glory... Now…\n\nToday the Virgin without blemish is led to the temple
 \,* to become the habitation of God the King of all\, who sustains our lif
 e.* Today as a three-year-old victim of sacrifice the most pure Sanctuary 
 is led into the Holy of Holies.* To her let us cry out with the angel:* Ha
 il! you who alone are blessed among women.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4\n\nToday 
 is the prelude of the good pleasure of God\,* and the proclamation of salv
 ation for the human race.* In the Temple of God* the Virgin is clearly rev
 ealed* and beforehand announces Christ to all.* To her\, then\, let us cry
  aloud with a mighty voice:* Rejoice\, fulfilment of the Creator’s plan.
 \nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTropario
 n\, Tone 4: Today is the prelude of the good pleasure of God\,* and the pr
 oclamation of salvation for the human race.* In the Temple of God* the Vir
 gin is clearly revealed\,* and beforehand announces Christ to all.* To her
 \, then\, let us cry aloud with a mighty voice:* Rejoice\, fulfilment of t
 he Creator’s plan.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the H
 oly Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: The S
 aviour’s pure temple\,* the precious bridal chamber and Virgin\,* the sa
 cred treasury of the glory of God\,* is brought today into the house of th
 e Lord\;* and with her she brings the grace* of the divine Spirit.* God’
 s angels sing in praise of her:* She is indeed the heavenly dwelling-place
 .\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3\n\nMy soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit ha
 s rejoiced in God my Saviour.\n\nverse: Because he has regarded the humili
 ty of His handmaid\; for behold\, all generations shall call me blessed. (
 Luke 1:46-48)\n\nEpistle\n\nHebrew 9:1-7\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: He
 ar\, O daughter\, and see\, and incline your ear.\n\nverse: The rich among
  the people shall entreat your countenance. (Psalm 44:11\,13)\n\nGospel\n\
 nLuke 10:38-42\, 11:27-28\n\nHymn to the Mother of God\n\nSeeing the entra
 nce of the pure one\, angels marvel in wonder how the Virgin could enter t
 he holy of holies.\n\nAnd the Irmos\, Tone 4: Let no hand of the profane t
 ouch God’s living ark\,* but instead let the lips of those who are belie
 vers* sing out ceaselessly in the words of the angel\,* crying out with gr
 eat joy to the Mother of God:* O pure Virgin\,* you are truly higher than 
 all.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nI will take the cup of salvation\;* and I will c
 all upon the name of the Lord.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 11
 5:13)
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