Sunday, September 6, 2009--13th Sunday of Matthew
September 8--The Nativity of the Theotokos
Hymns from the Lete (procession):
Today brings the first fruits of our salvation, O peoples! She who was predestined from past generations, the Mother and Virgin, the tabernacle of God, is born of a barren woman: a bud has blossomed from the root of Jesse. Let our forefather Adam rejoice, and let Eve be glad with joy! Behold, our first mother, who was formed from the side of Adam, proclaims her daughter and descendant blessed as she says, "Deliverance has been born for me! I am going to be set free form the bonds of Hades!" David rejoices with his harp and blesses the Lord our God, for today the Virgin comes forth from a sterile womb for the salvation of our souls!
Come, O friends of the Virgin! All you who love purity, draw near with all your heart to the glory of virginity, the fountain of life flowing from the barren rock, the bush born from the childless barren one in order to contain the immaterial Fire that cleanses and enlightens our souls.
What is this present sound of feasting? Anna and Joachim mystically exult with joy as they say, "Rejoice today with us, O Adam and Eve: for if you once closed Paradise by your transgression, we have now been given an illustrious fruit, Mary, the handmaid of God, who reopens the entrance to Eden to all mankind!"
The Queen of all, whom God has predestined forever to be the temple of his eternal divinity, comes forth today, filling with glory th ewomb of the once barren Anna. Through her, the imprudence of Hades has been trampled; Eve, the mother of the human race, enters forever into the assurance of life. Let us cry out to her as is right, "Blessed are you among women, O Virgin Mary, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus!"
On this glorious feast day, which is all ours, let us play as with a harp, for on this day is born from the stem of David the Mother of Light who dispelled darkness. She is the source of immortality, the renewal of Adam and Eve. Through her we were made godly and delivered from death. O Faithful, let us then cry out to her in the words of Gabriel: "Hail, O woman full of grace, the Lord is with you! Through you the Lord will bestow great mercy upon us all!"
Hymns from the Aposticha
On this day a great joy has shone upon us from the two just ones, Joachim and Anna; and this joy is the most honorable Virgin who, because of her purity, will become a living temple of God, and who alone will be recognized as the Mother of God. Through her intercessions, O Christ our God, send down peace upon the world and your great mercy upon our souls!
O Virgin, today you were born a most noble child from the two just ones, Joachim and Anna, as the angel had promised in his announcement. To God you are a heaven, a throne, and a vessel of holiness. To the whole world, a herald of joy the cause of our life, the blessing that wiped out the curse. You are the reason for all the blessings of God. O Maiden whom God has chosen, on this day of your nativity, obtain peace and great for our souls.
Today Anna the barren one claps her hands for joy, the earth is bathed in light, kings sing their happiness, priests enjoy all blessings, and whole universe rejoices: for the Queen and spotless Bride of the Father comes forth form the stem of Jesse. Behold: no woman will ever again bear a child in sorrow or anxiety, for joy has come forth in abundance and life has filled the world. Joachim's offerings shall no more be rejected, for the tears of Anna have now been turned into joy. And now Anna can say: "Rejoice with me, all you chosen ones of Israel, for th eLrod 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!"
Come, all you faithful, let us hasten to the Virgin: for long before her conception in the womb, the one who was destined to be born from the stem of Jesse was destined to be the Mother of our God. The one who is the treasury of virginity, the flowering Rod of Aaron, the object of prophecies, the child of Joachim and Anna, is born today and the world is renewed in her. Through her birth, she floods the Church with her splendor. O holy Temple, Vessel of the Godhead, Model of virgins and Strength of kings: in you the wondrous union of the two natures of Christ was realized. We worship him and glorify your most pure birth, and we magnify you!
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn)
Your Nativity, O Mother of God, heralded joy to the whole universe, for from you rose the Son of Justice, Christ our God; taking away the curse, he imparted the blessings, and by abolishing Death, he gave us everlasting life.
Hymns from the Lete (procession):
Today brings the first fruits of our salvation, O peoples! She who was predestined from past generations, the Mother and Virgin, the tabernacle of God, is born of a barren woman: a bud has blossomed from the root of Jesse. Let our forefather Adam rejoice, and let Eve be glad with joy! Behold, our first mother, who was formed from the side of Adam, proclaims her daughter and descendant blessed as she says, "Deliverance has been born for me! I am going to be set free form the bonds of Hades!" David rejoices with his harp and blesses the Lord our God, for today the Virgin comes forth from a sterile womb for the salvation of our souls!
Come, O friends of the Virgin! All you who love purity, draw near with all your heart to the glory of virginity, the fountain of life flowing from the barren rock, the bush born from the childless barren one in order to contain the immaterial Fire that cleanses and enlightens our souls.
What is this present sound of feasting? Anna and Joachim mystically exult with joy as they say, "Rejoice today with us, O Adam and Eve: for if you once closed Paradise by your transgression, we have now been given an illustrious fruit, Mary, the handmaid of God, who reopens the entrance to Eden to all mankind!"
The Queen of all, whom God has predestined forever to be the temple of his eternal divinity, comes forth today, filling with glory th ewomb of the once barren Anna. Through her, the imprudence of Hades has been trampled; Eve, the mother of the human race, enters forever into the assurance of life. Let us cry out to her as is right, "Blessed are you among women, O Virgin Mary, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus!"
On this glorious feast day, which is all ours, let us play as with a harp, for on this day is born from the stem of David the Mother of Light who dispelled darkness. She is the source of immortality, the renewal of Adam and Eve. Through her we were made godly and delivered from death. O Faithful, let us then cry out to her in the words of Gabriel: "Hail, O woman full of grace, the Lord is with you! Through you the Lord will bestow great mercy upon us all!"
Hymns from the Aposticha
On this day a great joy has shone upon us from the two just ones, Joachim and Anna; and this joy is the most honorable Virgin who, because of her purity, will become a living temple of God, and who alone will be recognized as the Mother of God. Through her intercessions, O Christ our God, send down peace upon the world and your great mercy upon our souls!
O Virgin, today you were born a most noble child from the two just ones, Joachim and Anna, as the angel had promised in his announcement. To God you are a heaven, a throne, and a vessel of holiness. To the whole world, a herald of joy the cause of our life, the blessing that wiped out the curse. You are the reason for all the blessings of God. O Maiden whom God has chosen, on this day of your nativity, obtain peace and great for our souls.
Today Anna the barren one claps her hands for joy, the earth is bathed in light, kings sing their happiness, priests enjoy all blessings, and whole universe rejoices: for the Queen and spotless Bride of the Father comes forth form the stem of Jesse. Behold: no woman will ever again bear a child in sorrow or anxiety, for joy has come forth in abundance and life has filled the world. Joachim's offerings shall no more be rejected, for the tears of Anna have now been turned into joy. And now Anna can say: "Rejoice with me, all you chosen ones of Israel, for th eLrod 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!"
Come, all you faithful, let us hasten to the Virgin: for long before her conception in the womb, the one who was destined to be born from the stem of Jesse was destined to be the Mother of our God. The one who is the treasury of virginity, the flowering Rod of Aaron, the object of prophecies, the child of Joachim and Anna, is born today and the world is renewed in her. Through her birth, she floods the Church with her splendor. O holy Temple, Vessel of the Godhead, Model of virgins and Strength of kings: in you the wondrous union of the two natures of Christ was realized. We worship him and glorify your most pure birth, and we magnify you!
Apolytikion (Dismissal Hymn)
Your Nativity, O Mother of God, heralded joy to the whole universe, for from you rose the Son of Justice, Christ our God; taking away the curse, he imparted the blessings, and by abolishing Death, he gave us everlasting life.
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