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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260912
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SUMMARY:Saturday\, September 12\, 2026 Saturday before the Exaltation of th
 e Cross\; Leave-taking of the Nativity of the Mother of God..
DESCRIPTION:AT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nIn Tone 6\n\nIf
  You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is 
 that You may be revered.\n\nToday God who dominates the spiritual thrones 
 of heaven* welcomes on earth the holy throne which He had prepared for Him
 self.* In His love for mankind\,* He who established the heavens in wisdom
  has fashioned a living heaven.* From a barren stem He has brought forth f
 or us His Mother* as a branch full of life.* O God of miracles and hope of
  those who have no hope\;* O Lord\, glory to You!\n\nI have waited for You
  as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for i
 t has trusted in the Lord.\n\nThis is the day of the Lord:* Rejoice\, ther
 efore\, O nations!* Behold\, the chamber of Light and the scroll of the li
 ving Word* has come forth from the womb.* The gate that opens to the Risin
 g Sun* and is ready for the entrance of the High Priest\, is here today.* 
 She is the only one who introduced Christ\, and Christ alone\, into the wo
 rld* for the salvation of our souls.\n\nFrom the morning watch until night
 * let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nIndeed some famous barren women have gi
 ven birth by the will of God\;* but the nativity of Mary surpasses all nat
 ivities* in honour and splendour* as it is worthy of the majesty of God.* 
 For she was born in a miraculous way of a barren mother\,* and she herself
  gave birth in the flesh to the God of all\,* incarnate in her womb withou
 t human seed* against the laws of nature.* She alone is the door through w
 hich the only-begotten Son of God* has passed while leaving it sealed* as 
 He had planned in His eternal wisdom.* Thus did He bring salvation to all.
 \n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful red
 emption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nToday th
 e barren gates are opened\,* and the Virgin\, the Gate of God\, comes fort
 h.* Today grace begins to bear fruit\,* showing forth to the world the Mot
 her of God* through whom earth is united to heaven* for the salvation of o
 ur souls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all
  you people.\n\nToday glad tidings go forth to the whole world.* Today swe
 et fragrance is sent forth* by the proclamation of salvation.* Today is th
 e end of the barrenness of our nature\;* for the barren one becomes a moth
 er\,* the mother of the one who will not cease to be a virgin\,* even afte
 r giving birth to the One who by nature is Creator and God.* He it is who 
 took flesh by which He brought salvation to the lost\;* He is Christ\, the
  Lover of mankind\,* and the Saviour of our souls.\n\n Strong is the love
  of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nToday Anna\, th
 e barren one\, gives birth to the maiden of God* who had been chosen from 
 all the human generations* to become the dwelling place of the Creator\,* 
 Christ our God and King of all.* In her He fulfilled His divine plan* thro
 ugh which our human nature was renewed\,* and by which we were to be trans
 ferred from corruption to eternal life.\n\nGlory… \n\nToday God who domi
 nates the spiritual thrones of heaven* welcomes on earth the holy throne w
 hich He had prepared for Himself.* In His love for mankind\,* He who estab
 lished the heavens in wisdom has fashioned a living heaven.* From a barren
  stem He has brought forth for us His Mother* as a branch full of life.* O
  God of miracles and hope of those who have no hope\;* O Lord\, glory to Y
 ou!\n\nNow… \n\nWho would not call you blessed\, O Virgin most holy?* Wh
 o would not sing a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giving birth witho
 ut pain or travail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself\,* begotten of the Fath
 er before all ages\,* was made flesh out of you* in a manner that cannot b
 e explained\, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake\, He who is God by natu
 re* assumed the nature of man.* He is not divided into two persons\;* He i
 s understood to have two natures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble
  and blessed Woman\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our sou
 ls.\n\nAposticha\n\nIn Tone 4\n\nOn this day a great joy has shone upon us
 * from the two just ones\, Joachim and Anna\;* and this joy is the most ho
 nourable Virgin.* Because of her purity\, she will become a living temple 
 of God.* She alone will be recognized as the Mother of God.* Through her i
 ntercessions\, O Christ our God\, * send down peace upon the world* and yo
 ur great mercy upon our souls.\n\nHear\, O daughter\, and see\,* and incli
 ne your ear.\n\nO Virgin\, today you were born a most noble child* from th
 e two just ones\, Joachim and Anna\,* as the angel had promised in his ann
 ouncement.* To God you are a heaven\, a throne\, and a vessel of holiness\
 ;* to the whole world\, a herald of joy\,* the cause of our life\, the ble
 ssing that wiped out the curse.* You are the reason for all the blessings 
 of God.* O Maiden who God has chosen\,* on this day of your nativity* obta
 in peace and great mercy for our souls.\n\nThe rich among the people* shal
 l entreat your countenance.\n\nToday Anna\, the barren one\, claps her han
 ds for joy.* The earth is bathed in light and kings sing their happiness\,
 * priests enjoy all blessings and the whole universe rejoices\;* for the Q
 ueen and immaculate Bride of the Father* comes forth from the root of Jess
 e.* Behold\, no woman will ever bear again a child in sorrow or anxiety\,*
  for joy has come forth in abundance and life has filled the world.* Joach
 im’s offerings shall no more be rejected\,* for the tears of Anna have n
 ow been turned into joy.* And now Anna can say:* Rejoice with me\, all you
  chosen ones of Israel\,* for the Lord has given me the palace of His divi
 ne and living glory* to be a place of joy and happiness for the whole univ
 erse* and for the salvation of our souls.\n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now…\n\nC
 ome all you faithful\, and let us hasten to the Virgin\;* for long before 
 her conception in the womb\,* the one who was to be born of the root of Je
 sse* was destined to be the Mother of God.* The one who is the treasury of
  virginity\,* the flowering rod of Aaron\, the object of prophecies\,* the
  child of Joachim and Anna is born today\,* and the world is renewed in he
 r.* Through her birth\, the Church is clothed with splendour* O holy Templ
 e\, vessel of the Godhead\,* model of virgins and strength of kings\,* in 
 you the wondrous union of the two natures of Christ was realized.* We wors
 hip Him and glorify your most pure birth\,* and the whole world extols you
 .\n\nTroparion\n\nIn Tone 4\n\nYour nativity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* h
 as made joy known to all the world\,* for from you dawned the Sun of Right
 eousness\, Christ our God.* He abolished the curse* and gave the blessing\
 ;* and by making death of no effect* He bestowed on us eternal life.\n\nAT
  DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\
 , Tone 4: Your nativity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* has made joy known to 
 all the world\,* for from you dawned the Sun of Righteousness\, Christ our
  God.* He abolished the curse and gave the blessing\;* and by making death
  of no effect He bestowed on us eternal life.\n\nGlory be to the Father an
 d to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\n
 Kontakion\, Tone 4: By your birth\, O immaculate one\,* Joachim and Anna w
 ere freed from the reproach of childlessness\,* and Adam and Eve* from the
  corruption of death.* And your people\, redeemed from the guilt of their 
 sins\,* celebrate as they cry out to you:* “The barren one gives birth t
 o the Mother of God* and nourisher of our life.”\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3
 \n\nSing to our God\, sing\; sing to our King\, sing.\n\nverse: Clap your 
 hands\, all you nations\; shout unto God with the voice of joy. (Psalm 46:
 7\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 2:6-9\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 5\n\nverse: You
 r mercies\, O Lord\, I will sing for ever\; from generation to generation 
 I will announce Your truth with my mouth.\n\nverse: For You have said: Mer
 cy shall be built up for ever\; in the heavens Your truth shall be prepare
 d. (Psalm 88:2\,3)\n\nGospel\n\nMatthew 10:37-11:1\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nRe
 joice in the Lord\, O you just\;* praise befits the righteous. (Psalm 33:1
 )* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia.
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