The image of a supernatural miracle was presented by the dew-bearing cave; for she did not burn the young men whom she received, just as the fire of the Divinity, the womb of the Virgin, into which it descended. Therefore, triumphantly, let us sing: let all creation bless the Lord and exalt it to all ages.
Magnify, my soul, the most honorable and glorious of the armies above, the Most Pure Virgin Mary.
9. I see a strange and glorious sacrament: heaven is a den, the throne of the cherubim of the Virgin, a manger is a container, in which reclining is the incontainable Christ God, Whom we magnify in praise.
It is more convenient for us to love, as if we are comfortable with fear, in silence; for love, O Virgin, it is inconvenient to weave long-form songs. But, Mother, give me strength, as long as there is will.
I see an extraordinary and incomprehensible mystery: the cave is the sky; Virgo is the throne of the Cherubim; the manger is the container in which the incontainable Christ God reclines. We glorify Him and magnify Him.
It would be more convenient for us to remain silent, as it does not expose us to fear; With love for You, Virgo, it is not easy to compose harmoniously composed songs. However, Mother, grant us as much strength as we have zeal.
Stichera.
Today Christ in Bethlehem is born from the Virgin: today the Beginningless One begins, and the Word is embodied: the powers of heaven rejoice, and the earth and people rejoice: the voles bring gifts to the Master: the shepherd marvels at the Born. We cry unceasingly: glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Prokeimenon at the liturgy.
Let all the earth worship You and sing to You, and sing to Your name, O Most High (Ps. 65:4).
The triumph of this holiday is aggravated for the Russian Church by the memory of the deliverance of our fatherland from the Gauls (French) and with them 20 languages (peoples) in 1812. After the liturgy, a thanksgiving service is performed, ending with the proclamation of many years to the reigning Emperor, the Christ-loving army, as well as eternal memory to the Blessed Emperor Alexander I.