BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:601@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTSTAMP:20260918T224901Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/thursday-october-1-2026-the-prot ection-of-the-most-holy-mother-of-god-holy-apostle-ananias-one-of-the-seve nty-disciples-our-venerable-father-roman-who-sang-sweetly/ SUMMARY:Thursday\, October 1\, 2026\; The Protection of the Most Holy Moth er of God\; Holy Apostle Ananias\, One of the Seventy Disciples\; Our Vene rable Father Roman Who Sang Sweetly. DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Mother of God. A day when the faithful are highly encouraged to participate in the Divine Liturgy\n\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON WED NESDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man… is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\, Podoben “O wondrous miracle…”\n\nOut of the d epths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nO most pure Moth er of God\,* you are a mighty defender for those in sorrow. * You are a re ady help to those in trouble.* You are the salvation and confirmation of t he world.* You are the depth of mercy\, the fount of God's wisdom* and the protectress of the world. * O faithful\, let us sing and praise her glori ous protection\, saying:* Rejoice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with you \,* and through you He grants great mercy to the world.\n\nLet Your ears b e attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nO most pure Mother of God\,* yo u are a mighty defender for those in sorrow. * You are a ready help to tho se in trouble.* You are the salvation and confirmation of the world.* You are the depth of mercy\, the fount of God's wisdom* and the protectress of the world. * O faithful\, let us sing and praise her glorious protection\ , saying:* Rejoice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with you\,* and through you He grants great mercy to the world.\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\ , who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\n The wondrous prophet Isaiah foretold:* The mountain of the Lord will be re vealed in the last days\,* and the house of the Lord will be upon the moun tain.* O Queen and Lady\, we have seen this prophecy truly fulfilled in yo u\,* because the mountains and hills have been adorned* by the many church es named after your feasts.* Therefore\, we joyfully sing out to you:* Rej oice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with you\,* and through you He grants great mercy to the world.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\ ; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lo rd.\n\nO awesome beauty\,* you are the true prophetic fulfilment for all t he faithful.* You are the glory of the apostles and the joy of the martyrs \,* the pride of virgins and a wondrous protection for the whole world.* O Lady\, with the mantle of your mercy\,* protect our Church and all the pe ople who sing out to you:* Rejoice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with yo u\,* and through you He grants great mercy to the world.\n\nTone 4\n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO Theotok os\, you cooperated with the invitation offered by the Holy Spirit.* You w ere like a paradise planted by God* and the site of the living Tree.* We a cknowledge you as having brought forth the Creator of all* who feeds the f aithful with the Bread of Life.* We ask you to pray for us with the Foreru nner.* With your mantle protect all people from every danger.\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* an d He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO Theotokos\, you coo perated with the invitation offered by the Holy Spirit.* You were like a p aradise planted by God* and the site of the living Tree.* We acknowledge y ou as having brought forth the Creator of all* who feeds the faithful with the Bread of Life.* We ask you to pray for us with the Forerunner.* With your mantle protect all people from every danger.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nHeaven and earth a re sanctified.* The Church is radiant and all the people are rejoicing.* B ehold\, the Mother of God\,* together with the angelic hosts\, the Forerun ner\, and the Theologian\,* with the prophets and the apostles has invisib ly entered.* She prays to Christ in behalf of all Christians* that He may have mercy on our city and all people* who glorify the feast of her Protec tion.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nO Theotokos\, you are the beauty of Jacob\;* you are the heave nly ladder* by which Christ came down to earth.* Indeed\, those images sig nify your honour and glory.* The angels in heaven and all people on earth praise you\,* for you have given birth to the God of all.* We honour you a s you pray for the whole world* and cover with your mantle* all those who observe your holy feast.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nAll the leaders of the he avenly armies* form a spiritual choir and rejoice with all of us* when the y see the Lady and Queen of all praised by the faithful.* The spirits of t he just also rejoice* as they witness the vision of the Queen praying with outstretched arms.* She asks for peace in the world\,* power and strength for our Church\,* and salvation for our souls.\n\nNow…\n\nOut of his lo ve for mankind* the King of heaven appeared on earth and dwelt with men\,* for He assumed a human body from the pure Virgin* and was seen in the fle sh He received from her.* He is the One and only God having two natures bu t not two persons.* Wherefore we profess and declare the truth* that Chris t our God is perfect God and perfect Man.* O Mother\, who knew not carnal union\,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.\n\nReadin gs\n\n(1) Genesis 28:10-17\; (2) Ezekiel 43:27-44:4\; (3) Proverbs 9:1-11\ n\nLytia\n\nTone 3\n\nThe glorious feast of your Holy Protection has come\ , O most pure Virgin.* Illuminate more brightly than the sun all your peop le* who with faith and with a pure heart* proclaim you to be truly the Mot her of God.* They likewise sing out to your Son:* O Christ our God\, throu gh the prayers of the ever-Virgin\,* who immaculately gave You birth in th e flesh\,* let not your inheritance be vanquished by the enemy\;* but beca use You are the merciful One\,* save our souls in peace.\n\nTone 4\n\nThe people desire to sing to you\, most pure Lady\, * but they cannot sing pra ises worthy of your Son.* For you always intercede for all the faithful* a nd embrace them with your holy protection.* You pray that all will be save d\,* all who honour you with faith\,* O most pure Mother of God.\n\nTone 2 \, Glory… Now…\n\nLet us assemble today\, O faithful\,* and praise the immaculate Queen of all\,* the most pure Virgin\, the Mother of Christ ou r God\;* for she always mercifully extends her hands to her Son.* In amaze ment\, Andrew saw her in a cloud\,* protecting the faithful with her mantl e.* Let us fervently sing to her:* Rejoice\, O protection\, defence\, and salvation of our souls.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\n\nHigher than all beings i n heaven or on earth\,* more glorious than the Cherubim\,* and more honour able than all creation\,* Christ has given you as the powerful protection of the Christian people* to protect and save all sinners who hasten to you .* Therefore\, O Lady\, we sing hymns to you* because you are the refuge o f all people\,* and we gloriously celebrate the honourable feast of your P rotection.* We ask Christ to grant us great mercy through you.\n\nTone 5\n \nListen\, O daughter\, give ear to my words.\n\nO people\, let us gloriou sly sing David's song to the young bride\,* to the mother of Christ our Go d and the King of all.* O Master\, the Queen stood at your right hand\,* c lothed in golden robes and adorned with celestial beauty.* You have affirm ed her\, chosen from among women\,* and deigned to be born of her because of your great mercy.* You have given her as a help to your people* to buil d up and protect your servants* from all misfortunes\, O only-blessed One. \n\nTone 7\n\nThe richest of people shall seek your favour.\n\nO Theotokos \, you are a mountain greater and more glorious than Mount Sinai.* It coul d not bear God's glory coming down in images and tents.* It caught fire an d shook with thunder and lightning.* You likewise had the Divine Fire in y ou.* Through the will of Him who holds all in the palm of his hand\,* you bore the Word of God in your womb without being burned.* Since you have a mother's confidence before Him\, O Lady\,* help those who faithfully celeb rate your precious feast.* Do not forget in your mercy to visit us\,* for you have received a gift from God* to build up and protect the Christian f lock of your servants.\n\nTone 2\, Glory…\n\nO all-pure Mother of God\,* the Church is clothed with your honourable protection* as with a most glo rious wreath.* It radiantly rejoices today.* It mystically dances with joy and sings to you\, O Lady:* Rejoice\, honourable raiment and crown of God 's glory.* Rejoice\, unique perfection of glory and eternal joy\;* rejoice \, refuge of all who hasten to you\;* rejoice\, our salvation and delivera nce.\n\nNow…\n\nWe now behold a new wonder\,* greater than the wonders o f old.* For who has ever known a mother to bear a child without the help o f man?* Who has known a mother to hold in her arms the Source of all Creat ion?* It was God’s own will to be born in this manner\;* and you\, O mos t pure Virgin\, carried Him as an infant in your arms.* Because of this\, you can approach God with the boldness of a mother.* Therefore\, we venera te you\, and ask you to always beseech Him* to have mercy on us and save o ur souls.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 4\n\nToday we believers radiantly celebrate \,* flooded in light by your coming to us\, O Mother of God\;* beholding y our pure image\,* we say with contrition:* shelter us with your precious p rotection* and deliver us from every evil\,* entreating Your Son\, Christ our God\, to save our souls. (3)\n\n \;\n\nFESTAL MATINS\n\nHexapsalm\ n\nGreat Ekteny\n\nThe Lord Is God\, Tone 4\n\nTroparia\, Tone 4\n\nProtec ted by your coming\, O Mother of God\,* the faithful people solemnly celeb rate today\;* and gazing upon your immaculate image\,* they humbly say: Wa tch over us with your noble protection* and deliver us from all evil\,* by asking your Son\, Christ our God\, to save our souls. (2)\n\nGlory… Now …\n\nO Mother of God\, the mysteries which surround you are exceedingly glorious\,* and beyond the power of understanding.* For you retained the s eal of purity\,* and your virginity remained inviolate\;* yet you are ackn owledged\, without doubt\,* to be the Mother who gave birth to the true Go d.* We beg you\, therefore\, to entreat Him to save our souls.\n\nKathisma &\; Little Ekteny\n\nSessional Hymn I\, Tone 3\n\nEncircled by the lig ht of the angelic hosts\, O Lady\,* and by the ranks of the apostles and p rophets\,* and receiving as the Mother of God their holy veneration\,* vis it us\, your servants\, and entreat Christ our God* to grant us His abunda nt mercy.\n\nKathisma &\; Little Ekteny\n\nSessional Hymn II\, Tone 6\n \nYou are indeed the strength of the helpless\,* O most pure Mother of God .* Because of this\, we lowly ones glory in you.* Because of you\, our hop es are high.* You are our protection and our mediatrix with God.\n\nPolyel eos\n\nExaltation\n\nWe extol You\,* O most holy Virgin\,* and we honour y our precious Protection* for the saintly Andrew saw you in a vision\, pray ing to Christ for us.\n\nverses:\nHe who dwells in the shelter of the Most High and abides in the shade of the Almighty.\nHe will conceal you with h is pinions\, and under his wings you will find refuge.\nFor there He keeps me safe in His tent in the day of evil.\nHe hides me in the shelter of hi s tent\; on a rock He sets me safe.\nGlory…Now…\nAlleluia! Alleluia! A lleluia! Glory be to You\, O God! (3 times)\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 4\n\n Your most precious mantle glistens more brilliantly* than the gold and sil ver of the ark of old.* It is spread out not in substance but in spirit* b y your pure and incorruptible hands\,* and it mercifully protects those wh o honour the feast of your Protection\, O Lady\,* which we joyfully celebr ate today.\n\nGradual Hymns\, Tone 4\, Antiphon 1\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\ n\nI will make your name remembered from generation to generation.\nverse: Listen\, O daughter\, give ear to my words.\n\nLet Everything That Has Br eath\, Tone 4\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 1:39-49\, 56\n\nPsalm 50\n\nAfter Psalm 50 \, Tone 6\n\nGlory…\n\nThrough the intercession of the Mother of God\, O Merciful One\, remit our many sins.\n\nNow…\n\nThrough the intercession of the Mother of God\, O Merciful One\, remit our many sins.\n\nTone 8\n\ nHave mercy on me\, God\, in your kindness. In your compassion\, blot out my offense.\n\nAll the leaders of the heavenly armies form a spiritual cho ir and rejoice with all of us* when they see the Lady and Queen of all pra ised by the faithful.* The spirits of the just also rejoice* as they witne ss the vision of the Queen praying with outstretched arms.* She asks for p eace in the world\,* power and strength for our Church\,* and salvation fo r our souls.\n\nCanon\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos I will open my mouth and it will b e filled with the Spirit\, and I will utter a word to the Queen and Mother \, and I shall be seen keeping glad festival\, and rejoicing I will sing h er wonders.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nAs all-pure Mother of God\, grant me wisdom\, and give me eloquence that I may radiantly prai se the wonders of your holy Protection\, through which you always protect those who honour you.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nYou unfol ded from above the lighting blaze of your Protecting Veil\, and sheltered under it not only the queen of cites but your whole race that bears the na me of Christ.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nVenerable Andrew saw you of old in an ineffable vision in the church of Blachernae\, Pure V irgin\, protecting the ends of the world by the unfurling of your godly Ro be.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nYour race’s army\, taking invincible strength from your Protection\, defeated regiments of foes and won a radiant victor y. And so\, Sovereign Lady\, it sings your mighty deeds.\n\n \;\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos O Mother of God\, as a living and bounteous source\, establish those united in spiritual fellowship who sing you hymns of praise\, and b y your divine protection grant them crowns of glory.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nYour Protection\, formed of light\, is a source of h eavenly joy\, O All-unblemished\, ever awarding to those who wrestle with afflictions grace\, mercy and salvation.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, sa ve us!\n\nFrom the beginning through compassion you placed us\, as a chose n race\, beneath your Protecting Veil\, O Virgin\, and both of old and now you have worked strange and wondrous things\, rescuing us from dangers.\n \nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nWhen godly Epiphanios heard the words of Venerable Andrew\, he saw you as a heavenly queen protecting the people that bears Christ’s name.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAs we see the mul titude of wonders of your godly Protection\, O Virgin\, which you work eve ryday for our preservation\, we\, the multitudes of believers\, bring you thankful praises.\n\n \n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 3\n\nYou appeared\, O All -praised\, as Protection\, salvation\, help and defence of your Orthodox p eoples\; therefore we magnify your Protection and we proclaim your fervent defence\, All-pure Maiden\, who protect our souls from every assault of t he dragon.\n\n \;\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: The One seated in glory on the th rone of the Godhead\, Jesus\, the One above all godhead\, has come on a li ght cloud and with his unsullied palm has saved those who cry: Glory\, O C hrist\, to your power!\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nInvisibl y unfolding your shining Protection\, each day you protect\, encompass\, c herish and save from every affliction those who cry to you: Glory\, O Virg in\, to your glory!\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nThe revelat ion of your great goodness\, O Maiden\, and your distribution of the gifts which your ever show to our race\, amaze mind and thought. And so\, Sover eign Lady\, we sing the praise of your grace.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God \, save us!\n\nBeing present invisibly you clearly revealed to your servan ts your all-holy Protection in Byzantium of old\, O Bride of God. Through it you ever protect us\, for you love goodness.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nHavi ng you\, O Maiden\, as defence in dangers\, respite in slavery\, guide and assistance in all the circumstances of our life\, we take refuge under yo ur shining Protection.\n\n \;\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos: The universe was amaz ed at your divine glory\, for you\, O Virgin\, who knew not wedlock\, held in your womb the God who is over all and gave birth to an eternal Son\, w ho gives salvation as the prize to all who sing your praise.\n\nO Most Hol y Mother of God\, save us!\n\nYour suppliant people\, O All-praised\, cele brates the holy memory of your Protecting Veil\, for you came to the churc h of Blachernae and there\, O Immaculate\, you spiritually protected all t hose who faithfully glorify you.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n \nBy your visitation\, pure Maiden\, destroy the insolence of the hostile lion who goes roaring each day to swallow down your inheritance\, and over throw his arrogance and pride.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\n As we celebrate the memory of your light-bearing Protection\, we sing you thanksgivings for salvation\, O Virgin\, for you have delivered us from bi tter slavery and mightily humbled the overweening enemy who came against u s.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nAs a godly jar of alabaster of the All-holy Spiri t\, Mother of God full of grace\, show me\, who with faith ever take refug e under your Protection and sing the praise of your glory\, to be a vessel of divine grace.\n\n \;\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: Come godly-minded people\, as we celebrate this divine and honoured feast of the Mother of God\, let us clap our hands as we glorify the God who was born from her.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nBy night a pillar of fire once guided the Israelite people\, while now\, O Immaculate\, your Protecting Veil\, form ed like lightning\, ever guides us to salvation.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nUnfolding your Protection\, wholly light\, you protect u s each day\, All-pure Virgin\, as we now know. What return then shall we m ake you for your grace?\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nOf old and now you have shown us to be your own chosen portion and a people for y our won possession\, O Maiden. Therefore the company of the Orthodox sings your praise.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nYour faithful and God-loving people\, O Maiden\, proclaims your grace and\, delivered from dangers and perils\, sings a song of thanksgiving to your Protection.\n\n \;\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8\n\nLike a cloud brightly overshadowing the whole company of the Ch urch\, O all-pure\, you appeared of old on the royal City. But as the Prot ection and Champion of your people\, protect from every affliction us who cry to you: Hail\, Protection wholly light.\n\n \n\nIkos\n\nUnfolding fro m on high your holy Protection\, Virgin Mary\, Mother of God\, you protect and save your people\, who cry out to you\, Pure Maiden\, hour by hour\, while now they gratefully sing the praise of your wonders as they cry: Hai l\, Protection\, wholly light!\n\nHail\, gate of salvation.\nHail\, Protec tion of the Church.\nHail\, wondrous vision of the Angels.\nHail\, unshake able support of mortals.\nHail\, Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ the universa l King.\nHail\, Protection and assistance of your faithful people.\nHail\, for you appeared protecting your race.\nHail\, for you grant victories to the troops.\nHail\, source of abundant goodness.\nHail\, lamp of God’s loving-kindness.\nHail\, for through you we conquer the foe.\nHail\, for t o you we cry out each day:\nHail\, Protection wholly light!\n\n \;\n\n Ode 7\n\nIrmos: The godlike Children did not worship creation instead of t he Creator\, but bravely trampling on the threat of fire\, rejoicing they sang: O highly exalted Lord and God of our fathers\, blessed are you!\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nYou have placed us\, Sovereign Lady \, under your Protecting Veil\, and you ever protect us from dread abuse\, assault of foes and every affliction. Therefore with upraised voices we a ll sing your praise to the ages.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n \nYou protected the royal city of Constantine as your chosen part\, Pure V irgin\; likewise you now protect with your glory\, All-blameless Lady\, us who take refuge in your fervent defence.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, s ave us!\n\nThe wondrous overshadowing of our race with your godlike Protec tion\, Pure Virgin\, clearly manifests your providence\, through which you grant joy and peace to our souls.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nUnhusbanded\, O A ll-pure\, you husbanded Christ\, the Husbandman of our life\; as cause of our joy you appeared to those who sang\, Hail\, Sovereign Lady of our race \, saviour and sweet help.\n\n \;\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: The Offspring of the Mother of God saved the innocent Youths in the furnace. Then he was pr efigured\, but now in reality he gathers the whole world which sings: All you works praise the Lord\, and highly exalt him to all the ages.\n\nO Mos t Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nIn many ways you revealed of old the fo rce of your Protection\, Mother of God\, by signs and wonders and countles s deeds of power\, acting as our Champion every day\, O All-pure\; while n ow we sing the praise of your saving wondrous works.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nYour chosen people\, O All-blameless\, faithfully re ceiving force and strength from your godly Protection\, ever escapes from afflictions that attack them and from warlike foes\, and remains unharmed by any madness\, Mother of God\, through your solicitude.\n\nO Most Holy M other of God\, save us!\n\nFrom on high\, Immaculate Virgin\, unfold your holy and most radiant Protection\, and as of old protect us and keep us sa fe from foes who attack us\, and deliver your inheritance from their wicke dness and assault.\n\nO Most Holy Mother of God\, save us!\n\nVenerable An drew and venerable and godly Epiphanios saw you unfolding the Protecting V eil that had protected your immaculate body\, Mother of God Ever-Virgin\, and they were amazed\; for you protected all\, O Maiden\, with immaterial light and heavenly glory.\n\n \;\n\nOde 9\n\nO my soul\, extol the gre atness of the protection of the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\nLet all born of earth bearing torches\, in spirit leap for joy\; let the nature of the immaterial spirits honour and celebrate the wondrous sacred festival of t he Mother of God\, and let them cry: Hail\, all-blessed Mother of God\, pu re and Ever-Virgin!\n\nO my soul\, extol the greatness of the protection o f the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\nThe dew which falls in drops from your Godly Protection as from an immaterial cloud\, O Immaculate\, becomes hea ling for us and brings to an end sicknesses of soul and body for those who cry: Hail\, Ever-Virgin\, our joy and consolation!\n\nO my soul\, extol t he greatness of the protection of the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\nThe Ch urch of the faithful celebrates a sacred memorial of your wonders to your glory and praise\, O All-blameless\, and with faith taking refuge under yo ur Protection\, cries out to you: Protect and guard me until my life’s e nd\, O All-praised.\n\nO my soul\, extol the greatness of the protection o f the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\nWith all our soul let us gather to you r godly Protection\, immaculate Lady\, bringing thankful praise with ferve nt gratitude\, for you are an immaterial cloud\, O Immaculate\, which beco mes healing for us and brings to an end sicknesses of soul and body for th ose who cry: Hail\, Ever-Virgin\, our joy and consolation!\n\nO my soul\, extol the greatness of the protection of the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\ nThe Church of the faithful celebrates a sacred memorial of your wonders t o your glory and praise\, O All-blameless\, and with faith taking refuge u nder your Protection\, cries out to you: Protect and guard me until my lif e’s end\, O All-praised.\n\nO my soul\, extol the greatness of the prote ction of the ever-Virgin Mother of God.\n\nWith all our soul let us gather to your godly Protection\, immaculate Lady\, bringing thankful praise wit h fervent gratitude\, for you have chosen us for your own and you treat us kindly in all things\; you guide us and save us from afflictions.\n\nImma culate Virgin who bore God\, save your flock\, protecting it with your Pro tecting Veil and caring for it in every way.\n\nFrom above\, pure Virgin\, keep your godly Protection around your people like a rampart with a wealt h of loving-kindness\; while to me\, who have now woven for you songs of p raise\, give enlightenment and illumination\, I implore\, and forgiveness of faults.\n\nGlory…\n\nRaising your hands to God you implore on our beh alf the One who came forth from you\, and thence\, unfolding spiritually y our light-bearing Protection\, you protected all the faithful. And so\, as we celebrate its yearly memorial\, Mother of God\, we magnify you.\n\nNow …\n\nAs we sing the praise of the manifold gifts of your Protection and its unstinted grace\, pure Mother\, which we unceasingly enjoy\, we cry ou t to you from our souls: As of old you protected your people\, so now too protect us with your hand and save us until our life’s end\, O Immaculat e.\n\nHymn of Light\, Tone 3\n\nO most holy Lady\, Virgin Mother of God\,* extend your holy mantle over us\;* guide and protect our rulers and all p eople from every evil.* As the holy Andrew saw you in a vision while prayi ng\,* so today\, O holy Lady\, show us your loving protection.\n\nAt the P raises\, Tone 8\n\nO Lady\, we bow before you\,* and humbly prostrating\, we pray to you.* Rejoice\, O glorious Virgin\,* most blessed by God and he ralded by prophets\;* for in you\, Christ our God came down as the dew.* I n your maidenhood\, pure and undefiled\, you gave birth to Him.* You carri ed in your arms the Lord and Creator of all.* implore Him now for us* who faithfully glorify the feast of your Protection.\n\nO Lady\, we bow before you\,* and humbly prostrating\, we pray to you.* Rejoice\, O glorious Vir gin\,* most blessed by God and heralded by prophets\;* for in you\, Christ our God came down as the dew.* In your maidenhood\, pure and undefiled\, you gave birth to Him.* You carried in your arms the Lord and Creator of a ll.* implore Him now for us* who faithfully glorify the feast of your Prot ection.\n\nThe angel choirs sing of you\, O Virgin Mother of God.* The pat riarchs join the priestly ranks and holy apostles in praising you.* They g ive service to you as to the Mother of God.* Having seen you pray to Chris t our God\, the Saviour of all\,* they ask you to pray to Him to save the world* and all those who sincerely honour you* and keep holy the feast of your Protection.\n\nO Mother of God\,* you were made more holy than the ar k of Aaron through the Holy Spirit.* With your mantle you shine more brill iantly than the rays of the sun.* You illumine the Church and dispel the d arkness caused by our sins.* Deliver from danger and tribulations* all tho se who honour the feast of your Protection.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… Now…\n\ nO Mother of God\,* the holy Andrew saw you in a vision with a multitude o f archangels\,* together with the apostles and prophets\,* and a multitude of martyrs.* You were praying to your Son\, our God\,* for the city and t he people\,* covering them with your holy mantle.* So now\, O most pure On e\,* do not forsake the inheritance of your Son\,* all those who keep holy the feast of your Protection\, O most praised One.\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY O N THURSDAY MORNING\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Today w e believers radiantly celebrate\,* flooded in light by your coming to us\, O Mother of God\;* beholding your pure image\,* we say with contrition:* shelter us with your precious protection* and deliver us from every evil\, * entreating Your Son\, Christ our God\, to save our souls.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and e ver. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: Today the Virgin stands before us in the church* and together with the choirs of saints invisibly prays to God for us.* Angels are worshipping with hierarchs\,* Apostles exult with prophet s\,* for the Mother of God prays in our behalf to the eternal God.\n\nProk eimenon\, Tone 3\n\nMy soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit has rejoice d in God my Saviour.\n\nverse: Because he has regarded the humility of His handmaid\; for behold\, all generations shall call me blessed. (Luke 1:46 -48)\n\nEpistle\n\nHebrews 9:1-7\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8\n\nverse: Hear\, O d aughter\, and see\, and incline your ear.\n\nverse: The rich among the peo ple shall entreat your countenance. (Psalm 44:11\,13)\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 10 :38-42\; 11:27-28\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nI will take the cup of salvation\;* and I will call upon the name of the Lord.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* allelu ia. 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