Entry of the
Theotokos
Ode 1: I shall open my mouth, and the Spirit will inspire it, and I
shall utter the words of my song to the Queen and Mother: I shall be seen
radiantly keeping feast and joyfully praising her entry.
Ode 3: O Mother of God, thou living and
plentiful fount, give strength to those united in spiritual fellowship, who
sing hymns of praise to thee: and on the day of thy venerable entry vouchsafe
unto them crowns of glory.
Ode 4: Perceiving the unsearchable purpose of
God concerning Thine incarnation from a Virgin, O Most High, the prophet
Habakkuk cried: Glory to Thy power, O Lord.
Ode 5: The whole world was amazed at thy venerable
entry: for thou, O Virgin who hast not known wedlock, thyself a Temple most
pure, hast gone within the Temple of God, bestowing peace upon all who sing thy
praises.
Ode 6: As we celebrate this sacred and solemn
feast of the Mother of God, let us come, clapping our hands, O people of the
Lord, and give glory to God who was born of her.
Ode 7: The holy children bravely trampled
upon the threatening fire, refusing to worship created things in place of the
Creator, and they sang in joy: ‘Blessed art Thou and praised above all, O Lord
God of our Fathers.’
Ode 8: Hearken, O pure Virgin Maid: let
Gabriel tell thee the counsel of the Most High that is ancient and true.
Make ready to receive God: for through thee the Incomprehensible comes to dwell
with mortal men. Therefore I cry rejoicing: O all ye works of the Lord,
bless ye the Lord.
Ode 9: Let no profane hand touch the living
Ark of God, but let the lips of the faithful, chanting unceasingly the words of
the angel to the Theotokos, cry out with joy: Truly art thou high above all, O
pure Virgin.
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