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To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as if we had got rid of the evil ones, let us sing thanksgiving to Thy servants, O Mother of God; but as you have an invincible power, free us from all troubles, and let us call to You: Rejoice, Unbrideless Bride.
A representative angel was sent from heaven and quickly said to the Mother of God: Rejoice! And with a disembodied voice you are incarnated in vain, Lord, terrified and standing, calling to Her like this:
Rejoice, whose joy will shine:
Rejoice, the oath will disappear.
Rejoice, proclamation to fallen Adam;
Rejoice, the tears of Eve are deliverance.
Rejoice, height unattainable by human thoughts;
Rejoice, depth unfathomable and of the eyes of angels.
Rejoice, for you are the seat of the King;
Rejoice, for you have carried Him who bears everything.
Rejoice, Star that reveals the Sun;
Rejoice, womb of the Divine Incarnation.
Rejoice, the creation is being renewed;
Rejoice, we worship the Creator.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Seeing the Holy One in purity, he says to Gabriel boldly: the glorious thing of your voice is inconvenient to my soul, it appears: the birth of the seedless birth is like a verb, calling: Alleluia.
The misunderstood mind is understood by the Virgin, who seeks and cries out to the servant: clean from the side, How can a Son be born powerfully, O Lord of Mi? He spoke to Neyzha with fear, both calling to her:
Rejoice, ineffable advice to the Mystery;
Rejoice, silence of those who ask for faith.
Rejoice, the beginning of the miracles of Christ;
Rejoice, His commands are supreme.
Rejoice, heavenly ladder, God descended from it;
Rejoice, bridge, leading those who are from earth to heaven.
Rejoice, verbose miracle of the angels;
Rejoice, demons' many-lamentable defeat.
Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Light indescribably;
Rejoice, even though you have taught not a single person.
Rejoice, thou who surpassest the understanding of the wise;
Rejoice, thou illuminating the meanings of the faithful.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
The power of the Most High autumn will then conceive the Braconial, and the fertile Toya is false, like a village showing sweet things to everyone who wants to reap salvation, always singing to the sice: Alleluia.
Having the God-pleasing womb, the Virgin was born to Elizabeth: and her baby, when she knew the kiss, rejoiced, and played like songs, crying out to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, branches of the unfading rose;
Rejoice, immortal fruit acquisition.
Rejoice, O Worker, Lover of Mankind;
Rejoice, you who gave birth to the Gardener of our life.
Rejoice, O field, who increases the supply of bounty;
Rejoice, table, bearing abundance of cleansing.
Rejoice, for you are flourishing as a food paradise;
Rejoice, for you have prepared a haven for souls.
Rejoice, pleasant censer of prayer;
Rejoice, purification of the whole world.
Rejoice, God has good will towards mortals;
Rejoice, mortals have boldness towards God.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Stormy within, having doubtful thoughts, chaste Joseph was dismayed, thinking to You in vain of the unmarried and marital-stolen One, Immaculate One; Having taken away your conception from the Holy Spirit, he said: Alleluia.
Hearing the shepherd of Angels singing the carnal coming of Christ, and flowing as if to the Shepherd, they see Him like a blameless lamb, fallen in the womb of Maryna, and singing:
Rejoice, Lamb and Shepherd Mother;
Rejoice, courtyard of verbal sheep.
Rejoice, torment of invisible enemies;
Rejoice, the doors of heaven are opening.
Rejoice, as those in heaven rejoice in those on earth;
Rejoice, as earthly things resemble heavenly ones.
Rejoice, silent mouth of the apostles;
Rejoice, invincible boldness of the passion-bearers.
Rejoice, firm affirmation of faith;
Rejoice, bright knowledge of grace.
Rejoice, hell has been laid bare to the south;
Rejoice, for we are clothed with glory.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
When you saw the rich star, you followed the dawn; and like a lamp holding a lamp, I tested the mighty King, and having reached the Incomprehensible One, rejoicing, I cried out to Him: Alleluia.
Seeing the youths of Chaldea in the hand of the Maiden who created with the hands of men, and the Lord who understands Him, even if a slave accepts the form, trying to serve Him darmily, and cry out Blessed:
Rejoice, Mother of Never Setting Stars;
Rejoice, dawn of the mysterious day.
Rejoice, thou who has quenched the delights of the furnace;
Rejoice, enlightening the hidden places of the Trinity.
Rejoice, thou who sweepest away the inhuman tormentor from the authorities;
Rejoice, O Lord, Lover of mankind, who showed Christ.
Rejoice, deliverer of the barbaric ministry;
Rejoice, time that takes away matters.
Rejoice, you who extinguished the fire of worship;
Rejoice, thou who changest the flames of passions.
Rejoice, faithful teacher of chastity;
Rejoice, joy of all generations.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
The preachers of the God-bearing former Volsvi, returning to Babylon, having ended Your prophecy, and having preached Your Christ to everyone, left Herod as if he were speaking, not leading the song: Alleluia.
Having shone in Egypt with the enlightenment of truth, you drove away the darkness of lies: for his idols, O Savior, do not tolerate Your fortress, O fallen, those who were delivered cried out to the Mother of God:
Rejoice, correction of men;
Rejoice, fall of demons.
Rejoice, thou who trampled down the charms of the empire;
Rejoice, you who exposed idolatrous flattery.
Rejoice, sea that drowned the mental Pharaoh;
Rejoice, stone, who gave drink to the thirsty for life.
Rejoice, pillar of fire, instructing those in darkness;
Rejoice, covering the world, broadening the clouds.
Rejoice, food, receiver of manna;
Rejoice, sweets to the holy servant.
Rejoice, land of promise;
Rejoice, honey and milk flow from here.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
I want Simeon from this present age to pass away from the charming one; you were seen as a child to him, but you also became known to him as a perfect God. Moreover, I was amazed at Your ineffable wisdom, calling: Alleluia.
Showing a new creation, the Creator appeared to us from Him, from the seedless cold of the womb, and having preserved it, as if it were incorruptible, and having seen a miracle, let us sing out loudly:
Rejoice, flower of incorruptibility;
Rejoice, crown of abstinence.
Rejoice, you who shine upon the image of the resurrection;
Rejoice, you who manifest the life of angels.
Rejoice, light-fruitful tree, from which the vernias feed;
Rejoice, blessed-leaved tree, which is covered with many.
Rejoice, you who bear in your womb the Savior of the captives;
Rejoice, you who gave birth to a Guide to the lost.
Rejoice, Judge of the righteous supplication;
Rejoice, forgiveness of many sins.
Rejoice, naked garment of boldness;
Rejoice, beloved, conqueror of every desire.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Having seen a strange Christmas, let us withdraw from the world, turning our minds to heaven: for this reason, the high God appeared on earth, a humble man, although he would draw to the heights those who cry: Alleluia.
All the indescribable Words in the lower and the highest departed: for the descent was Divine, but not a local passing, and the Nativity was from the Virgin of the Accepted of God, who heard this:
Rejoice, God is not a container that cannot be contained;
Rejoice, holy sacrament of the door.
Rejoice, doubtful hearing of the unbelievers;
Rejoice, well-known praise of the faithful.
Rejoice, O holy chariot of Jehovah upon Cherubimech;
Rejoice, glorious village of Existence on Seraphimekh.
Rejoice, you who gathered the opposite together;
Rejoice, you who combined virginity and Christmas.
Rejoice, the crime has now been resolved;
Rejoice, paradise has opened to the south.
Rejoice, key of the Kingdom of Christ;
Rejoice, hope of eternal blessings.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Every angelic nature was amazed at the great work of Your incarnation; For we are abiding, unapproachable as God, a Man approachable to all, and hearing from all: Alleluia.
The branches of many things, like voiceless fish, we see about You, Mother of God, they are perplexed by the words, even though the Virgin abides and you were able to give birth. We, marveling at the mystery, truly cry out:
Rejoice, friend of the wisdom of God;
Rejoice, His providences are the treasure.
Rejoice, you who show the foolish to everyone who is wise;
Rejoice, you who accuse the cunning and the wordless.
Rejoice, for you have conquered the seeker of Lutia;
Rejoice, for the creators of fables have faded away.
Rejoice, thou who tearest apart the Athenian weave;
Rejoice, thou who fulfillest the fishermen's dreams.
Rejoice, thou who pullest forth from the depths of ignorance;
Rejoice, you who enlighten many in the mind.
Rejoice, ship of those who want to be saved;
Rejoice, haven of worldly voyages.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Although He has come to save the world, the Decorator of all, He has come to this self-promise, and this Shepherd, like God, has appeared for us for our sake: having called upon like for like, for God hears: Alleluia.
Thou art the wall of the virgins, O Virgin Mother of God, and of all who come running to Thee: for the Creator of heaven and earth, O Most Pure One, dwelleth in Thy womb, and teach all to invite Thee:
Rejoice, pillar of virginity;
Rejoice, door of salvation.
Rejoice, mistress of the mental building;
Rejoice, giver of Divine grace.
Rejoice, for You have renewed those who were conceived in cold;
Rejoice, for You have punished those who were robbed of their minds.
Rejoice, exerciser of meanings;
Rejoice, you who gave birth to the sower of purity.
Rejoice, devil of seedless disgrace;
Rejoice, you who united the faithful to the Lord.
Rejoice, good nurse of young virgins;
Rejoice, bride-blesser of the souls of saints.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
All singing is overcome, striving to strive towards the multitude of Your bounties: equal in number to the sand of the songs we bring to You, the Holy King, we do nothing worthy of what we have given Thou art unto us who cry unto Thee: Alleluia.
The light-receiving light, which appears to those who exist in darkness, we see the Holy Virgin, the immaterial one, who burns fire, instructs everything to the Divine mind, enlightening the mind with the dawn, and revered by the title, with this:
Rejoice, ray of the intelligent Sun;
Rejoice, luminary of the never-setting Light.
Rejoice, lightning, enlightening souls;
Rejoice, for the thunder of the enemy is terrifying.
Rejoice, for you have shone with much light in the Enlightenment;
Rejoice, for you flow from a multi-flowing River.
Rejoice, font that paints the Image;
Rejoice, you who take away sinful filth.
Rejoice, bath, washing conscience;
Rejoice, cup that draws joy.
Rejoice, smelling the fragrance of Christ;
Rejoice, belly of the secret of Veseliya.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Grace granted the desires of ancient debts, the Decider of all debts by man, having come by Himself to those who had departed from His grace, and having torn the handwriting, he hears from everyone: Alleluia.
Singing Your Nativity, we all praise You, like an animated church, the Mother of God: for in Your womb, holding all the hands of the Lord, sanctify, glorify and teach everyone to cry out to You:
Rejoice, village of God and the Word;
Rejoice, greater holy of holies.
Rejoice, O ark, gilded by the Spirit;
Rejoice, inexhaustible treasure of the belly.
Rejoice, honorable one, crowned with pious kings;
Rejoice, honest praise of the reverent priests.
Rejoice, unshakable pillar of the Church;
Rejoice, unbreakable wall of the Kingdom.
Rejoice, victories will arise from her;
Rejoice, to the south the enemies fall.
Rejoice, healing of my body;
Rejoice, salvation of my soul.
Rejoice, Unbride-less Bride.
Oh, All-Singing Mother, who gave birth to all the saints, the Most Holy Word! Having accepted this present offering, deliver everyone from all misfortune, and from future torment, those who cry out for You: Alleluia.
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Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, you are the highest of all Angels and Archangels, and all the most honest creatures, you are the Helper of the offended, the hopeless, the poor Intercessor, consolation for the sad, nursing for the hungry, clothing for the naked, healing for the sick, salvation for sinners, help and intercession for all Christians. O All-Merciful Lady, Virgin Mother of God Lady, by Thy mercy save and have mercy on the most holy Orthodox patriarchs, most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops and all the priestly and monastic rank, and all Orthodox Christians through the robe of Your honest protection; and pray, Lady, from You, the incarnate Christ our God, that He may gird us with His Power from above, against our invisible and visible enemies. Oh, All-Merciful Lady Theotokos!
Raise us from the depths of sin and deliver us from famine, destruction, from coward and flood, from fire and sword, from the presence of foreigners and internecine warfare, and from vain death, and from attack from hostility, and from harmful winds, and from deadly plagues, and from all evil. Grant, Lady, peace and health to Your servants, all Orthodox Christians, and enlighten their minds and the eyes of their hearts, even to salvation; and we are worthy, Thy sinful servants, of the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God; for His power is blessed and glorified, with His Beginning Father, and with His Most Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, Most Holy Virgin Mother of the Lord, Queen of Heaven and earth! Hear the much-painful sighing of our souls, look down from Thy holy height upon us, who worship Thy most pure image with faith and love. Behold, being immersed in sin and overwhelmed by sorrow, looking at Your image, as if You were living with us, we offer our humble prayers. The imams have no other help, no other intercession, no consolation, except for You, O Mother of all who mourn and are burdened. Help us the weak, quench our sorrow, guide us who are erring on the right path, heal and save the hopeless, grant us the rest of our lives in peace and silence, give us Christian death, and at the Last Judgment of Your Son the merciful Intercessor appeared to us, may we always sing, magnify and glorify You, as the good Intercessor of the Christian race, with everyone who pleased God. Amen.
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