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SUMMARY:Tuesday\, September 8\, 2026\;  The Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady\
 , the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary.
DESCRIPTION:Feast of the Mother of God. Holy Day of obligation \n\nAT GRE
 AT VESPERS WITH LYTIA ON MONDAY EVENING \n\nKathisma Reading \n\nBlesse
 d is the man… is chanted. \n\nAt Psalm 140 \n\nTone 6 \n\nOut of the 
 depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice! \n\nToday God w
 ho dominates the spiritual thrones of heaven* welcomes on earth the holy 
 throne which He had prepared for Himself.* 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 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 You! \n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of 
 my prayer. \n\nThis is the day of the Lord:* Rejoice\, therefore\, O n
 ations!* Behold\, the chamber of Light and the scroll of the living Word*
  has come forth from the womb.* The gate that opens to the Rising 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 world
 * for the salvation of souls. \n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who ca
 n stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered. \n\nIn
 deed some famous barren women have given birth by the will of God\;* but 
 the nativity of Mary surpasses all nativities* 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 without human seed* against the laws
  of nature.* She alone is the door through which the only-begotten Son of
  God* has passed while leaving it sealed* as He had planned in His etern
 al wisdom.* Thus did He bring salvation to all. \n\nI have waited for Yo
 u as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* fo
 r it has trusted 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 na
 tivities* 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 he
 rself gave birth in the flesh to the God of all\,* incarnate in her womb 
 without human seed* against the laws of nature.* She alone is the door t
 hrough which the only-begotten Son of God* has passed while leaving it se
 aled* as He had planned in His eternal wisdom.* Thus did He bring salvat
 ion to all. \n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in t
 he Lord. \n\nToday the barren gates are opened\,* and the Virgin\, the 
 Gate of God\, comes forth.* Today grace begins to bear fruit\,* showin
 g forth to the world the Mother of God* through whom earth is united to
  heaven* for the salvation of our souls. \n\nFor with the Lord there is 
 mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redee
 m Israel from all its iniquities. \n\nToday the barren gates are opened\
 ,* and the Virgin\, the Gate of God\, comes forth.* Today grace begins 
 to bear fruit\,* showing forth to the world the Mother of God* throug
 h whom earth is united to heaven* for the salvation of our souls. \n\nPr
 aise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.
  \n\nToday glad tidings go forth to the whole world.* Today sweet fragr
 ance is sent forth* by the proclamation of salvation.* Today is the end
  of the barrenness of our nature\;* for the barren one becomes a mother
 \,* the mother of the one who will not cease to be a virgin\,* even aft
 er giving birth to the One who by nature is Creator and God.* He it is w
 ho took flesh by which He brought salvation to the lost\;* He is Christ\
 , the Lover of Mankind\,* and the Saviour of our souls. \n\nStrong is t
 he love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure. \n\nToda
 y Anne\, the barren one\, gives birth to the maiden of God* who had been
  chosen from all the human generations* to become the dwelling place of t
 he Creator\,* Christ our God and King of all.* In her He fulfilled His
  divine plan* through which our human nature was renewed\,* and by whic
 h we were to be transferred from corruption to eternal life. \n\nGlory…
  Now… \n\nToday God who dominates the spiritual thrones of heaven* wel
 comes on earth the holy throne which He had prepared for Himself.* In Hi
 s love for mankind\,* He who established the heavens in wisdom has fashi
 oned a living heaven.* From a barren stem He has brought forth for us Hi
 s Mother* as a branch full of life.* O God of miracles and hope of thos
 e who have no hope\;* O Lord\, glory to You! \n\nReadings \n\n(1) Gene
 sis 28:10-17\; (2) Ezekiel 43:27-44:4\; (3) Proverbs 9:1-11 \n\nLytia \n
 \nTone 1 \n\nToday is the beginning of our salvation\, O people\;* for b
 ehold\, the Mother and Virgin who was chosen from all generations* to be 
 the habitation of God* is born and comes forth from the barren one.* She
  is the flower from Jesse and possesses the rod from his root.* May our f
 orefather Adam rejoice and be full of joy\;* for behold\, she who was cre
 ated from the rib of Adam* declares that her daughter and descendant is b
 lessed.* She says: “My deliverance has been born to me.* Through her\,
  I will be freed from the bonds of Hades.”* May David rejoice\, play on
  his harp\, and bless God\;* for behold\, the Virgin comes forth* from t
 he womb of the barren woman* for the salvation of our souls. \n\nTone 2
  \n\nCome all you lovers of virginity and chastity\,* lovingly hold alo
 ft the boast of virginity\,* the fountain of life springing up from the 
 solid stone.* She is the bush which grows from the barren land\,* the 
 bush of the non-material fire\,* who cleanses and illumines our souls. 
 \n\nWhat is the festive hymn that is heard today?* Joachim and Anne are 
 mystically observing this day with honour\, saying:* “Adam and Eve\, r
 ejoice with us today!* Through their transgression of old\, Paradise wa
 s closed.* Now\, Mary the maiden of God is being given to us as a blesse
 d fruit.* She opens up the entrance of Paradise to all of us.” \n\nTh
 e chosen one of the King of All\,* the abode of God and divine dwelling 
 of the ever-existing One\,* comes forth today from the barren and glorio
 us Anne.* It is through her that the shameless Hades is crushed\,* and
  the first Eve is lead into a faithful life.* Let us worthily cry out to
  her:* “Blessed are you among women\,* and blessed is the fruit of y
 our womb.” \n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now… \n\nLet us play the spiritual 
 flute on this noteworthy feast\,* because from the seed of David* is bo
 rn the Mother of the Life who dispels the darkness.* She is the renewal 
 of Adam and the answer to Eve\,* the source of incorruption and the tr
 ansformation of corruption.* Because of her\, we have been divinized and
  delivered from death.* We cry out to her with Gabriel:* “Rejoice\, 
 O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with you.* Because of you\, He has granted
  us great mercy.” \n\nAposticha \n\nTone 4 \n\nOn this day a great jo
 y has shone upon us* from the two just ones\, Joachim and Anne\;* and t
 his joy is the most honourable Virgin.* Because of her purity\, she will
  become a living temple of God.* She alone will be recognized as the Mot
 her of God.* Through her intercessions\, O Christ our God\, * send dow
 n peace upon the world* and your great mercy upon our souls. \n\nListen\
 , O daughter\, give ear to my words. \n\nO Virgin\, today you were born a
  most noble child* from the two just ones\, Joachim and Anne\,* as the 
 angel had promised in his announcement.* To God you are a heaven\, a thr
 one\, and a vessel of holiness\;* to the whole world\, a herald of joy\
 ,* the cause of our life\, the blessing that wiped out the curse.* You 
 are the reason for all the blessings of God.* O Maiden who God has chos
 en\,* on this day of your nativity* obtain peace and great mercy for our
  souls. \n\nThe richest of people shall seek your favour. \n\nToday Anne
 \, the barren one\, claps her hands for joy.* The earth is bathed in ligh
 t and kings sing their happiness\,* priests enjoy all blessings and the w
 hole universe rejoices\;* for the Queen and immaculate Bride of the Fathe
 r* comes forth from the root of Jesse.* Behold\, no woman will ever bear
  again a child in sorrow or anxiety\,* for joy has come forth in abundanc
 e and life has filled the world.* Joachim’s offerings shall no more be 
 rejected\,* for the tears of Anne have now been turned into joy.* And no
 w Anne can say:* Rejoice with me\, all you chosen ones of Israel\,* for 
 the Lord has given me the palace of His divine and living glory* to be a 
 place of joy and happiness for the whole universe* and for the salvation 
 of our souls. \n\nTone 8\, Glory… Now… \n\nCome all you faithful\, a
 nd let us hasten to the Virgin\;* for long before her conception in the w
 omb\,* the one who was to be born of the root of Jesse* was destined to 
 be the Mother of God.* The one who is the treasury of virginity\,* the f
 lowering rod of Aaron\, the object of prophecies\,* the child of Joachim 
 and Anne is born today\,* and the world is renewed in her.* Through her 
 birth\, the Church is clothed with splendour* O holy Temple\, vessel of t
 he Godhead\,* model of virgins and strength of kings\,* in you the wondr
 ous union of the two natures of Christ was realized.* We worship Him and 
 glorify your most pure birth\,* and the whole world extols you. \n\nTrop
 arion \n\nTone 4 \n\nYour nativity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* has mad
 e joy known to all the world\,* for from you dawned the Sun of Righteous
 ness\, Christ our God.* He abolished the curse and gave the blessing\;*
  and by making death of no effect He bestowed on us eternal life. (3) \
 n\n \n\nAT GREAT MATINS ON TUESDAY MORNING \n\nUsual Beginning \n\nHe
 xapsalm \n\nGreat Litany \n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 4 \n\nTroparion\, Tone
  4 \n\nYour nativity\, O Virgin Mother of God\,* has made joy known to 
 all the world\,* for from you dawned the Sun of Righteousness\, Christ o
 ur God.* He abolished the curse and gave the blessing\;* and by making
  death of no effect He bestowed on us eternal life. (2) \n\nGlory… Now
 … \n\nYour 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 makin
 g death of no effect He bestowed on us eternal life.  \n\nPsalter Readin
 g \n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted. \n\nSmall Litany \n\nSessional 
 Hymn\, Tone 4 \n\nO David\, proclaim the oath that the Lord our God has s
 worn to you.* What He swore to me\, I now see fulfilled\, he said\;* f
 or the Virgin who has come forth as the fruit of my loins\,* now gives b
 irth to the Creator\, Christ the New Adam.* He is the King who sits upon
  my throne.* Behold\, He now reigns and his kingdom shall have no end.*
  The barren one bears the Mother of God* and the sustainer of our life. 
 \n\nGlory… Now… \n\nO David\, proclaim the oath that the Lord our God
  has sworn to you.* What He swore to me\, I now see fulfilled\, he said
 \;* for the Virgin who has come forth as the fruit of my loins\,* now g
 ives birth to the Creator\, Christ the New Adam.* He is the King who sit
 s upon my throne.* Behold\, He now reigns and his kingdom shall have no
  end.* The barren one bears the Mother of God* and the sustainer of our 
 life. \n\nPsalter Reading \n\nThe appointed psalms are chanted. \n\nSma
 ll Litany \n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 4 \n\nFrom the root of Jesse and the
  loins of David\,* Mary\, the servant of God\, is born for us today.* 
 The entire universe is renewed and now exalts\;* heaven and earth rejoic
 e together.* Praise her\, O families of nations.* Joachim rejoices and
  Anne cries out on this feast:* The barren one bears the Mother of God
 * and the sustainer of our life. \n\nGlory…. Now… \n\nFrom the root 
 of Jesse and the loins of David\,* Mary\, the servant of God\, is born f
 or us today.* The entire universe is renewed and now exalts\;* heaven 
 and earth rejoice together.* Praise her\, O families of nations.* Joac
 him rejoices and Anne cries out on this feast:* The barren one bears the
  Mother of God* and the sustainer of our life. \n\nPolyeleos \n\nMagni
 fication \n\nWe extol you\,* O most holy Virgin\,* and we venerate th
 e holy ancestors of God\,* and we celebrate your glorious Nativity. \n\
 nverses:\nO Lord\, remember David and all the many hardships he endured.\n
 Go up\, Lord\, to the place of your rest\, You and the ark of your stren
 gth.\nThe Lord swore an oath to David\; He will not go back on his word.\n
 May the peoples praise You from age to age.\nFor the Lord has chosen Zion\
 ; He has desired it for his dwelling.\nGlory… Now..\nAlleluia! Allelui
 a! Alleluia! Glory be to You\, O God! thrice \n\nSmall Litany \n\nSessi
 onal Hymn\, Tone 8 \n\nLet heaven rejoice and earth exalt\,* for the fi
 rmament of our God comes into the world\;* according to the promise\, th
 e Divine Bride is now born.* The barren one now nurses Mary\, her child
 \;* and Joachim rejoices in this birth and says:* Behold\, the rod is n
 ow born to me\,* from which Christ shall blossom from the root of David
 .* Indeed\, this is a wondrous marvel! \n\nGlory… Now… \n\nLet heav
 en rejoice and earth exalt\,* for the firmament of our God comes into th
 e world\;* according to the promise\, the Divine Bride is now born.* T
 he barren one now nurses Mary\, her child\;* and Joachim rejoices in thi
 s birth and says:* Behold\, the rod is now born to me\,* from which Ch
 rist shall blossom from the root of David.* Indeed\, this is a wondrous 
 marvel! \n\nGradual Hymns\, Tone 4 \n\nAntiphon 1 \n\nFrom my youth do 
 many passions war against me\;* but do You Yourself defend* and save me\
 , O my Saviour. \n\nYou haters of Sion shall be shamed by the Lord\;* 
 for like grass\, by the fire* shall you be withered. \n\nGlory… Now…
  \n\nIn the Holy Spirit\, every soul is quickened\,* and\, through clea
 nsing\, is exalted* and made radiant* by the Triple Unity in a hidden sacr
 ed manner. \n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4 \n\nI will make your name remembered
  from generation to generation. \n\nverse: My heart overflows with noble
  words. To the king I must speak the song I have made. \n\nLet everything
  that lives\, Tone 4 \n\nGospel \n\nLuke 1:39-49\, 56 \n\nPsalm 50 \n\
 nVerses at Psalm 50 \n\nGlory… \n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother
  of God\,* O merciful Lord\, cleanse me* from the multitude of my trans
 gressions. \n\nNow… \n\nThrough the prayers of the Mother of God\,*
  O merciful Lord\, cleanse me* from the multitude of my transgressions. 
 \n\nHave mercy on me\, O God\, in the greatness of Your compassion\; accor
 ding to the multitude of Your mercies blot out my offence. \n\nThis is th
 e day of the Lord:* Rejoice\, therefore\, O nations!* Behold\, the cha
 mber of Light and the scroll of the living Word* has come forth from the 
 womb.* The gate that opens to the Rising Sun* and is ready for the entran
 ce of the High Priest\, is here today.* She is the only one who introduc
 ed Christ\, and Christ alone\, into the world* for the salvation of our so
 uls. \n\nCanon \n\nOde 1 \n\nIrmos: Let us sing praises to our Deliver
 er and our God* who has routed the enemy with his powerful arm\,* and ma
 de Israel pass through the Red Sea.* Glory to You\, O God! \n\nMost Hol
 y Mother of God\, save us! \n\nLet all creation dance for joy\, and let
  David also rejoice. From his seed has come forth the One who gave birth t
 o a flower\, the Lord and Deliverer of all. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\,
  save us! \n\nThe Holy of Holies was brought as an infant to the holy tem
 ple where she was cared for by the hands of an angel. Let us all joyfully 
 celebrate her nativity today. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\
 nThe barren and sterile Anne did not appear so before God\, for she was pr
 edestined from the ages to become the mother of the pure Virgin who would 
 give birth to the Creator in the form of a servant. \n\nGlory…  \n\nI
  glorify and sing praises to the Holy Trinity\, coeternal yet one in esse
 nce\, the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit. \n\nNow… \n\nWho ha
 s ever seen a child born without a father nourished by his mother’s milk
 ? Or who has ever seen a virgin mother? O most pure Mother of God\, you ha
 ve truly fulfilled both these mysteries in an incomprehensible manner. \n
 \n \n\nOde 3 \n\nIrmos: My heart is firm in the Lord\;* my strength l
 ies in my God\;* my mouth is opened against my enemies.* I rejoice in 
 your salvation. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nThe fruit of 
 virginity came forth from your blessed womb\, O holy Anne. She is the one 
 who\, without seed\, gave birth to Jesus\, the Nourishment and Deliverer o
 f all creation. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nAll creation 
 calls you blessed\, O ever-Virgin. We celebrate your birth today from Ann
 e\; you are the spotless branch of the root of Jesse who gave birth to the
  flower\, Christ. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nAll people 
 are filled with joy on this day\, O undefiled Theotokos\, for your Son 
 has placed you above all creation. We extol your birth from Anne. \n\nGlo
 ry… \n\nWe worship the unbegotten Father\, we sing hymns to the begotte
 n Son\, and we venerate the coeternal Spirit\; for the Trinity is one and 
 undivided. \n\nNow… \n\nO undefiled Theotokos\, you have borne the Li
 ght-giver and the Source of Life for all. You are manifested as the Treasu
 re of our life and Gateway of the Light which no one can approach. \n\n 
 \n\nOde 4 \n\nIrmos: I have heard news of You\, O Lord\, and I was afra
 id.* You\, the eternal God\, in your incomprehensible manner\,* have be
 come man and were born from the Virgin.* Glory to You\, O Christ\, glory
  to your power! \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nWith psalms a
 nd hymns let all the faithful sing the praises of the all-holy birth of th
 e Mother of God. In faith we worship the God of Truth\, who promised to 
 give David the fruit of his loins. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us!
  \n\nO Lord\, You opened the womb of Sarah and gave her Isaac as fruit 
 in her old age. Today\, O Savior\, You have likewise blessed the God-fea
 ring Anne with fruit from her womb\; it is your own all-pure Mother. \n\n
 Most Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nAll peoples of the earth rejoice w
 ith you today\, O holy Anne\, for you have given birth to the Mother of 
 our Redeemer. She is the one who gave birth to our Strength\; she blossome
 d forth Christ as a flower from the root of Jesse. \n\nGlory… \n\nI gl
 orify You\, O eternal Trinity\, one in essence\, and with my earthly ton
 gue I cry aloud as the Cherubim: Holy\, holy\, holy is He\, who remains 
 the one eternal God forever. \n\nNow… \n\nThe prophecies of those insp
 ired by God are now fulfilled in your birth\, O immaculate One. In faith t
 he prophets called you Tabernacle and Gate\, spiritual Mountain\, the unco
 nsumed Bush\, and the Rod of Aaron which blossomed from the root of David.
  \n\n \n\nOde 5 \n\nIrmos: Grant peace to our days\, O Lord our God\, 
 and make us your own.* We call upon your name\, for there is no other be
 sides You. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nO ever-Virgin\, yo
 ur conception was ineffable\; your birth was all-holy\; O unwedded Bride\,
  your child-bearing was beyond our understanding\, for the God of all be
 came flesh in you. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nLet the an
 gels in heaven rejoice today\; let the children of Adam dance and sing\; f
 or this day is born the One who gave birth to Christ\, the only deliverer 
 of Adam. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nAt your nativity tod
 ay\, O undefiled Maiden\, Eve is loosed from her condemnation. Adam is als
 o freed from the ancient curse\, and he sings: Through you we have been de
 livered from corruption. \n\nGlory… \n\nO undivided Trinity\, without 
 beginning\, uncreated\, coeternal\, one in nature\, we worship You and pro
 claim to all that You are one essence in three Persons. \n\nNow… \n\nY
 ou have remained a virgin before and after childbirth\, O Lady\; your wo
 mb has become a holy table. Like a bridegroom coming forth from his chambe
 r\, Christ the Sun has come forth from you. \n\n \n\nOde 6 \n\nIrmos: 
 The waves of life toss me about like the waters of the sea\, O Lover of Ma
 nkind. I entreat You\, O compassionate Lord\, to bring me from a life of c
 orruption as You once brought Jonah from the whale. \n\nMost Holy Mother 
 of God\, save us! \n\nThe angelic powers and all the holy ones dance fo
 r joy as we sing the praises of your holy birth and venerate your concepti
 on without seed\, O ever-Virgin and Bride of God. \n\nMost Holy Mother o
 f God\, save us! \n\nO undefiled One\, your righteous parents brought you
 \, the Holy of Holies\, as an offering to the Lord in the temple where you
  were to be brought up in holiness and prepared to become his mother. \n\
 nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nOf old\, David sang to you: Virgi
 ns shall be brought after you\; they shall be brought into the temple of t
 he King. I join with him in singing your praises\, O daughter of the King.
  \n\nGlory… \n\nThe mystery of the Trinity is praised and glorified in
  you\, O Mary ever-pure\, for you so pleased the Father that He sent his 
 Son to dwell in you by the overshadowing of the Spirit that made you Theo
 tokos. \n\nNow… \n\nYou are a golden censer\, for by the power of the 
 Holy Spirit\, the Fire who is the Word made your womb his tabernacle\, and
  He became man through you\, O pure Mother of God. \n\n \n\nKontakion\, 
 Tone 4 \n\nBy your birth\, O immaculate one\,* Joachim and Anna were fr
 eed from the reproach of childlessness\,* and Adam and Eve* from the cor
 ruption of death.* And your people\, redeemed from the guilt of their s
 ins\,* celebrate as they cry out to you:* “The barren one gives birth
  to the Mother of God* and nourisher of our life.” \n\nIkos \n\nJoac
 him and Anne beseeched the Lord to remove their childlessness. He heard th
 eir prayers\, and the just couple gave birth to the one who brought Life t
 o the world. Joachim offered his prayer in the mountain while Anne accepte
 d her reproach in the garden. With joy\, the barren Anne gave birth to the
  Theotokos who sustains our life. \n\n \n\nOde 7 \n\nIrmos: The yout
 hs\, withstanding the fiery furnace of the Chaldeans\, were filled with th
 e presence of the Spirit of God. They sang in praise: Blessed are You\, O 
 God of our Fathers. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nO most pu
 re One\, we celebrate and honour with faith your holy nativity according t
 o the promise. By Christ’s appearance through you\, we have been deliver
 ed from the ancient curse of Adam. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us!
  \n\nToday Anne rejoices and cries aloud in praise: Although I was barren
 \, I have given birth to the Mother of God through whom Eve has been loo
 sed from her condemnation. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nAd
 am is set free and Eve dances for joy. Together they sing to you in spirit
 \, O Theotokos: By Christ’s appearance through you\, we have been deliv
 ered from the ancient curse of Adam. \n\nGlory… \n\nLet us praise the 
 Most Holy Trinity: the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\, in the u
 nity of the Godhead\, undivided\, uncreated\, coeternal\, and one in essen
 ce. \n\nNow… \n\nO Mary\, you have renewed our nature through your giv
 ing birth to God and still remaining a virgin. You have delivered Eve fr
 om the ancestral curse\, O pure Mother of God. \n\n \n\nOde 8 \n\nIrmos
 : Every creature offers a hymn to You\, the Author and Creator\; the sun 
 sings your praises\; the moon gives You glory. For You established your 
 dwelling above the waters and set the sands as a boundary to the sea\; you
 r power is in all things. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! \n\nO h
 oly God\, You worked wonders in the barren womb of Anne by giving her a 
 child. You are the Son of the Virgin from whom You have taken flesh\, the 
 ever-pure Virgin and Theotokos. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us! 
 \n\nO merciful Lord\, You have loosed the unbreakable bonds of childless
 ness\; You have given the barren woman a fertile offspring and a glorious 
 fruit. You chose that offspring to be your Mother according to the flesh
  when You came to dwell among us. \n\nMost Holy Mother of God\, save us!
  \n\nThrough your power\, You have made the barren earth fertile. As ga
 rdener of our thoughts and of our souls\, You turned the once parched la
 nd into a fruitful field\, yielding much corn and fruit. You caused the ho
 ly Anne to give birth to the all-pure One\, the Theotokos. \n\nGlory…
  \n\nWe bless the undivided eternal Trinity while the hosts of angels sin
 g your praises and bow down before You. The heavens\, the earth\, and the 
 depths of the earth worship You in awe\; fire serves You\, and all creatio
 n obeys You in fear\, O Holy Trinity. \n\nNow… \n\nWhat a glorious mar
 vel! God has become the Son of a woman who knew not wedlock. She bore\, wi
 thout seed\, the Child who is God. What a strange mystery\, that the Virgi
 n conceives! The birth is beyond expression. Indeed\, all these things are
  incomprehensible. \n\n \n\nThe Magnificat is omitted \n\n \n\nOde 9 
 \n\nO my soul\, extol the Virgin Mary\, born of a barren womb. \n\nMother
 s cannot be virgins\, nor virgins be mothers\; but in you\, O Mother of Go
 d\, both virginity and motherhood were present. Therefore\, all the people
  of the earth unceasingly extol you. \n\nO my soul\, extol the Virgin Mar
 y\, born of a barren womb. \n\nWe join all the nations of the earth to un
 ceasingly praise you\, O Mother of God\; for you inherited\, according to 
 the promise\, a birth worthy of your purity. You were given to the sterile
  one as a divine gift. \n\nO my soul\, extol the Virgin Mary\, born of a 
 barren womb. \n\nToday the prophecy is fulfilled: I will raise up the fal
 len tabernacle of the holy David. These words prefigured you\, O most pure
  One. Through you\, human nature has been refashioned in the body of our G
 od. \n\nO my soul\, extol the Virgin Mary\, born of a barren womb. \n\nO
  Theotokos\, we glorify the Lord who gave you as a fruit to the barren Ann
 e\; we venerate your swaddling clothes. The almighty God\, who can do what
 ever He pleases\, miraculously opened the barren womb of Anne. \n\nGlory
 … \n\nIt is unheard of that the unjust would glorify the eternal Trinit
 y\, the Father\, the Son\, and the Holy Spirit\, the uncreated and soverei
 gn Power who created the world by a mighty act. \n\nNow… \n\nO Virgin 
 Mother\, you bore within your womb\, Christ the King\, one of the Trinity 
 whom all creation praises and before whom all the heavenly hosts bow down.
  O all-holy Lady\, beseech Him to save our souls. \n\nSmall Litany \n\nH
 ymn of Light\, Tone 4 \n\nToday the ends of the earth rejoice on the feas
 t of your nativity\,* O all-holy and spouseless Bride and Virgin Mary\;
 * for you have taken away the shame and reproach of those who gave you b
 irth.* You have overcome their sterility\, the cause of their pains\,* 
 and you have removed the curse of our first mother. \n\nGlory… Now… 
 \n\nAdam and Eve\, be clothed with a new glory\;* O Prophets\, together 
 with the company of the divine Apostles\,* sing and rejoice with all the
  just ones.* For the joy of all angels and people\, the Mother of our
  God\,* is born of the just Joachim and Anne on this festive day. \n\nP
 raises \n\nStichera of the Praises\, Tone 1 \n\nPraise Him for His powe
 rful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness. \n\nO marvellous wonder
 !* The source of life is born of the barren one\,* and grace begins to 
 bear its glorious fruit.* Rejoice\, O Joachim\, at the birth of the Moth
 er of God.* No earthly father is indeed the same as you.* For through 
 divine inspiration the Virgin is given to us\;* she is the dwelling plac
 e of God\,* the divine tabernacle\, and holy mountain.  \n\nO praise H
 im with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with lute and harp\; \n\nO marve
 llous wonder!* The source of life is born of the barren one\,* and gra
 ce begins to bear its glorious fruit.* Rejoice\, O Joachim\, at the birt
 h of the Mother of God.* No earthly father is indeed the same as you.*
  For through divine inspiration the Virgin is given to us\;* she is the
  dwelling place of God\,* the divine tabernacle\, and holy mountain.  
 \n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise Him with strings and pip
 es. \n\nO marvellous wonder!* The fruit of the barren one has shone for
 th* at a sign from the almighty Creator of the universe.* She delivers t
 he world from its sterility in good works.* All mothers\, rejoice with t
 he ancestors of God and say: Rejoice\, O Full of Grace\, the Lord is with
  you\,* and through you has granted great mercy to the world. \n\nO pra
 ise Him with resounding cymbals\, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* 
 Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord. \n\n
 O living pillar of chastity and shining vessel of grace\,* the wondrous 
 and holy Anne has brought into the world* the height of virginity and its 
 divine flourishing\,* the one who gives beauty to every virgin\,* as w
 ell as to all who love this gift\,* and who grants great mercy to all th
 e faithful. \n\nTone 6\, Glory… Now… \n\nThis is the day of the Lor
 d:* Rejoice\, therefore\, O nations!* Behold\, the chamber of Light and
  the scroll of the living Word* has come forth from the womb.* The gate 
 that opens to the Rising Sun* and is ready for the entrance of the High Pr
 iest is here today.* She is the only one who introduced Christ\, and Chr
 ist alone\, into the world* for the salvation of our souls. \n\nGreat Dox
 ology \n\nTrisagion Prayers \n\nTroparion\, Tone 4 \n\nYour nativity\, 
 O Virgin Mother of God\,* has made joy known to all the world\,* for f
 rom 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 b
 estowed on us eternal life. \n\nInsistent Litany \n\nLitany of Supplicat
 ion \n\nGreat Dismissal \n\n \n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING
  \n\nTroparia and Kontakia \n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Your nativity\, O V
 irgin 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 and to the Son and to the Hol
 y Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen. \n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: By 
 your birth\, O immaculate one\,* Joachim and Anna were freed from the re
 proach of childlessness\,* and Adam and Eve* from the corruption of dea
 th.* And your people\, redeemed from the guilt of their sins\,* celebra
 te as they cry out to you:* “The barren one gives birth to the Mother
  of God* and nourisher of our life.” \n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 3 \n\nMy 
 soul magnifies the Lord\, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. \
 n\nverse: Because he has regarded the humility of His handmaid\; for beho
 ld\, all generations shall call me blessed. (Luke 1:46-48) \n\nEpistle \
 n\nPhilippians 2:5-11 \n\nAlleluia\, Tone 8 \n\nverse: Hear\, O daughte
 r\, 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 1
 0:38-42\; 11:27-28 \n\nHymn to the Mother of God \n\nO my soul\, magni
 fy the Virgin Mary\, born from a barren womb. \n\nand the Irmos\, Tone 8:
  Virginity is alien to mothers* and childbearing is foreign to virgins\;
 * yet in you\, O Mother of God\, both of them came together.* Therefore
  we and all the nations of the earth* without ceasing magnify you. \n\nCo
 mmunion Hymn \n\nI will take the cup of salvation\;* and I will call up
 on the name of the Lord.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 115:
 13) 
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