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A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK (SUNDAY)

1. tsmYk! FQRt 1. ks@C YLQ tlYt> 1. THOU wast named b#RKT XMxNST xNtE ytrK> Y. ytwdD> "Beloved Woman", O WXt$ GT qmR tL> ktl ytlyC blessed among women. XNt TsmY QDSt bWS*M yk!N y?G {T Thou art the second QN wWSt& {t lT yMTY h#lt chamber, in that thou k!N 0t$ T Xl KFL xNcE n> k!NM wast called "Holiest of bXGz!xB/@R C yt t{? bxB!h# Holies", and in it was the | T cW lXGz!xB/@R q! table of the Covenant lmlw_ NcE sW yn z@nwn byW XNt and on it were the Ten mD`n!CN x!ys#S YXtE q S Words which were KRSSN dg SN lmD`n!n x!ys#S written by the fingers of KRSS ztsBx XMn@k! mjm SN xSqD God. He (i.e. the Father) byW ngrN lx!S k!NM zXNbl W-@ wn made known this to us xSqE n bkbr d q& l/!S k!N f>nT wYM mFsS first of all by "Yawt" (i.e. bW^!z d QS mn#TN N[#N yn#TN xN{ lmYMN Iota), which is the first wgC xncW QDST wl?ZB N[#/N sxl! [letter] of the Name of ln QDST Y lM"LN our Redeemer JESUS CHRIST, Who became incarnate of thee without change, and became the mediator of the New Covenant, and by the shedding of His Holy Blood He purified the believers and the people who were pure. And because of this we all magnify thee, O our Lady, thou ever pure God-bearer. We beseech thee and lift our eyes to thee, so that we may find mercy and compassion with the Lover of Men.

2. wbXNtZ ;Byk! kLn 2. h#L g!z@ N{?T yN> 2. [Thou art] the Tabt (i.e. XGZXTn w!t xMKN ywlD> Tabernacle or, Ark) which xMK N{?T kl g!z@ Xmb@CN Y. h#CN was covered on all its NSXL wNq; ^b@k! Slz!H XgNlN sWN sides with gold, and was km NRkB Hl b^b bwD bg@ zND made of the wood that mFq sBX YQRN Xg" zND never perisheth, and that T bwRQ Lb#_ XNlMNlN wNcEM foreshadowed for us the XMkl zGb#R XM:} XNU_lN kYnQZ Word of God, Who zx!YnQZ YTsL ln :N=T ytqri bWS_ became man without zXGz!xB/@R l zn bW+ bwRQ ytlbseparation and change, T lmlyT sBx zXNbl FL-T the pure and undefiled lmlw_ sW yn wx!W-@ mlT N[#? Deity, the equal of the zxL S z:Y MSl yXGz!xB/@RN L Father, To thee, as the xB wt$ xB\ YmSLLL Y,WM pure woman, [GABRIEL] lN{?T zXNbl zRX n mlw_ yl@lbT N[#? kn bk!n _bb# QS mlT nW kxB UR announced [Him] without ztsBx XMn@k! zXNbl ytkl nW lN{?T bs# seed, And He became like RkS dmr ml sxl! xb\T bL _bb# l unto us through the ln QDST wND zR XNd X n might of His wisdom: He mlt$N x? l Who was incarnate of RksT NcE sW n thee and He Who was QDST Y lM"LN spotless mingled His Divinity [without nature]. And because of this 3. mQdS zYk@LL k!b@L Xl |;#N b|:l XGz!xB/@R L ztsBx xMn@k! zXNbl W-@ n \ `-!xTn wdMs@ xbn sxl! ln QDST 3. bXGz!xB/@R |:L ytl# 3. [Thou] sanctuary which k!b@L yUR> mQdS the Cherubim who are xNcE n> N{?T Y. fashioned in the likeness l mlw_ NcE sW of God surroundthe ynW L `-!xCNN Word, Who was incarnate ySt\RYLN of thee, O pure woman, xbCNN ydmSSLN without change hath n QDST Y lM"LN become the Forgiver of our sins and the Destroyer of our transgressions. And because of this 4. Thou art the holy golden pot wherein the manna is hidden, the bread which came down from heaven, the giver of life unto all the world. And because of this

4. xNtE WXt$ mb wRQ 4. yt\wr m lB> N[#? XNt WSt& m yN[#? wRQ mB xNcE ~b#X ~BST zwrd n> mM ksY XMsT whb@ ?YwT ywrdW llM h#l# lkl# lM sxl! ln ?YwTN yDlW ~BST nW QDST Y QDST lM"LN

5. xNtE WXt$ tQM 5. h#L g!z@ BRNnT lWN 5. Thou art the golden zwRQ XNt Rk! ytkM> ywRQ candlestick and dost hold ~t iL kl g!z@ mQrZ xNcE n> Y,WM the brilliant Light at all zWXt$ BRn# llM ylM BRN nW times, the Light which is BRN zXMBRN zxL _NT kl@lW BRNM the Light of the world, _NT xMK ytg BRN nW the Light of Lights which zXMxMK zbxN kXWnt xMK ytg had no beginning, verily ztsBx XMn@k! zXNbl XWnt xMK nW l God of God, Who became W-@ wbM{xt$ mlw_M kxNcE sW incarnate of thee without xBR :l@n lXl NnBR ynW nW bmMt$M change. And by His WSt {LmT w{lt sW bmn#M b=l coming He shed light T wxRT; Xgn bT _ WS_ lMNR upon us, upon those of WSt Ft sM lX xbLN bL y_bb# us who were sitting in the bM|-!r _bb# QS M|-!R b|U& shadow and darkness of yLCNN XGR wd sM sxl! ln QDST mNgD xqLN QDST death, and He set our Y lM"LN feet upon the path of peace, through the mystery of His holy wisdom. And because of this 6. xNtE WXt$ :-NT 6. b#K kb@t mQdS Y> zwRQ XNt Rk! F?m yw XTnT lWN XT b#K zn|x F?M ytkM> ywRQ XmQdS zY\ `:-NT xNcE n> F?M !xt wYdmSS g@Uy Z ytlWM `-!xTN WXt$ zXGz!xB/@R L ySt\RY bdLN ztsBx XMn@k! zx:rg ydmSS nW Y,WM lxb#h# RX :n NcE sW yn s#N wm|:t |r ytwdd m|:T xDR sxl! ln QDST rg yXGz!xB/@R L nW QDST Y lM"LN 6. Thou art the censer of gold because thou didst carry the coals of the blessed fire which He took from the sanctuaryHe Who forgiveth sin an destroyeth wickedness, He Who is the Word of God, Who became incarnate of thee, and Who offered up to His Father incense and precious offerings. And because of this 7. [Thou art] the garden of delight, the garden of joy, which is planted with the trees of LEBANON, and was prepared for the

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saints before the world was created. [On] a great chariot, which was guarded by Cherubim and Seraphim that were fashioned out of flame of fire, one of the Seraphim visited her from heaven, and said unto her in the sanctuary, "Blessed art thou among women. The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, for He Who dwelleth above the Cherubim shall become the Light for all the world." Thou art the sweet-scented flower which hath sprung from the foot of JESSE. And because of this

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8.YtK*T W` - 8. Thou art like unto the rod *T ylmlmC yxN of AARON, which, without bTR nbrC l zR sW being planted in the nN XWnt ground and without xMCNN KRSSN watering, burst into ywlD>LN Y xNcE blossom. In like manner XNd XRS n> QDST thou, O Bearer of Y lM"LN CHRIST, didst bring forth CHRIST our God in truth, without seed. He came and delivered us. And because of this 9. [UN ytm> Y. 9. It is meet for thee, O kQN h#l# YLQ thou who art full of TlM"LN zND NcE grace, more than for all YgL xNcE kl!n the saints to pray on our T TbLl> behalf. Thou art greater knb!TM kmMHNM than the high-priests, TbLl> ks#L and thou art more

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honourable than the Prophets; in thee there is majesty of appearance which is greater than the majesty of the Seraphim and Cherubim. Verily thou art the glory of our race, and thou art she who must beg for life for our souls. Pray thou then on our behalf to our Lord and Redeemer JESUS CHRIST that He may confirm us in the Right Faith, that is to say, faith in Him and the He may graciously bestow upon us His mercy and compassion, and may in His abundant mercy forgive us our sins for ever and ever. Amen.

Ws@ lXGZXTn RM DNGL w!t xMK zYTnbB b:lt sn#Y

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A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE SECOND DAY OF THE WEEK (MONDAY)

1. fqd XGz!X GX lxM ~z#n wTk#z LB wGB ^b zTT mNb sxl! ln QDST

1. g@ Lb# zn ytkz 1. God wished to set xMN n wW wd free ADAM, Who was qD W YmLsW sad at heart and zND wdd QDST sorrowful, and in the Y lM"LN greatness of His compassion and mercy to bring him back to the state wherein he was formerly.

2. \rq b|U XMDNGL zXNbl zRx BXs! wxD^nn l/@N XNt xS/ kYs! fT/ :l@ XGz!xB/@R XNz YBL Bz#^ xbZL l?Mk! wl:Rk! \Mr Lb# ^b FQr sBX wxGx sxl! ln QDST

2. kDNGL l wND zR 2. He rose up in flesh of b|U twld xnN the Virgin without the seed of man. He kYs! !b!lS T came, He saved us. /@NN XGz!xB/@R God passed the M_>N R>N decree of judgment xblh# Bl frdT upon EVE whom the sWN wdd n serpent led astray, xdrUT QDST Y saying, "I will multiply lM"LN greatly thy pain and thy suffering" (Genesis iii. 16). Nevertheless, His heart inclined to love for man, and He set him free. He hath appeared.

3. x!ys#S KRSS L 3. sW yn b dr 3. JESUS CHRIST, the L x!ys#S KRSS ztsBx w^dr :l@n Word Who became nW KBNM lxt$ wRx!n SB/tEh# km incarnate, and He xND XNdmn# KBR SB/t x/x/ ?D dwelt with us, and we xyn YQR YlN zND lxb#h# \Mr Yln saw His glory like wdd the sxl! ln QDST QDST Y lM"LN glory of the Only-

begotten of His Father (John i.14), He hath been pleased to show compassion upon us. He hath appeared. 4. RXy x!YS nb!Y bmNfs TNb!T M|-! lxn#x@L wbXNtZ [R/ XNz YBL ?N twLd ln wLD tWHb ln sxl! ln QDST 4. nb! x!YS bmNfS 4. ISAIAH the Prophet in QS y;n#x@LN MSthe spirit of prophecy !R xy Slz!HM ?N saw the mystery of twldLN wLDM EMMANUEL, and ts-LN Bl xsM therefore he cried out, tgr QDST Y saying, "A Child is lM"LN born unto us, a Son is given unto us" (Isaiah ix. 6). He hath appeared. 5. sW Y f{mH dS 5. Rejoice and be glad, O YbLH XGz!xB/@R race of the children of lN wL xND men, for God hath LNM yMNbT loved the world, and h#l# XSk zllM f{ given His only Son YDN zND xL that all who believes s_aL L;#L KNN in Him may have sddLN QDST Y everlasting life (John lM"LN iii. 16). The Most High hath sent unto us His arm. He hath appeared. 6. ynbrW yrW 6. He Who was and shall ymW Gm be, He Who came and ymWM L x!ys#S shall come again, is KRSS lmlw_ JESUS CHRIST, the F[#M sW n xN Word Who became wLD b|W h#l# incarnate without any xLtlyM change. He was a yXGz!xB/@R L perfect man, without mlT xND nW XN! division and without QDST Y lM"LN separation, in all His work the Onlybegotten, but with one form, one being, and one divinity (or,

5. tf? wt^\Y zmd Xl Xm ?W XSm xFq XGz!xB/@R llM wm-w wL ?d km Y?yW kl# zyxMN t$ XSk llM fnw ln mZ: L;#l sxl! ln QDST

6. zhl wYl# zm{x w:b Ym{X x!ys#S KRSS L ztsBx zXNbl W-@ n F[#m sBx x!tb;d wx!tfL- bkl# GB wLD ?D x x/ XY wx/ H& wx/ mlT zXGz!xB/@R L sxl! ln QDST

Godhead)God Word. He appeared.

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7. tf|/! b@t 7. ynb!T hgcW b@t 7. Rejoice, O L/@M hg L/@M Y dS YbL> BETHLEHEM, the town h#ltW xM KRSS lnb!T XSm b^b@k! of the Prophets, for in twLd KRSS bxNcE zND twL*L thee was born yqDWN sW xMN GY xM km CHRIST, the second kMDR ks!L wd GB lxM q ADAM, so that He gnT YmLsW zND BXs! XMDR WSt might bring the first xM Y mT gnT YS;R FT ADAM from the earth T xM mT nbRH wd mT into the Garden (i.e. TmllH Bl xNt wTgBX WSt Paradise), and mT ^b hlwT yfrdbTNM yT destroy the doom of FRD -lT zND BZ^T `-!xT bHy death. O ADAM, dust Bz# `-!xT lCbT TbZ~ [U thou art and to dust XGz!xB/@R sxl! ln yXGz!xB/@R [U shalt thou return. QDST TblC QDST Y lM"LN Where sin abounded there the grace of God abounded likewise (Romans v.20). He hath appeared. 8. TT? wTT^\Y 8. ysW h#l# sWnT dS 8. Let all souls of men YL bsY kl# nFSt sBX MSl rejoice and be glad mXKT Ys@B? lXGz!xB/@R MSU with the angles, and lKRSS Ng#| Yh#N bMDRM sM let them praise Y[R/# wYBl# lsWM XRs# CHRIST, the Kind, SB/T lXGz!xB/@R bfQdW Xl# and cry out and say, xsMtW Ng#| bsT wsM "Glory to God in the KRSSN kmXKT U bMDR |Mrt$ heavens, and peace msGn#L yqDWN lsBX XSm s;r on the earth, [and] XRGN x_FaL zTT wn\t MK His good will to men" y-TN MKN l[! w\-(Luke ii. 14). He hath xfrsbT lxM m{/f : abolished the things l/@N y: lxM wl/@N of old, and dBb@cWN wrs xGZn overthrown the plot of qddcW. bET hgR ztwLd ln bhgr ytwld mD`n!CN ET mD`n!n x!ys#S the Enemy, and torn KRSS sxl! ln x!ys#S KRSS xMN in pieces the bill of QDST /@NN n xdrUcW indictment (Ephesians QDST Y lM"LN ii. 15) of ADAM and EVE and set them

free, --He Who was born for us in the city of DAVID our Redeemer, JESUS CHRIST hath done this. He hath appeared. 9. BRN zbxN zbRH 9. bz!H lM l sC 9. Thou Light, Who in lkl# sBX lXl h#l# yMb XWnt truth illuminest all YnB WSt lM BRN Sl sW FQR men who dwell in the bXNt FQr sBX wd lM ymH world, because of Thy mXk WSt lM F_rT h#l# bmMTH love for man Thou wkl# F_rT tf|/ dS xlW. xMN hast come into the bM{xTk XSm kS?tT xDn,L world, because of Thy /@NNM kT xD^N lxM love for man Thou :r"nT n XMS?tT wrsY hast come into the xDRgL l/@N xGxz!t world. All created yMNwlDbTN mNfS XM:r T wwhBkn things rejoiced at Thy mNfs LdT rqEq$N LdT s-,N. coming, because Thou kmXKT URM rKk MSl didst deliver ADAM xmsgNH QDST mXKtEk sxl! ln from his error, and Y lM"LN QDST didst set free EVE from the suffering of death, and hast given unto us the soul of prophecy. We bless Thee with Thine angles. [Rubric]. On fast days thou shalt say thus; CHRIST hath risen up in the flesh of the Virgin: He fasted forty days and forty nights in order that He might deliver us.

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A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE THIRD DAY OF THE WEEK (TUESDAY)

1. xKl!l MK?n 1. ymmk!CN zWD 1. The crown of our glory and wqt mD`n!Tn yd~nCN the origin of our wm\rt N{?n n mjm deliverance (or, salvation) bRM DNGL yN{?CNM and the foundation of our XNt wldT ln m\rT XN sanctification came into zXGz!xB/@R l SlN sW yn being in MARY the Virgin, zn sBx bXNt yXGz!xB/@RN L who brought for us God the mD`n!Tn XMD~r bwldCLN bDNGL Word, Who became n sBx _q xMK RM tgLN incarnate for our salvation. F[#M WXt$ sW kn bM And after He became man F[#M xMK nW. wbXNtZ wld of a certainty He was Slz!HM bDNGL XNz DNGL YXtE perfect God. And for this wldCW DNQ mNKR `Yl wl! reason she gave birth to yn ymWl* zx!YTngR sxl! ln Cl yYmrmR Him being a virgin. The QDST l!ngR yYL power of her bringing forth nW QDST Y is a marvellous thing that lM"LN cannot be described. Of His own free will, and by the good pleasure of His Father and the Holy Spirit, He came forth and hath delivered us. 2. XSm bf wb|Mrt xb#h# wmNfS QS m{x wxD^nn ;b!Y WXt$ SB/t DNGLk! RM DNGL F{MT rkBk! gs XGz!xB/@R MSl@k! xNtE WXt$ sSW zRXy :B XMDR zYb{? XSk sY wmXKt XGz!xB/@R y;Rg# 2. bXRs# fD bxt$ 2. Great is the praise of thy fD bmNfS virginity, O MARY, thou QS fD m_ perfect (or, absolute) xnN bDNGL virgin. Thou didst receive F{MT yN> grace, God was with thee. RM Y. Thou art the Ladder which yDNGL> JACOB saw reaching from M|U KBR earth to heaven, with the Q nW. angles of God ascending XGz!xB/@R NC and descending upon it UR b!N (Genesis xxviii. 12). So lLnTN then xG"tL :B kMDR XSk sY

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3. xNtE WXt$ :} zRXy s@ bnd XT wx!TW! zWXt$ wLd XGz!xB/@R m{x w^dr WSt kR|k! wXt mlt$ x!Wy |Uk! sxl! ln QDST 4. xNtE WXt$ gHT zx!tzRx WSt& zRX w{x XMn@k! F ?YwT xNtE WXt$ mZgB zty- s@F wrkb bWSt& ?Ry :N Kb#r zWXt$ mD`n!n x!ys#S KRSS t[Wr bkR|k! wwlDk! WSt lM sxl! ln QDST

dR yXGz!xB/@R mXKT s!w#T s!wRT T msL xNcE n> QDST Y lM"LN 3. s@ bnd XT 3. Thou art the Bush which T-L T :} MOSES saw blazing with xNcE n>. Y,WM fire, and the wood thereof m_ b?iN> was not consumed (Exodus drW iii.2). It was the son of yXGz!xB/@R LJ God Who dwelt in thy nW ymlt$ womb, and the fire of His XTnT |U>N divinity did not consume x-lWM thy flesh. So then QDST Y lM"LN LtzT 4. Thou art that Field wherein 4. zR XR xNcE n>. no seed was sown, and yet y?YwT F there went forth from thee kxNcE w s@F the Fruit of Life. Thou art yT ykbr that Treasure-house which :NqN gT JOSEPH bought, and he _N xNC n>. found therein a Pearl, a Y,WM precious gem, that is to mD`n!CN x!ys#S say, or Redeemer JESUS KRSS nW CHRIST. Thou didst carry b?iN> xdr. it in thy womb and didst bz!H lMM bring Him forth into the wlD>W QDST world. So then Y lM"LN

5. tf|/! w!t 5. ymXKT dScW 5. Rejoice thou, O Godyn g@N ywlD> XGz!X `@ bearer, thou joy of the Y dS YbL> lmXKT tf|x! angels. Rejoice thou, who ynb!T z@cW N{?T z@ wast the woman foretold by N{?T Y dS lnb!T tf|/! the Prophets. Rejoice thou, YbL> XSm rkBk! gs for thou didst find favour, XGz!xB/@R MSl@k! XGz!xB/@R kxNcE God was with thee. Rejoice tf|/! XSm UR b!N thou, for thou hast received lLnTN twkFk! l the voice of the Angel lmLxK F|/ kl# xGNtL dS [GABRIEL], the joy of all YbL> ylM lM tf|/! the world. Rejoice thou, O w!t f kl# ysW h#l# dS Bearer of the Creator of all yn ymLxk#N L lM sxl! ln the world. So then QDST tqBlL dS YbL> lMN h#l#

yf-r g@N ywlD> Y dS YbL> QDST Y lM"LN 6. tf|/! XSm DLw 6. bg yxMK 6. Rejoice thou because it is tsmYk! w!t XT tBlL dS meet that thou shouldst be YbL> y/@N xMK tf|/! called, "Bearer of God". mD`n! l/@N mD`n!a Y dS Rejoice thou, O thou YbL> F_rt$N tf|/! XNt woman who deliveredst x_bWk! /l!b h#l# ymGbWN EVE. Rejoice thou, for thou Xs#N -#T>N lzYs@S lkl# didst suckle Him Who F_rT tf|/! x_Bt>L dS suckleth all creation. YbL> y?N QDST X Rejoice thou, O holy yDN h#l# lkl ?N woman, the mother of all Nq; ^b@k! XcW QDST living beings. We lift our Y dS YbL> TSxl! bXNtExn eyes to thee with entreaty sxl! ln QDST TlM"LN zND wd that thou wilt pray on our xNcE XNU_lN behalf. So then, QDST Y lM"LN 7. DNGL QDST Y. 7. Virgin, O Saint, O Bearer of 7. DNGL w!t XGz!X QDST Y. g@N God, since thou didst bring ywlD> Y. XN XSm wlDk! lnNg#\ forth the KING, a mNKR M|-!R lN DNQ marvellous mystery dwelt M|-!R t? ^dr :l@k! upon thee for our salvation. bxNcE b!drG lmD`n!t z!xn We will hold our peace, for RMM XSm x!NKL Ng#|N we are unable to search f{ _Nq$q ng!r wLd>LL into the matter completely, bXNt :b lWXt$ F_rTN bL as the greatness thereof L mLK yf-r g \T bBz#~ rquireth, and will describe yXRs#N ygNnt$N mNKR XY sxl! that Doer of good things, ln QDST ngR f{mN mgR through the exceedingly xYlNM ZM great wonder of the XNbL QDST Y manifestation. So then lM"LN 8. l xB ?W dBr s! 8. He was the Living Word of 8. wd zwrd WSt dBr ywrd ls@ ?GN the Father Who came down s! wwhb ?g ys- ytWN S on Mount SINAI, and gave ls@ wkdn RXs b{UG b-!S the Law to MOSES (Exodus dBR bg! w-!S b=l bnS xix. 16 ff.) whilst the top of b{LmT wnS yfn fRtW the mountain was covered wbDMi l xQRNT yTNM with mist, and with smoke, Yg@|} lXl bnUC DM} and with darkness, and yg\[ yxB xE YqW bFRT with storm, and with the sxl! ln QDST L nW QDST terrifying blasts of Y lM"LN

trumpets. He admonished those who were standing there in fear, So then 9. WXt$k@ zwrd ^b@k! dBR nb!T bT?T mFq sBX tsBx XMn@k! zXNbl W-@ F[#m |U nb! zkn bmNfs _bB xMK ^dr :l@ n F[m sBx km D^ wY|rY `-!x lxM wNB WSt sT wGB ^b ZTT mNb b:by Hl# wM?rt$ sxl! ln QDST 9. bT?T ytgR> 9. It was He Who came down t Y Y,WM to thee, O rational wd xNcE ywrdW mountain, in the humility of nW sWN ywdd the Lover of men. Without XRs# lmlw_ any change He became NcE sW n incarnate of thee, and took XNd X bgR a perfect body, endowed |U F[#M with reason and like unto xMK bmNfS ourselves, through the QS b~iN spirit of wisdom. God took xdr F[#M sW up His abode on her and n xMN DnW became perfect man so zND `-!xt$NM that He might deliver St\RYlT ADAM, and forgive him his zND bsT bsE mRG sin, and make him to dwell rW zND in heaven, and bring him bcRnt$ back to his former state in bYQRW BT His abundant compassion wd qD W and mercy. So then YmLsW zND QDST Y LM"LN 10. yDNGL gna 10. It is impossible for any l!gT xYLM to describe the greatness of g@ mR*L the Virgin. For God chose yqRbW bl@l her, and He came and BRN WS_ yR dwelt upon her. He Who XRs# m_ dwelt in the light, Whom xdrT z-" wR none could approach, was b~iN xdr carried in her womb nine yYY months. He Who is yYmrmR Y invisible, He Who is yYwQ XRs#N incomprehensible did MARY bDNGL bring forth, being a virgin. wldCW QDST So then Y lM"LN 11. nb! Nx@L yW 11. This is the stone which l XJ krJM DANIEL the prophet saw, t ytfnqlW which was hewn from a dNg! kxB high mountain, without zND ywW L hands (Daniel ii. 34, 35), nW m_ l

10. :b lDNGL x!YTkL ltnG XSm XGz!X ^r m{x w^dr :l@ zy^DR WSt BRN ^b xL zYqR t[Wr bkR 9t xW` zx!YTrxY wzx!YT;wQ wld RM XNz DNGL YXtE sxl! ln QDST 11. zWXt$ :BN zRXy Nx@L nb!Y ztbTk XMdBR n~ zXNbl XD zWXt$ L zw{x XM^b xB m{x

wtsBx XMDNGL zXNbl zRx BXs! wxD^nn sxl! ln QDST

wND zR twL QDST lM"LN

kDNGL xnN Y

that is to say, the Word Who went forth from the Father. He came and became incarnate of the Virgin without seed of men, and delivered us. So then

12. Nk! x{q N[#/ wy xN RT:T Y lQN xbEn N{?T w!t xMK DNGL ~TMT wlDk! ln l xB x!ys#S KRSS m{x lmD`n!Tn sxl! ln QDST 13. xNtE X lBRN KBRT w!t XGz!X XNt Rk! lL zx!YTrxY XMD^r wlDk! k!h# nbRk! bDNGL bSB/T wbRT ;Bk! sxl! ln QDST 14. xY LN zYKL nb!b zYTgR bXNtExk! DNGL N{?T X ll xB Nk! mNb lNg#| lzYiWR k!b@L Stb};k! b#RKT wNzKR Smk! bkl# TWLd TWLD RGB \YT X lXGz!Xn x!ys#S KRSS sxl! ln QDST

12. XNd N[#? F 12. Thou art the pure twig N> yYTM and the right vessel of the mg n> yqC True Faith of the saints our yQN xCN Fathers. O thou pure GodYcW n> bearer, O thou sealed xMKN ywlD> Virgin, thou didst bring bDNGL ytM> forth for us the Word of the N{?T Y yxBN Father, JESUS CHRIST. He L wlD>LN came and He hath x!ys#S KRSS delivered us. So then XN lN m QDST Y lM"LN 13. ykbR> g@N 13. Thou art the Mother of ywlD> Y the Glorious Light, O GodyYY LN bearer. Thou didst carry ytkM>W yBRN the Word Who is invisible, Xt$ xNcE n> and after thou hadst Xs#N kwlD>W brought Him forth thou b bDNGL didst continue to be a rL bF[#M virgin. With praise and MSU gn#L blessing shall men magnify QDST Y thee. So then lM"LN 14. yxB L Xt$ 14. What tongue is able to N{?T DNGL Y proclaim that which should SlxNcE yngrWN be declared concerning ngRmgRylW thee, O thou pure Virgin, MN xNdbT nW) Mother of the Light, the k!b@L lkT Word of the Father? Thou Ng#| z#n# wast the throne of the dWN> KING Whom the Cherubim ytkbR> Y. carry. We ascribe blessings XmsGNlN unto thee, O blessed x!ys#S yg@CN woman, and we will KRSS Xt$ remember thy name from mL RGB Y generation to generation, O SM>N bLJ LJ XN-lN QDST Beautiful Dove, Mother of Y lM"LN

our Lord JESUS CHRIST. So then 15. tf|/! RM 15. XT grD 15. Rejoice thou, O MARY, XM wxmT XSm RM Y. dS Mother and Maid, for unto lzWSt ?}Nk! YbL> Him Who is in thy bosom Ys@B? mXKT yqF>WN the angles bring praises, wk!b@L YsG lt$ mXKT and the Cherubim bow bFRhT ws#L msGn#L down and worship Him in zXNbl {RxT k!b@LM bFRT fear, and the Seraphim YsGlL YsF/# Kn spread out their wings, and s#LM wYBl# ZNt$ WXt$ say concerning Him lr_ Ng#\ SB/T m{x ceaselessly, "This is the KNcWN zRGtW Y|rY `-!xt lM KING of Glory." He came b:by Hl# sxl! ln ymsgN Ng#| to forgive the sins of the QDST yKBR lb@T YH world in the greatness of nW bYQRW BT ylMN `His compassion !xT St\RY zND ymW YH nW Yl# QDST Y lM"LN

Ws@ lXGZXTn RM DNGL w!t xMK zYTnbB b:lt rb#:

1. kl# \Et sT YBl# B}:T xNtE sY GT !b MDR L~t M|Q RM DNGL KBB N[#? wmR QS n[r xB XMsY wx!rkb zkk! fnw ? wtsBx XMn@k! sxl! ln QDST

yRW QS x@FM ydrsW rb#: y[lY xMKN ywldC yDNGL RM M|U

h#lt 1. yMDR yN> sY Y. ysT \ET mXKT N:D n> Yl# DNGL RM yM|Q dJ T > N[#? yn N{?T y\RG b@T T xB bsY xY XNNcE l xgM xND LN kW bxNCM sW n QDST Y lM"LN

A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE FOURTH DAY OF THE WEEK (WEDNESDAY)

1.

All the hosts of the heavens say, "Blessed art thou, O thou second heaven upon the earth, Door of the sunrise (or, the East), MARY the Virgin, thou pure Bride-chamber of the Holy Bridegroom. The Father looked down from heaven, and found none like unto thee; He sent His only One, and He became incarnate of thee. All generations shall ascribe blessings unto thee, thou who alone art our Lady, the Bearer of God." Great and wonderful things have [the Prophets] prophesied concerning thee, O City of God, for thou art the abode of all those who rejoice. All the kings of the earth walk in thy light and [all] the nations in thy splendour (Isaiah lx. 3). O MARY, all generations shall ascribe blessings unto

2. kl# TWLD ywlD> 2. xMKN Stb};#k! lk! Xmb@CN Y. TWLD h#l# xNcEN l?tETk! B msGn#L XGZXTn w!t yXGz!xB/@R hgR xMK tnb :l@k! kt Y. nb!T DNQ DNQ ;b!t ngRN tgL> wmNKt hgr XGz!xB/@R dS yts# yDN d nL XSm Nk! xNtE yMDR ng|T ^dr h#l# bBRN> lF\#N Yl# ?Zb#M kl# ng|t \EcWM MDR y/W bBRN> Yl# bBRNk!

2.

wx?Bn! b[Lk! RM kl# TWLD Stb};#k! wYsG lztwLd XMn@k! w;BY sxl! ln QDST 3. xNtE zbxN dm XNt xStRxYk! ln y ZM TXMRt ? rsyk! xB mNfS QS ^dr :l@k! w`Yl L;#L [llk! RM xN wlDk! l wLd xB zYnBR llM m{x wxD^nn XM`-!xT ;b!Y WXt$ KBR ztWHb lk gBRx@L mLxK z@E F\#/ g{ sbk ln Ldt XGz!X zm{x ^b@n wxB\R lRM DNGL zXNbl RS/T wTb@ tf|/! MLXt [U XGz!xB/@R MSl@k! sxl! ln QDST

RM Y. TWLD h#l# msGn#L NcE ltwldWM YsGlL gn#LM QDST Y lM"LN

thee, and shall worship Him Who was brought forth by thee, and shall magnify Him. All [of them].

3. yZM W yyB> yXWnT dm xNcE n> xB yL MLKT xdrg> mNfS QS xdrB> yL;#L `YL Urd> RM Y. lzllM yR yxBN LJ LN ywlD>LN m_M k`-!xT xnN dS ytsH nH M|CN ytgRK mLxk# gBRx@L Y. yts-H KBR Q nW wd ym yg@N LdT ngR,N lDNGL RM iUN ytm> Y XGz!xB/@R NcE UR nW dS YbL> BlH xbsRT QDST Y lM"LN

3.

Thou art in very truth the Cloud, and thou hast shown us the water of the rain, the sign of the Onlybegotten. The Father established thee, the Holy Ghost took up His abode on thee, and the power of the Most High overshadowed thee, O MARY, and verily thou didst bring forth the Word, the Son of God, Who endureth for ever. He came and hath delivered us from sin. Great was the honour that was bestowed upon thee, O GABRIEL, the Angel of the Annunciation with the joyful face. Thou didst proclaim unto us the birth of the Lord, Who hath come to us, and thou didst announce Him to MARY, the spotless Virgin, and didst say unto her, "Rejoice thou, O thou

4. rkBk! [U mNfS QS ^dr :l@k! w`Yl L;#L [llk! RM xN wlDk! Qs mD~n# lkl# lM m{x wxD^nn sxl! ln QDST 5. GBr DNGL Ys@B? LNn M NwD lRM w!t xMK bXNt ztwLd XMn@ bhgr ET XGz!Xn wmD`n!n x!ys#S KRSS N;# kLK x?B StB} lRM XSm nT Xm DNGl w{r tf|/! DNGL N{?T XNt xLtE RkS zm{x l xB twsBx XMn@tf|/! Y XNt xLtE nWR F{MT zxL RS/T tf|/! gnT nb!T ~d lKRSS zn GY xM bXNt xM

4. [UN xg> mNfS QS xdrB> yL;#L `YLM Urd> [llB> RM Y. bWnT QSN wlD> lMN h#l# yDN m_ xnN QDST Y lM"LN

5. xNdbCN yDNGLN | msGL g@CN mD`n!CN x!ys#S KRSS bET xgR kXR* Sltwld xMKN ywldC RMN XmSGT x?B n# RMN XmSGT XT DNGLN h#lt$NM lC RksT yl@lB> yxB L m_ NcE sW yn N{?T DNGL Y dS YbL> nWR yl@lB> F{MT g#DF yl@lB> Y Y dS YbL> Slqdm sW xM h#lt xM yn yKRSS dW yMTgW gnT Y dS YbL> kxt$ Ltly xND Xs#N ytkM> Y dS

who art full of grace, God is with thee" (Luke i. 28). All [of them]. 4. Thou didst find grace, the Holy Spirit dwelt upon thee, and the power of the Most High overshadowed thee, O MARY. Verily thou didst bring forth the Holy Saviour for all the world. He came and He hath delivered us. All [of them]. 5. Our tongue this day praiseth the work of the Virgin. We praise MARY, the God-bearer, because our Lord and Redeemer JESUS CHRIST was born of her in the city of DAVID. Come, O all ye nations, and let us ascribe blessing unto MARY, for she is at once mother and virgin. Rejoice, O pure Virgin, in whom there is no blemish, to whom came the Word of the Father, Who was incarnate of her. Rejoice, O Vessel unblemished, perfect, and spotless Woman. Rejoice thou, O Garden endowed with reason, thou Abode of CHRIST, Who became the Second ADAM because of the First ADAM, the man. Rejoice thou, O woman who borest the Only-

q BXs! tf|/! it$ l?D lzx!tfLXM~}n xb#h# tf|/! kBB N[#? |RGW bkl# Sn SB/T m{x wtsBx xMn@k! tf|/! :i S XNt x!W Xt mlT tf|/! xmT wXM DNGL wsY s& XNt rT b|U zY[@;N !b k!b@L wbXNtZ NTf? wNzMR MSl mXKT QN bF| wb`@T wNbL SB/T lXGz!xB/@R bsT wsM bMDR |Mrt$ lsBX XSm k!k! \Mr zlt$ KBR wSB/T sxl! ln QDST

YbL> bKBR g@{ h#l# XRs# m_ sW ynB> N{?T y\RG b@T Y dS YbL> ymlT XT ?RY -l> :i S Y dS YbL> bk!b@L Y yqm-WN sE mlTN b|U ytkM> grD XT DNGL sY Y dS YbL> Slz!H N[#N kn# mXKT U bF[#M dS dS ts"tN XmSGN bsYM lXGz!xB/@R M|U Yh#N bMDRM :RQ Yh#N XNbL KBR M|U g@TnT lW XRs# xNcEN w*L QDST Y lM"LN

begotten, Who, having gone forth from the bosom of His Father, suffered no change. Rejoice, O thou pure Bride-chamber, who art adorned with all the beauty of praise, He came and was not consumed by the fire of the Godhead. Rejoice thou, O Mother and Maid, Virgin, thou second heaven, who didst carry in thy body Him Who is borne aloft by the Cherubim and Seraphim. And because of this we rejoice, and we sing with the holy angels with joy and gladness, and we say, "Glory to God in the heavens, and peace upon earth, His good will to men" (Luke ii. 14). For He unto Whom belong glory and praise for ever and ever is well-pleased with thee. Amen. All [of them].

6. kQN 6. y;b! KB KBR 6. The glory of MARY is yRM KBR lRM greater than that of all XMkl YbLL yxBN the saints, for she was QN XSm qL lmqbL btg worthy to receive the DLw nT tg"lC Word of the Father. Him ltwK l xB mXKT yfTN Who maketh the angels zYfRH Tg#C bsT to be afraid, Him Whom mXKT ymsGn#TN the Watching Angels in wyxkT RM DNGL heaven praise, did MARY Tg#N bsT b?iN

r RM DNGL bkR YXtE t;b! XMk!b@L wTfdFD xMs#L XSm nT t lx? zXMQDST |s@ tE YXtE x!yl@M hg lnb!T w~dr F|/ lkl QN ?ZB zYnBR WSt {LmT w{lt T BRN ;b!Y \rq :l@ XGz!xB/@R zy;RF bQn!h# tsBx XMDNGL mD`n!t z!xn N;# RX zNt mNKr wzM zM bXNt M|-!R ztk|t ln XSm zx!YsX tsBx L tdmr wzxL _NT n QDm wlzxL m:L n lt$ m:L zx!YT;wQ tk|t wzx!YTrxY tRXy wLd XGz!xB/@R ?W _q n sBx x!ys#S KRSS zTLM wM wKm WXt$

tkmCW YHcE kk!b@L TbLlC ks#LM TbLlC kSt$ xL lxN d lC ynb!T hgcW x!yl@M YHC T lQN h#l# ydScW d T b=l bT _ WS_ l sC Q BRN wcW bQN yDR XGz!xB/@R XN lN L knC DNGL sW xL n# YHN DNQ X Sl tgl-LN M|-!R M|U xQRb# sW yYN sW L L tH*L _NT yl@lW |U _NE qY n zmN yY-RlT mlT zmN t-rlT yYwQ tglyYY y y?W yXGz!xB/@R LJ bXRG_ sW n TNT ynbrW M lW mc&M yrW x!ys#S KRSS XNsGDlT XmsGnW zND xND ?RY nW QDST Y lM"LN

the Virgin carry in her womb. She is greater than the Cherubim, and superior to the Seraphim, for she was the Ark (or, Tabernacle) of One of the Holy Trinity. She is JERUSALEM, the city of the Prophets, and she is the habitation of the joy of all the saints. On the people who sat in darkness and the shadow of death hath a great Light risen. God Who resteth in His holiness became incarnate of a virgin for our salvation. Come ye and look upon this marvellous thing, and sing ye His song because of the mystery that hath been revealed unto us. For He Who was became a man, the Word mingled [with our nature], He Who had no beginning [assumed] a beginning for Himself, and He Who had no days [reckoned] to Himself days, and He Who could not be known became revealed, and He Who was invisible showed Himself; the Son of the Living God became a man indeed, JESUS CHRIST, yesterday, to-day, and for ever (Hebrews xiii. 8), One Nature, Him do

XSk llM x/ H& lt$ NSGD wNsB? sxl! ln QDST

we worship and praise. All [of them].

7. ?ZQx@L nb!Y 7. nb! ?ZQx@L Sl 7. EZEKIEL the Prophet XR* mskr DNQ n SM; testified concerning her bn Q qLF bXNtEx wYb@ and said, "I see a sealed ytzUC dJ Rx!k# L^t door in the East, sealed M|Q xyh# xl bM|Q ~t$M with a great and k`N g@ bqR b;b!Y mNKR wonderful seal, and no wd XR* gB ~tM xL one save the God of the yw ylM QDST zx zXNbl mighty ones hath gone XGz!x `N x Y lM"LN in through it. He went WSt& ww{x in and He came out" sxl! ln (Ezekiel xliii. 4; xliv, 1, QDST 2). All [of them]. 8. L~Ts DNGL dJM 8. This door is the Virgin 8. L~TM YXtE XNt mD`n!CNN who brought forth for us ywldC DNGL wldT ln the Redeemer. She mD~n XMD~r T XRs#N brought Him forth, and kwldC b XNd wldT k!h# she remained in her nbrT bDNGL qDW bDNGL virginity after she had lC m_ km TT brought Him forth. M?rT kl@lW b#K WXt$ F Blessed is the Fruit of kR|k! T XJ nN thy womb, O Godg@N ywlD> w!t XGz!X bearer, Who came and zm{x wxD`nn Y. y~iN> F delivered us out of the ytrk nW xNcE XMXd [! hand of the Enemy who zxL M?rT F{MT ytrK> was merciless, Complete xNtE F{MT n> yXWnT xMK art thou and blessed; bn bKBR lb@T wb#RKT rkBk! gs zND lLnTN thou hast found grace xG"tL bMDR b^b Ng#\ with the KING of Glory, SB/T xMK Y k h#l# the God in truth. YLQ gNnT zbxN lk! Ydl# :bY KBR NcE YgL Majesty and glory yxB L m_ wKBR belong to thee more bxNcE sW n XMkl Xl than to all those who YnB !b ksW URM dwell upon the earth. tmls m MDR l xB The Word of the Father m{x wtsBx YQR Y sWN came and was incarnate wJ nW bL XMn@k! of thee, and walked xm-# xnN wxNsw MSl about with men, for He QDST Y sBX XSm is compassionate and a lM"LN m/ WXt$

wmFq sBX xD`n nFtEn bM{xt$ QS sxl! ln QDST

Lover of men. He delivered our souls by His holy coming.

Ws@ lXGZXTn RM DNGL w!t xMK zYTnbB b:lt /S

yRW QS x@FM ydrsW /S y[lY xMKN ywldC yDNGL RM M|U

A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE FIFTH DAY OF THE WEEK (THURSDAY)

1. :i XNt RXy s@ 1. RksT yl@lT 1. The Bush which bnd XT WSt DNGL RM s@ MOSES saw in bbr bnd XT gM wx:i#qE flaming fire in the x!TW! TmSL Y-l# desert the wood of RM DNGL T :}N which was not zXNbl RkS tsBx TmSlC. yxB consumed is a XMn@ l xB L bR* sW similitude of MARY, L Xt wx!W; Xt the Virgin who was mlT ymlt$ mlt$ lDNGL spotless. The ?RY xXMD~r wld Word of the Father TM kwldCWM DNGL trKb became incarnate wmlt$ x!twl- b DNGL of her, and the fire xLtwlw-M. sW n wLd Xl of His Godhead did b!N mlt$ Xm?W xMK not consume the xLtwl-M zbxN m{x bXWnT xMK nW wxD`nn sxl! ln Virgin, and after bXWnT xMK yn QDST she had brought XRs# m_ xnN Him forth her QDST Y virginity was lM"LN maintained, and His Godhead was unchanged. Our God, Who verily is God, became a man; He came and delivered us. We all magnify thee, O our Lady, the Godbearer, that thy compassion may be over us all. 2. ;Byk! kLn XGZXTn w!t xMK XSm HLk! Yk#N :l kLn TMKHt kLn 2. xMKN ywlD> 2. The VIRGIN MARY, Xmb@CN Y. the God-bearer, h#CN XgNlN hath become the YQR> lh#CN object of the boast YN zND nW

DNGL RM w!t xMK zbXNtEx tS:r zq mRgM XNt ^drT !b zmDn b:LwT zgBrT BXs!T bL;T XM:} bXNt /@N t;}w L~t gnT wbXNt RM DNGL tR~w ln Gm kfln NB: XM:i ?YwT zWXt$ |Uh# lKRSS wd Kb#R bXNt FQr z!xn m{x wxD^nn xY Lb# wxY nb!B wxY s: zYKL xXM ZNt$ M|!R mNKt zYTnbB :l@ XGz!xB/@R mFq sBX 1 WXt$ ?tEt$ l xB zhl XMQDm lM bmlt$ XNbl S XM1 xB m{x wtsBx wLD ?D XMQDST X XMD~r wld x!sn DNGL wbXNtZ GHd nT km w!t xMK YXtE :Q B:l _bb# lXGz!xB/@R kR| zfT/ :l@ TlD b:R w?M w^zn LB wnT fLfl ?YwT wwldT zXNbl zRx BXs! zY|:R mRgm XMzmDn wbXNtZ NsB XNz NBL SB/T lk mFq sBX ^@R wmD`n@ nFtEn

/@N XN=T bL drgCW m} b?RCN dr yqDW XRGN bXR* y-LN xMKN ywldC DNGL RM yh#CN mmk! T Sl /@N ygnT dJ tzU Gm Sl DNGL RM tkftLN k:i ?YwT XNb zND xdlN Y,WM XN Sl mWdD m_ nN yKRSS Kb#R |UW Kb#R d nW Sl XR* DNQ yngrWN YHN M|-!R wQ ylW MN Lb# nW) mgR ylW MN xNdbT nW) mST ylW MN nW) sWN ywD XGz!xB/@R xND B yn xMKnt$ Ylw_ klM bT ynbr yxB L kxB zND m_ L knC Xt$ sW n. kwldCW bM DNGL xLtlw-M Slz!HM xMKN ywldC XNdnC wqC yXGz!xB/@R y_bb# ST MN Y-LQ) b:R bM_ bLB UR TwLD zND yfrdT ~iN y?YwT mg nC. k?RCN

of all of us, because through her was destroyed the curse of olden time, which rested upon our race, through the wickedness which the woman committed [when] she ate [of] the tree. Through EVE was the door of the Garden shut fast, and because of MARY the Virgin it hath been opened to us again. It is allotted to us to eat of the Tree of Life, that is to say, the Body of CHRIST and His precious Blood. Because of His love for us He came and delivered us. What understanding, and What language, and What hearing is able to comprehend this mystery, which must be proclaimed to be wonderful, "God is the lover of men?" One is He Alone, the Word of the Father, Who existed before the world in His incorruptible Godhead, from One, the Father. The Onlybegotten Son came

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XRGNN yLNNM l wND zR wldCLN Slz!HM sWN yMTwD Y KBR Nt YgL cR ysWnCN mD`n!TM nH XLN XmSGnW QDST Y lM"LN

and was incarnate of the holy woman His mother, and after she brought Him forth her virginity perished not, and because of this it became manifest that she was the Bearer of God. O deep is the richness of the wisdom of God! The womb which He decreed should bring forth children in pain, and suffering, and sorrow of heart, hath become the fountain of life, and hath brought forth without the seed of man Him Who removed the curse from our race. And for this reason we will praise Him, saying, "Glory be unto Thee, O Thou Good Friend of man, the Redeemer of our souls." We will magnify thee [,O MARY].

3. Z mNKR w:i#B 3. l wND zR xMKN 3. O how wonderful `Yl kR lDNGL ywldC DNGL and mighty in w!t xMK zXNbl y~iN | MN power was the zRX SM; n mLxK YdNQ) ls@F womb of the zxStRx ls@F yyW mLxk# kR* Virgin, which bmNfS QS XNz YBL kmZ brought forth God XSm zYTwlD ywldW l without seed! And XMn@ XmNfS QS mlw_ sW ynW of this the angel l XGz!xB/@R yXGz!xB/@R L who appeared unto WXt$ tsBx zXNbl nW Bl JOSEPH was a W-@ wld mSKL RM

RM MK:b!t ZNt$ FS wYb@ TwL! wLd wYsmY ;n#x@L zbTRh# XGz!xB/@R MSl@n w! YsmY x!ys#S zD~ l?Zb# XM`-!x D~nn b`Yl# wY|rY `-!xtn XSm _q xXmRh# km xMK WXt$ zn sBx lt$ sB/T XSk llM Z mNKR Ldt xMK XRM XMQDST DNGL xGmr lL x!qd zRX lLdt$ wx!xsn bLdt$ DNGL XM^b xB w}x L zXNbl DM wXMDNGL twLd zXNbl ?M lt$ sg sBx sgL xM{x# :n km xMK WXt$ wRq XSm Ng#| WXt$ wkRb@ zYTwhB lt$ ?yEbXNtExn twKf bf 1 WXt$ ?tEt$ ^@R wmFq sBX sxl! ln QDST

yz!H dS :{F yn witness when he XRs#N wldCW spake, saying, mLxk# LJ "That which shall TwLl> SM be born of her is of ;n#x@L YL the Holy Spirit" xT TRWM (Matthew i. 20). It XGz!xB/@R k U was the Word of n lT nW God Who became Gm wgc$N incarnate without k`-!xcW change. MARY yDcW x!ys#S brought Him forth YL bClW a second time. b`Yl# DnN zND And GABRIEL `-!xCNNM rejoiced and said zND St\RYLN lzllM KBR unto her, "Thou YGW sW yn shalt bring forth a XRs#N xMK XNdn Son and shalt call btr ngR His Name xWqnL L EMMANUEL, which knC DNGL is, being RM YH yxMK interpreted, God mwlD MN YdNQ with us. And LN wsnCW. moreover, He shall Ldt$NM zR be called JESUS, xLqdmWM Who shall save His bmwlM people from their DNGLN xLlwsins" (Matthew i. WM L kxB l DM w 20, 24). And may kDNGLM l ?M He save us also be twld sBx sgL His power, and sglT xMK nW forgive our sins, :N xm-#lT because we have Ng#|M nW wRQ known in truth that xm-#lT Sl He is the God Who bf ltqblW became man. mCN ln t$M Praise be unto Him kRb@ xm-#lT for ever and ever. cR sWN wJ yn xND XRs# B O how wonderful is nW QDST Y the birth of God by MARY, the Holy lM"LN Virgin! She completed the Word of the Father; seed did not precede His Birth, and

her virginity was not destroyed by His Birth. The Word went forth from the Father without weariness and was born of the Virgin without suffering (or, pain). The wise men worshipped Him, and brought unto Him incense because He was God, and gold because He was the KING, and myrrh, which was given for His death which gave life [unto men]. And for our sakes He accepted [death] of His own free will. He alone is the Good Being and the Lover of men. We will magnify thee [, O MARY].

4. Z mNKR n|x 1d ;}m XMgh# lxM wl/k XMn@h# BXs!t wkl F_rt Xl Xm?W tWHb XGz!X l xB tsBx XMQDST DNGL wtsMy ;n#x@L wbXNtZ NSxL ^b@ kl g!z@ km St| bXNtExn ^b Fq$R wL ^@RT YXtE b^b kl QN wl!n T XSm xM{xT l

4. kxM gN xN!T ;}M mNT MN YdNQ) kRs# s@TN f-r. ysW F_rTNM h#l# fr g@ yxB L ts- kL DNGLM sW n ;n#x@L tl Slz!H h#L g!z@ XR*N XNlMN ktwdd LJ LdN zND bQN bl!n T h#l# zND cR T dJ y-n#TN wLclC lnb!TM TNb!T

4. O how wonderful! He took a rib from the side of ADAM, and fashioned from it a woman, and the whole creation of the children of men was given to God, the Word of the Father, Who was incarnate of the Holy Virgin, and is called EMMANUEL. And because of this we beseech her at all

zk!h# Y[N/# wlnbTn! xM{xT l lzbXNtExh# tnb wl/RTn! wldT l zsbk# bS WSt kl# x{f lM ls:T wlmYmN w{x XMn@ ztUdl# bxNtExh# x!ys#S KRSS B:l [U _bb# zx!YT;wQ N^|| :by Hl# XSm m{x wxD^nn sxl! ln QDST

ytglTN wLclC. l/RTM XSk lM R bS StlTN wLclC s:T MXmNM ytUdl#lT y_bb# [U BT yYwQ x!ys#S KRSS kXR* twL*L yYQRWN BT mRMrN XNwQ XNfLG m_ xDL QDST Y lM"LN

times to strive on our behalf with her beloved Son for the forgiveness of our sins. She was beneficent towards all the saints and the high priests, for she brought to them that for which they waited, and she brought to the Prophets Him concerning Whom they had prophesied, and she brought forth to the Apostles Him in Whose Name they were to preach in all the ends of the world, and from her went forth for the martyrs and believers Him for Whom they were to fight, JESUS CHRIST. The richness of the grace of His wisdom cannot be fathomed. We will seek after the greatness of His compassion, for He came and delivered us. We will magnify thee [, O MARY].

5. m/l XGz!xB/@R lET b{DQ wx!Yn@S? XSm XMF kR|k xnBR !b mNbRk wb twK WXt$ DQ km XMn@h# YTwlD KRSS b|U fqd Y^|| wYRkB ~d XGz!xB/@R L wf[m ZNt b;b!Y TUH wXMZ [R/ bmNfS wYb@ h# s:h# bx@F w~d lxMk :B XNt YXtE b@t L/@M z^r ;n#x@L YTwlD WSt& b|U lmD`n!t z!n :b Yb@ LX XMnb!T wxNtEn! b@t L/@M MDr x@F x!Tt&/tE XMng|t Yh# XSm XMn@k! Yw{X Ng#| zYR: l?ZBy XSx@L Z ngR lXl# Xl tnb zb1 mNfS bXNt KRSS lt$ SB/T MSl ^@R xb#h# wmNfS QS XMYXz@ wXSk llM sxl! ln QDST

5. XGz!xB/@R 5. God swore unto y?RYHN F DAVID in bz#NH Y xlh# righteousness, and Bl lET bXWnT He will not repent, l xY[[TM DQ "Of the fruit of thy XRs# ET KRSS belly I will seat b|U kXRs# upon thy throne" XN!wlD mn g!z@ (2 Samuel vii., 12; yXGz!xB/@RN L Psalm cxxxii. 11). d fL g" And when that zND wdd. YHNNM righteous man bQ TUT f[m received it from kz!HM b Xn Him, that CHRIST bx@F snW Bl should be born of bmNfS QS xsM tgr YHcEWM him in the flesh, he ;n#x@L XN lN wished to seek out b|U YwlDT and to prepare a zND ymrT dwelling-place for y:B xMK God, the Word of d T the Father. And he GmM knb!T completed it with xN KS xNcE great effort and yx@F KFL yN> then he cried out in b@t L/@M kYh# the Holy Sprit and ng|T mFNT said, "Behold, we xgR xN!M. have heard it in wgc& XSx@LN EFRT and the y-BcW Ng#| NcE YwL k dwelling-place of jM XSk zllM the God of JACOB, DrS kcR xt$ which is kmNfS QS U BETHLEHEM, in M|U SltgW Sl which EMMANUEL KRSS bxND hath chosen to be mNfS QS TNb!T born in the flesh ytg ynz!H for our salvation" yKS yET ngR (compare Psalm MN YrQ) QDST cxxxii. 6). Y lM"LN 6. And also another of the prophets hath said it: "And as for thee, O BETHLEHEM [of] the land of

EFRT, thou shalt not be the least of the kings of JUDAH, for from thee shall go forth a King Who shall rule My people ISRAEL" (Micah v.2). O how wonderful is the word of those who prophesied concerning CHRIST in one Spirit, to Whom be glory, together with His Good Father and the Holy Spirit, henceforth and for ever. We will magnify thee [, O MARY]. 6. ET znG\ yng\ 7. When 6. lXSx@L evil men lXSx@L xm ET -c$ revolted against btn\#bT g!z@ kb@t YTn|x# :l@h# DAVID who reigned :LN ftw YStY L/@M MN+ W` over ISRAEL, he Y- zND wdd y XMzQt b@t wished to drink L/@M F-#n y+Fc$ xlC water from the tN|x# m?Qt f_nW tn\# bpool of /h# wttl# c$ kt tGtW BETHELEHEM, bWSt T:YNt l!- ywddWN whereupon xm-#lT DQ :LN wxM{x# straightway the lt$ WXt y ET GN =KnW captains of his sWncWN Sl XRs# zftw YStY wb hosts rose up, and RXy WXt$ DQ km lRnT lT waged war in the x_B;# wm- xLfW XNds-# y camp of the rebels, g!z@ N W` xfss nF lqTL bXNtExh# k;w WXt kXs#M xL-M and brought unto y wx!sTy XMn@h# kz!H b lzllM him that water wXMZ t^l lt$ {DQ twhich he wished to rlT s:T {DQ XSk llM drink. And when yz!CN lM :M xN mnn# s:T that righteous man : l lM b:WnT q$ saw that they had dcWNM Sl wk d bXNt willingly delivered

XGz!xB/@R wt;g\# t mr bXNt mNG|t sT tln bkm :by HLk sxl! ln QDST

XGz!xB/@R xfss# Sl mNG|t sTM m TN gs# XNd YQRH BT YQR blN QDST Y lM"LN

themselves over to slaughter for this sake, he poured out that water [unto the Lord] and did not drink of it (2 Samuel xxiii. 13-17; 1Chronicles xi. 18, 19). And then righteousness was accounted unto him for ever. And verily in like manner have the martyrs rejected the desire of this world, and poured out their blood for God, and have endured bitter death[s] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Have compassion upon us according to the greatness of Thy compassion. We will magnify thee [, O MARY].

7. x/ zXMQDST |s@ RX T?Tn x{nn sy sT m{x w^dr WSt kR\ DNGL wn sBx kn zXNbl `-!xT ?tE wtwLdbb@tL/@M bkm sbk# nb!T xD`nn wb@zwn wrsyn /Zb z!xh# sxl! ln QDST

7. kQDST |s@ xN 8. One of the Holy wLD mrCNN Trinity saw our low xY ksy sT estate, bowed the wR ?RN ZQ heaven of heavens, xdrg m_ came and dwelt in bDNGL ?iN the womb of the xdr kB k^Virgin, and became !xT bqRM XNd a man like unto us, sW n nb!T with the exception TNb!T XNd of sin alone. And tglT bb@t He was born in L/@M twld f{ BETHLEHEM, xnN wgc$M

xdrgN QDST Y lM"LN

according the preached, delivered redeemed made us people for ever.

to what Prophets He us, and us, and His own ever and

Ws@ lXGZXTn yRW QS x@FM RM DNGL w!t ydrsW RB y[lY xMKN xMK zYTnbB b:lt ywldC yDNGL RB RM M|U
1. b#RKT xNtE XMxNST wb#K F kR|k! RM DNGL w!t xMK zXNbl RkS \rq ln XMn@k! iy {DQ wxQrbn ?t Knh# XSm WXt$ f-rn sxl! ln QDST

A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR SABBATH EVE (FRIDAY)

1. ks@C tlYt> 1. Blessed art thou ytrK> n> among women, and y?iN> FM blessed is the fruit ytrk nW l of thy womb, O RksT xMKN MARY the Virgin, ywlD> DNGL the spotless GodRM Y. bearer. From thee XWnt i/Y hath risen upon us kxNcE wLN g@ the Sun of twldLN bKNf righteousness, and rDx@t$M xqrbN He hath drawn us XRs# f_L near [to Him] under QDST Y His wings, for He lM"LN hath created us. Thou thyself alone, O our Lady, the God-bearer, art the Mother of the Light. We will magnify thee with glorifying and praising. 2.xMKN ywlD> 2. Blessed art thou! Xmb@CN Y Thou art greater yBRN XT n> than heaven, and xNCN B>N bKBR more glorious than bMSU XgNlN earth, and exalted ytrK> xNcE above the kmXKT TbLl> conception of every kdqEq xMM mind; who is able to TbLl>gNnT>N declare thy mgR ylW N greatness? There is nW) xNCN ymSL none who can be ylMRM Y compared with mXKTgn#Lbk! thee, O MARY the b@L bs#L Y Virgin. The angels xD yR g@ magnify thee, and m_ bHiN>

2. lk! l?tETk! XGZXTn w!t xMK Xm BRN xNtE ;Byk! bSB/T wbWs@ mFq sBX xQrbn ^b@h# zz!xn t n|x wXNtExh# ?Ywt whbn zlt$ KBR wSB/T sxl! ln QDST

xDLsWN ywD wd XRs# xqrbNKBR MSU lW XRs# yXN T tqBlyXRs#N ?YwT lX s-N QDST Y lM"LN

the Seraphim praise thee, for He Who dwelleth upon the Cherubim and Seraphim came and took up His abode in thy womb. The Lover of men hath brought us nigh unto Himself, the death that belonged to us He hath removed, and hath given unto us the Life that was His, To Him belong glory, and praise. To thee.

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b#RKT xNtE RM Wb#K F kR|k! DNGL w!t xMK MKN ldGL zXMQDm lM HLW tsBx XMn@k! Bl#y m:L w[}x XMkR|k! |Un n|x wmNf Qs whbn wrsyn :n MSl@h# bBZ^ ^!t$ xNtE t;B XMBz#`T xNST Xl n|x [U wKBr RM w!t xMK hgR mNfET z^dr :l@ XGz!xB/@R L;#L XSm zYnBR !b k!b@L ws#L bX~k! /qFk! wzYs@s! lkl# YR:yn XSk llM NSGD lt$ wNsB XSm WXt$ f-rn sxl! ln QDST

3.ydGL mmk!cW 3. Blessed art thou, xMKN ywlD> MARY, and blessed DNGL RM Y is the Fruit of thy ytrK> n> womb. O virgin y~iN>M F God- bearer, the ytrk nW klM glory of [all] bT ynbr XRs# sW virgins; He Who L kxNcE existed before the twld |UCNN n world became t/d mNfS incarnate of thee. QSNM s-N bcRnt$ The Ancient of days BT mc$ xdrgN came forth from thy [UN KBRN ktqbl# womb, He took our Bz# s@C xNcE flesh, and gave us TbLl> xMKN ywlD> RM Y His Holy Spirit, and L;#L XGz!xB/@R in His abundant drB> yktmB> goodness made us rqEQ kt n> co-equals with Him. bk!b@L bs#L Thou art greater Y yrWN g@N than many women bm/L XJ> who have received Yz>L bcRnt$ grace and honour, O BT |UE f_rTN MARY the Godh#l# ymGB XRs# bearer, thou -#T>N Y - spiritual city Y,WM h#l#N wherein God the yDN xMCN Most High took up nW lzl YBqL XNsGDlT His abode. Him XmsGnW zND XRs# Who sitteth above f_L QDST the Cherubim an Y lM"LN Seraphim hast thou clasped with the hand. And He, Who of His abundant goodness feedeth every being of flesh, hath taken thy breast and sucked milk there-from He Who is our God and the Redeemer of all, He shall shepherd us for ever. Let us

worship Him and praise Him, for He hath created us. To thee. 4. RM DNGL y :FrT nQ; fLfl y ?YwT F kR xD^n kl lm ws;r XMn@n mRgm wgBr sm Xkl@n bmSql# wbTNx@h# QDST xGB lBXs! Gm WSt gnT sxl! ln QDST 4. DNGL RM 4. MARY the Virgin is y>t$ m the vessel of y?YwT W MN+ priceless ointment, T y?iN F the fountain-head sWN h#l# xDL (or, spring) of the kXM XRGNN xwater of life. The LN bmkCNM Fruit of her womb bmSql# hath saved all the xSrqN bL world, and TNx@WM sWN abolished the curse Gm wd gnT which lay upon us, mlsW QDST Y and made peace [to lM"LN be] among us. By His Cross and by His holy Resurrection hath He brought man back again into the Garden (i.e. paradise). To thee.

5. RM N{?T DNGL w!t xMK XMNT sxl!t M?rT lWl#d sBX sxl! ln ^b KRSS wLDk! Y|rY `!xtn sxl! ln QDST

5.N{?T DNGL 5. MARY, the pure RM ymnC Virgin, the Bearer of xMKN ywldC T God, prayeth lsC LCM continually with yM?rT xJ T compassion for the ^-!xCNN children of men. St\RYLN zND Pray thou for us to wd LJ> wd KRSS thy Son CHRIST lM"LN QDST Y that He may forgive lM"LN us and have compassion upon us. To thee. 6.DNGL RM bb@t mQdS xsM TgR nbR mLxk# QDST DNGL Y. sM YgL Bl xKB 6. MARY the Virgin cried out in the Sanctuary, saying, "God knoweth that I know no one and

6. RM DNGL T[R? bb@t mQdS wTBL yxMR XGz!xB/@R km xLBy zxXMR

:D wx!MNTn! zXNbl DMi l# lmLxK zxB\rn! bKBR wYb@ln! sM lk! QDST DNGL Rk! zx!YiwR xGmRk! zx!YTgmR wxL zgM MNTn! YbZ~ Ws@k! MLXt [U bkl# KBR XSm Nk! xNtE ~dr l xB xNtE WXt$ mN:T SF?T XNt StUB lmYMN ?Zb KRStEN wTH sg!d l|l#S ?yE xNtE WXt$ zRk! Md XT zRXy s@ zWXt$ wLd XGz!xB/@R m{x w`dr WSt KR|k! Nk! lf sT wMDR Rk! bkR|k! 9t xW` xNtE XMNT lzx!gMR sT wMDR Nk! tNktm l:RgT WSt sY BRNk! y;b! XMBRn i/Y xNtE WXt$ M|Q zw}x XMn@k! kB BH zniR QN bF| wb`@T zfT/ :l /@N TlD b:R w?M xNtEs RM s:k! zYBL tf|/! MLXt [U wlDk!

kngr" ngR bqR MNM nothing more than MN l@ yWqW the sound of the XNdl@l" XGz!xB/@R voice of the angle, WL xlC who with hnour yYlWN L> brought unto me yYwsnWN MNM MN glad tidings, and ywSnW yl@lWN said unto me, wsN> bKBR h#l# Y 'Peace be unto thee, [UN ytm> Y. O holy Virgin. Thou M|U> YbL KBR> shalt carry Him Who F[#M nW yxB L cannot be carried, d nL and shalt contain yKRStEN wgC Him Who cannot be MXmNN contained, and yMTsbSb!cW ?yE yDn#N ln# |s@ Whom nothing can sg!DN mSgDN contain." Thy praise yMStMcW s shall be abundant, mUr xNcE n>. s@ O thou who art full yWN yXT ;MD of grace and ytkM> xNcE n>. honour, for thou Y,WM m_ b?iN> didst become the drW yXGz!xB/@R LJ dwelling-place of nW sYN MDRN the Word of the lf-r g@ d N> Father. Thou art z-" wR b?iN> the tent that is tkM>W. sY spread out (i.e. MDR lYwSn#T pitched) and that ymN> xNcE n> kMDR wd sY lrG gathereth together msL N> BRN> believing Christian kiY BRN YbLL folk, and teacheth QN bF[#M dS them to worship the T kB NcE ytwld life-giving Trinity. M|Q xNcE n> 7. Thou art she who Y,WM b:R bM_ bore the Pillar of TwLD zND b/@N fire, which MOSES yfrdT nW xNcE saw, that is to say, RM GN [UN ytm> the Son of God, Y dS YbL> yL Who came and LN s> m_ nN dwelt in thy womb. yF_rT h#l# g yn Thou wast the Ark Ng#|N wlD>LN m of the Creator of the nW sWNM wJ nW Slz!H RM Y heavens and the ytrK> n> y?iN>M earth. Thou didst F ytrk nW. [UN carry Him in thy

ln Ng#\ XGz!X ytm> Y XGz!xB/@R kl# F_rT m{x NcE U nW dS wxD^nn m/ YbL> XLN mLxk# WXt$ wmFq gBRx@L XNmsgn> sBX bXNtZ XmsGNlN QDST Y lM"LN N&Dsk! bkm gBRx@L mLxK XNz NBL b#RKT xNtE RM wb#K F kR|k! tf|/! MLXt [U XGz!xB/@R MSl@k! sxl! ln QDST

womb nine months. Thou hadst in trust Him Whom the heavens and the earth cannot contain. Thou wast the Ladder whereby man ascended into heaven. Thy light is greater than the light of the sun. Thou art the eastern horizon, whereout came the brilliant star which the saints looked upon with joy and gladness. The decree that God passed upon EVE was, "Thou shalt bring froth children with toil and suffering," but thou didst hear a voice, saying, "Rejoice, O full of grace, thou hast brought forth for us the Word of the Father, the KING , the God of all creation." He came and delivered us, for He is the Compassionate Lover of men. And because of this we praise thee, even as did the Angel GABRIEL, saying, "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb;

rejoice, O thou who art full of grace, God is with thee!"

Ws@ lXGZXTn RM DNGL w!t xMK zYTnbB b:lt qT sNbT

1. N{?T wBRHT wQDST bkl# XNt /qf lXGz!X bX` wkl# F_rT YT|/# MSl@ XNz Y[R/# wYBl# sxl! ln QDST

yRW QS x@FM ydrsW Q y[lY xMKN ywldC yDNGL RM M|U

1. N{?T n> BRHTM n> g@N bmL XJ> yZ>W Y bh#l# ytqdS> n> F_rt$ h#l# QDST Y lM"LN

A HYMN OF PRAISE FOR THE SIX DAY (SATURDAY)

1. Pure and shining, holy and praiseworthy art thou in everything, O thou who hast clasped the Lord in her hand. All creation rejoiceth with her, and crieth out, saying, "Rejoice, O full of grace, rejoice thou, for thou hast found favour; rejoice thou, for God is with thee." 2. We ascribe blessings to thy greatness, O awesome Virgin, and we send to thee joy with the angel GABRIEL, for the Fruit of thy womb hath become the salvation of our race, and hath brought us nigh unto God His Father. Rejoice thou.

2. tf|/! MLXt [U tf|/! XSm rkBk! gs tf|/! XGz!xB/@R :byk! MSl@k!Stb}: GRMT DNGL wNn# lk! F| MSl gBRx@L mLxK XSm XMF kR|k! n mD`n!t zmDn wxQrbn ^b XGz!xB/@R xb#h# sxl! ln QDST

2. [UN ytm> Y dS YbL>. lLnTN xG"tL dS YbL>. XGz!xB/@R NcE UR nW dS YbL> GR l> DNGL Y gNnT>N XmsGlN XdNlN XNd mLxk# gBRx@LM M|U XqRBLlN y?RCN mN k~iN> F tg"aL wd xt$ wd XGz!xB/@RM xqrbN QDST Y lM"LN

3. km kBB zxL _LqT mNfS QS ^dr :l@k! w`Yl L;#L [llk! RM xN wlDk! l wLd xB zYnBR llM m{x wxD^nn XM`!xT sxl! ln QDST

3. XNd \RG b@T gDF yl@lB> n> mNfS QS xDBL yL;#L `YLM [LlL RM Y. lzllM yR m_M k`-!xT nN yxB LJ LN bXWnT wlD> QDST Y lM"LN

3. As at a marriage undefiled the Holy Ghost took up His abode in thee, and the power of the Most High overshadowed thee. O MARY, verily thou hast brought forth for us the Word, the Son of the Father, Who dwelleth (or, existeth) for ever. He came and saved us from sin. Rejoice thou. 4. Thou art the young Shoot from the root of DAVID. Thou hast brought forth for us in the flesh our Savior JESUS CHRIST, the Onlybegotten Word, Who was of the Father, Who was hidden before the world, and hiding Himself took from thee the form (or, appearance) of a slave. Rejoice thou. 5. Thou art the Second Heaven over the earth, O spotless God-bearer. From thee hath risen upon us the Sun of righteousness, and thou didst bring Him forth, according to the prophecy of the Prophets, without seed and without

4. xNtE WXt$ zmD zXM|Rw ET wlDk! ln b|U mD`n!n x!ys#S KRSS ?D L zXMxB zXMQDm lM HLW ^Bx RX wn|x XMn@k! xRx gBR sxl! ln QDST

|R 4. kET ytg> ?RY zR xNcE n> mD`n!CN x!ys#S KRSSN b|U wLd>LL kxB ytwld klM bT ynbr xN L s#N ?RN swr NcEM ytgN ysWN xR n QDST Y lM"LN 5. xMKN lRksT ywlD>W Y. yMDR h#lt sYN N> XWnt iY NcE w_LL XNd nb!T TNb!TM l zR l mlw_ wlD>W QDST Y lM"LN

5. Nk! Gt sY !b MDR w!t xMK zXNbl Rk#S \rq ln XMn@k! i/y {DQ wwlDk! bkm TNb!t nb!T zXNbl zRX wx!S sxl! ln QDST

defilement. thou. 6. xNtE WXt$ dBt XNt tsmYk! QDSt QN wWSt& T bwRQ Lb#D XMkl wWSt& {t k!N mb wRQ XNt m ~b#X zWXt$ wLd XGz!xB/@R m{x w^dr ^b RM DNGL zXNbl RkS tsBx XMn@ l xB wwld WSt lM lNg#\ SB/T m{x wxD^nn TT? gnT Xm bG: nb! wLd xB zYnBR llM m{x wxD^nn XM`-!xT sxl! ln QDST 6. ktl ytlyC ytL> yk!N {T lB> ytswr m lbT ywRQ mB lB> dBt DN*N xNcE n> Y,WM m ytlW m_ bDNGL RM ~iN drW yXGz!xB/@R LJ nW yxB L bR* sW n m_ nN y?RY Ng#|N blM WS_ wldCW ygR bG yKRSS Xt$ gnT dS YL lzllM yR yxB LJ XRs# m_ k`-!xT xDL QDST Y lM"LN

Rejoice

6. Thou art that Tabernacle which was called "Holy of Holies", wherein was the Ark (Tbt) which was covered on all sides with plates of gold, and had therein the Table of the Covenant and the pot of gold of the hidden manna, that is to say, the Son of God. He came and dwelt with MARY, the Virgin without blemish. He was incarnate of her, and she brought forth in the world the KING of Glory. He came and delivered us. The Garden (i.e. Paradise) shall rejoice, for the Lamb that is endowed with reason, the Son of the Father, Who dwelleth for ever, hath come and delivered us from sin. Rejoice thou. 7. Thou art called the Mother of CHRIST, the KING. After thou didst bring Him forth, thou didst continue in thy spotless virginity through a marvellous mystery. Thou didst bring forth

7. tsmYk! Xm lKRSS Ng#| xMD~r wlDk! k!h# nbRk! bDNGL bmNKR M|-!R wlDk! l;n#x@L wbXNtZ ;qbk! XNbl S sxl! ln QDST

7. yNg#| KRSS Xt$ tL> XRs#N kwlD> bM bDNGL R> DNQ bn M|-!R t? ;n#x@LN wlD>W Slz!HM

lmlw_ x[> QDST Y lM"LN

EMMANUEL, and because of this thou didst preserve thyself undefiled. Rejoice thou. 8. Thou art the Ladder on which JACOB saw the Son of God for thou hast carried in thy sealed womb Him Who could not be touched. Thou hast become for us an intercessor with our Lord JESUS CHRIST, Who became incarnate of thee for our salvation. Rejoice thou.

8. xNtE WXt$ sSW zRXy :B XGz!xB/@R :l@h# XSm Rk! bkR|k! ~t$M zx!YTwQ XMkl Nk! ln sxl!t ^b XGz!Xn x!ys#S KRSS ztsBx XMn@k! bXNt mD`n!Tn sxl! ln QDST

8. XGz!xB/@R bY tqMT :B T msL xNcE n> bh#l# bk#L yYmrmR XRs#N tfT bl@lbT ~iN> tKm>L XN SlN NcE sW bn bg@CN x!ys#S KRSS zND xJ N>N QDST Y lM"LN 9. ytrK> N{?T yN> x> Y. Xn g@ yfrWN lM h#l# bYQRW BT DN zND NC w twld f{mN Xm|GnW cR sWN wJ nW QDST Y lM"LN

9. h# XGz!X w}x XMn@k! b#RKT {R? N{?T D~N kl lm zf-r b:by Hl# NsB wNwD XSm WXt$ ^@R wmFq sBX sxl! ln QDST

9. Behold, the Lord came forth from thee, O blessed Lady, thou undefiled Bridechamber, to save the whole world which He had created in His abundant compassion and mercy. We glorify Him and we praise Him for He is the Beneficent One, the Lover of men. Rejoice thou. 10. Rejoice thou, O full of grace. Virgin unblemished, Vessel undefiled, Glory of the world, Light which shall never be extinguished, Shrine

10. tf|/! MLXt [U DNGL zXNbl RkS L?kT N{?T KBr kl# lM BRN zx!T-FX mQdS zx!TTn\T bTr YT zx!T[NN

10. l RksT DNGL yN> [UN ytm> Y. dS YbL> ylMh#l#mKb N{?T {: n> yT- n>

MS lQN sxl! ln ^b wLDk! ^@R mD`n!n YM/rn wYln Y|rY `-!xtn sxl! ln QDST

yTfR! mQdS n> yQN mdgcW m-g!cW yTlw yYT bTR n> cR xCN wd n LJ> lM"LN f{ YQR YlN YMrN zND `-!xCNN St\RYLN QDST zND Y lM"LN

that shall never be overthrown. Staff of the Faith, thou neverfailing support of the saints, pray thou for us to thy Beneficent Son, our Redeemer, that He may have mercy upon us, and show us compassion, and forgive us our sins in His mercy for ever and ever. Amen.