At the end of September, Ukrainians celebrate a great Orthodox holiday - the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2019. This day is considered one of the most important and revered in the Christian world. After all, it is known that since ancient times, people have respected the Mother of God as God's righteous, intercessor, and patroness of children and mothers. Read about the main traditions, history and prohibitions of the holiday in our material.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2019: when is celebrated

History of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

An ancient biblical legend says that Joachim and Anna from Jerusalem could not have children for a long time. Then Joachim went to the Christian church to pray to the higher powers for the gift of offspring. However, even there the clergy refused him, since he "did not create offspring for Israel."

In desperation, Joachim went into the wilderness and for many days prayed to the Lord for a child. Then an angel appeared to him from heaven and said: “The Lord heeded your prayer, you will conceive and give birth, and your offspring will be talked about all over the world.”

And so it happened: the couple had a daughter who connected heaven and earth, people and God. The family was grateful for the gift given from heaven. Therefore, in return, Joachim and Anna promised the Lord to give the child to the service of God, which they did when Mary was three years old.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin: how they celebrate

The Holy Mother of God is a symbol of a pure feminine and maternal principle. Her child was born as a result of an immaculate conception, so the Virgin Mary is usually called "the purest of all mothers."

The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lady is dedicated primarily to women. Every girl on this day should read a prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is believed that the Mother of God fulfills the innermost desires of those who truly believe in her. Therefore, you should ask the saint for health for yourself and loved ones, unity in the family and protection from adversity.

But for those who are only striving for motherhood, marriage, or simply looking for their love, it is worth going to church for a solemn liturgy dedicated to the miracle of the birth of the Intercessor.

There is also a special tradition for children on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There is a belief that the Virgin Mary will protect children who are born on this day from troubles and hardships all their lives. The Mother of God also helps mothers in raising children, as well as during childbirth. Therefore, women in labor pray to the saint for a quick, painless, and most importantly healthy birth.

According to legend, if it rains on the street on September 21, it means that the Virgin Mary mourns the sins of people.

It is believed that girls need to wash themselves with morning dew before sunrise. Then their youth and beauty will be preserved for many years.

Previously, people collected herbs in the period between the Assumption of the Virgin and the Birth of the Blessed Virgin and prepared a special tincture from them. We believe that the elixir has healing properties and can cure the most terrible diseases.

Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: meaning

The icon dedicated to the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos depicts the happiness with which the Virgin Mary came into our world. Before the image of the saint, you need to ask only for the most sincere desires that are most important for a person at the moment. The clergy believe that the Heavenly Queen pleases in the name of every believer.

Before the image of the Nativity of the Virgin, women need to ask for health and happiness for their children. And if God does not give offspring, in this case a sincere prayer to the Mother of God will help. It must be remembered that icons or saints do not "specialize" in any particular area. It will be right when a person turns with faith in the power of God, and not in the power of this icon, this saint or prayer.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2019: what not to do

On the day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there are a number of strict prohibitions that absolutely cannot be violated.

On this day, you can not do hard work, for example, sewing, cleaning, washing, ironing, making repairs and the like. It is better to postpone all cases for another day.

Remember that on this day it is strictly forbidden to swear. Otherwise, all negative energy will turn against you with a triple force. All conflicts and disagreements must be resolved peacefully, without raising your voice.

And if on this day someone asks you for help, whether physical or material, you cannot refuse.

On September 21, you can not throw away leftover food from the table. They should be given to feed birds and animals.

On this holy feast, one cannot pass by the poor and beggars without giving them food or alms. Especially this prohibition applies to women, otherwise they may become infertile.

Prayer for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

My circus is blessed, my hope is to the Mother of God, friends of the orphans and strange parishioners, grieving families, offended patroness! See my trouble, see my sorrow, help me, as if I am weak, feed me, as if strange. I’ll offend my weight, resolve it as if you will: as if there were no imams of another representative, nor a good comforter, only You, O Bogomati, as if save me and cover me forever and ever Amen.

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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin: what not to do

According to tradition, on this day it is strictly forbidden:

• any housework, even food is prepared the day before - read more in our material - an exception is made only for urgent matters: caring for children and pets, etc .;
• quarrel, scream and wish evil - especially to close people;
• sweep the crumbs from the festive table to the floor - they are given to pets.

Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos: Lent

There are such signs for the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary related to the weather:

• if the weather on this day turns out to be good, then autumn will be fine;
• if it rains, it will pour for another 40 days, and expect damp and rainy autumn, plus the winter will be cold.
• if it is foggy in the morning, then expect rainy weather, but if the fog clears quickly, then the weather will be changeable;
• if in the morning the sun quickly dries the dew, don't expect a lot of snow in winter.

Nativity of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Historical content

About the Nativity of Bo-go-ro-di-tsy and about her ro-di-te-lyah from-west-but from apo-cri-fi-che-sko-go Pro-to-e-van- helium Ia-ko-va (II century). There, s-ska-for-but that b-go-che-sti-howl se-mei-noy couple from Ieru-sa-li-ma, Io-a-ki-ma and An-na, dol -th time there were no children. They are very stra-yes-whether from this. And then one day, when they prayed differently about yes-ro-va-nii to them re-ben-ka, both of them would-lo vi-de-an- ge-la, announcing that the Lord heeded their prayers to you and they will speak of their offspring all over the world. After this bless-go-vestiya An-na for-cha-la. Su-pru-gi, is it a vow to consecrate your re-ben-ka to God and, as it were, in the custom, give it to Jeru- sa-lim-sky temple for serving and re-pi-ta-niya until the end-shen-no-le-tiya. Che-rez de-vyat me-sya-tsev An-na ro-di-la daughter, someone-rui on-z-va-li Ma-ri-she.

Nativity of the Virgin

Lord, living on heaven, he wants to appear on earth and live with people, first of all, the shaft on it is a place of se-le-niya of the glory of Yours - Pre-clean of Your Mother: for in the custom of the kings, when they want to come in any-bo-city, pre-go-tov-lyat yourself in it for pre-wa-va-niya pa-la-tu. And how pa-la-you earthly kings co-zi-yes-is-kus-nei-shi-mi ma-ste-ra-mi from dra-go-principal me-tov, on the highest place, more beautiful and wider than all other dwellings of human-lo-ve-che-sky, so had z-give-sya and pa-la-ta glory to the Tsar of Heaven. In the Old Testament, when God arose to live in Jeru-sa-li-me, So-lo-mon co-gave Him a temple (Ch.; Ch.) through is-kus-ney-she-go stro-and-te-la Hi-ra-ma, someone was full of hu-to-the-same, ra-zu-ma and zna- nia for everything. So-z-gave So-lo-mon a temple from dra-go-valuable-their-things, from an excellent-go-no-go-stone (), from b-go-out-of-the-n de-re-vieve: ked-ra and ki-pa-ri-sa (), in-winter-my from Li-va-na, and from pure gold-lo-ta, on air you-shen-nei-shem me-ste, on Mount Mo-ria. The temple was all the more beautiful because on its walls there would still be images of he-ru-vi-mov, various personal de-re- viev and fruits (). The space of the temple was so large that it could accommodate without crowding all the many people from Rael, and descended on him glory to the Lord in fire and about-la-ke (). However, this temple was not-to-a-hundred-to-chen for accommodating in itself Not-together-my-God. So-lo-mon created a temple for Him, but the Most High does not live in the ru-to-ren-ny temples. "Which house with-zi-wait-for me, - go-vo-rit Lord, or some place for Mo-e-go to rest?"(). And now God b-go-of-lil, so that in na-cha-le but-in-for-vet-noy bla-go-yes-ti was co-z-given not-ru-ko- your-ren-ny temple - Pre-chi-flock, Pre-bla-go-slo-ven-naya De-va Ma-ria. What kind of building-and-te-lem co-z-given was that temple? In-truth-well - pre-wise-rei-shim, sa-my Pre-wise-ro-by God-she, as go-vo-rit Pi-sa-nie: "Pre-wisdom-growth in-stro-and-la se-be house"(), and everything co-created by the Pre-wisdom of God is beautiful and perfect. And in-ate-ku Pre-wisdom of God co-z-yes-la ode-shev-len-nuyu pa-la-tu of the Word, - in this way, co-z-give-sya con-ver-shen-ny temple for the con-ver-shen-no-God, pre-light-laya pa-la-ta for the pre-light-lo-go Tsar, pre-pure and not-o-bad-nen-ny devil-tog for the pre-chi-hundred-th and not-square-no-go -roch-no-go Lamb. Se-mu is a faithful witness on the sky, speaking to Her: "You are all beautiful, my beloved, and there are no stains on you!"(). And the holy Da-mas-kin writes: "All is the devil of the Du-ha, all is the city of God, mo-re bless-go-da-tey, all is good, all is near Bo-gu "(Word 1 on the Nativity of the Pre-Holy Bo-go-ro-di-tsy).

From what substances did this pa-la-ta co-z-da-las? In-truth-well - from dra-go-principal-nee-shih: for it came from, as from a dra-go-price-but-th stone, from the royal genus, from Yes-vide-yes, someone embedded in the ancestor with a stone, pro-o-ra-zo-vav-shim stone - Christ, smashed Go- lia-fa(); and, as from the b-go-out-of-the-nyh de-re-vie ked-ra and ki-pa-ri-sa, De-va Bo-go-ro-di-tsa ro-di-las from ro-da ar -hi-hereic-th, with-but-sya-shche-go-go-go-out sacrifices-you to God. Her father, the holy righteous Jo-a-kim, was the son of Var-la-fi-ra, leading his pro-is-ho-de-tion from his son Da- vi-do-va Na-fa-na, and her mother, the holy great-ved-naya An-na, was-la-to-che-ryu-priest-no-ka Mat-fa-na from the ple- me-ni Aaro-no-va; in such a way, Pre-chi-flock De-va, according to the father, was the ro-da royal, and according to the ma-te-ri - ar-khi-here. Oh, from how many other-valuable-their-their-things, - I-ra-zu-me-more-honest-neck about-is-hot-de-nie, - so-da-was Tsa- ryu sla-you odu-shev-len-naya pa-la-ta! And how in the So-lo-mo-no-vom-temple-me-men-nye and de-re-vyan-nye buildings with-ob-re-ta-whether a special value from chi -a hundred gold-lo-ta, someone-eye would-whether in-zo-lo-che-us; so in the birth of the Pre-Holy God-ro-di-tsy of the b-go-kinship of the royal and ar-hi-hereian pro-is-hozh-de-niya even more deserving of the reading from the whole-wisdom of the saints Her ro-di-te-lei, someone else is better, "Isn't it from gold: it is more expensive than precious stones; and nothing from the same mess with her"(). For the Pre-holy De-va was born from whole-wise-ren-ro-di-te-lei, that you are above all goodness. About this, Saint Da-mas-kin, addressing the holy great-ved-God-from-tsam, says: “Oh blessed su- spring-gi, Jo-a-kim and An-na! In truth, according to the fruit of your womb, you appeared not-by-roch-us, according to the word of the Lord -under-nude: "By their fruits you shall know them"(). You arrange your life, how b-go-y-year-but God and how worthy this is Born from you. For, living whole-lo-wise-ren-but and right-wing-but, you are about-from-races-ti-whether with-kro-vi-sche virginity, - ra-zu-me De- vu: before the birth of De-vu, in the birth of De-vu, after the birth of De-vu, and always De-vu, the only ever present -stvo-yu-shchu and mind, and soul, and body. In-do-ba-lo, so that virginity, from whole-wisdom-born-day, would be with-not-se-but the flesh of Sam-mo-mu Edi- but-sort-no-mu Light. Oh, two-and-tsa chi-shi-shih layer-weight mountains-faces, Io-a-kim and An-na! you, co-b-love-whole-wise-ren-but-the-law of nature, divinely-but-be-be-be-were supernatural-yes-ro-va- ny, and ro-di-li mi-ru De-va Mother of God. You, bla-go-che-sti-vo and pra-ved-but alive in human nature, pro-d-we-whether the Daughter of the highest an-ge-lov and we-do not have power over an-ge-la-mi. Oh, beautiful and sweet tea Daughter! Oh, krin, you grew up in the middle of ter-nia from the b-go-rod-of-her-she-th royal root! That-battle about-ga-ti-elk the kingdom of the priesthood ". Si-mi words-va-mi saint Da-mas-kin is clear, but in-ka-zy-va-et, from ka-ko-vyh ro-di-te-lei birth-de-na of the Mother of God, from how many other-valuable things do-e-na-pa-la-ta Tsa- rya Heaven-no-go.

In what place would it be to arrange this ode-shev-len-naya pa-la-ta? In truth - on you-with-tea-shem, for the Church gives the following testimonial about it: "truth-but you-sh-shi of all are De-vo chi-flock"; but you-she is not a place, but good-ro-de-te-la-mi and you-with-that of God-their yes-ro-va-ny. The place where the pre-bla-go-slo-ven-naya De-va was born was a small city in the land of Ga-li-lei, on-zy-va -e-my Na-for-re-that, for-vi-sev-shi from the pain-sho-go-ro-yes Ka-per-na-u-ma, and would it be pre-zi-ra-e-we, in what way and about Christ it would be said-for-but: "from Na-za-re-ta, can there be anything good?"(). But Lord "Someone, obi-taya on you-with-those, with-to-lo-nya-et-sya, in order to come to heaven and earth"(), b-go-of-lil, so that His Pre-chi-flock Mother would be born-la-de-na not in Ka-per-on-at-me, in her own mountains -dy-not up to no-ba rise-nes-shem-sya, but in humble-ren-nom On-for-re-te, "for what you-so-co with people is an abomination before God"(), and pre-zi-ra-e-mine and uni-chi-zha-e-mine with them you-so-ko and dra-go-tsen-but at Ne-go. Sa-my name Na-for-re-ta with this depicts you-so-that good-ro-de-te-lei Pre-chi-stay De-you. For as in His birth, the Lord, through Beth-le-em, which means: "house of bread", tai-but pro-about-ra-zo-val what He is bread that descended from heaven for resurrection and strengthening of people: so in the birth of Pre-chi-stand Your Ma-te-ri He, through Na-za-ret, depicts exalted objects; for on-name-no-va-nie "On-for-ret" means color-that-thing, fenced-off, crowned-chan-noe and co-vein-noe place : and all this is clear, but before-goiter-ra-zha-et Pre-holy De-vu. She is a color that chilled from the non-fertile and caught the morning-to-su-ho-go de-re-va, the color is not-u-vya-yes-e-my, pre- but-blooming-tu-schy virginity, the color of b-go-u-ha-yu-schi, ro-dya-schi b-go-u-ha-nie Edi-no-th Tsar, - color, bringing fruit - Christ-hundred God of the Lord, yes, the only apple-lo-ko is good. She sanctifies the b-go-da-tyu on-she-she-go on Her and the autumn-niv-she-go of Her Holy Spirit and is the saint of all saints like ro-div-shay "all holy saints-tey-neck word". She is excluded from the number of sinful earthly relatives, as pure and not-for-rock, and not only Sama is alien to sin, but also a sin -no-kov from-in-dit from without-for-to-ni, as the Church calls to her: "ra-duy-sya, nasty iz-ma-yu-shchaya deeds". She is crowned with glory and honor: crowned with glory, for she grew out of the royal root; uven-cha-on che-stu, in a way that came from the tribe-me-ni ar-khi-erey-go. Uven-cha-on glory, in a way that came from whole-wise-wise ro-di-te-lei; uven-cha-on che-stu, in a way that, in che-che-on-bla-go-ve-shche-ni-em and serve ar-khan-ge-la. Uven-cha-on glory, like the Mother of God; for what can be more glorious than that, how to give birth to God? Uven-cha-na-stu, like Pris-no-de-va; for what can be more than even, how to be and after the birth of de-howling? Uven-cha-on glory, "glory-ney-shay se-ra-fim", like se-ra-fim-ski voz-lyu-biv-shay God. Uven-cha-on-che-stu, "honest-ney-shay he-ru-vim", as pre-ascended-shay he-ru-vi-mov is wise-ro-stu and in the knowledge of the Godhead: "glory and honor and peace to all-to-mu, de la-yu-sche-mu good-swarm"(), go-vo-rit Apo-table. But is there any of the earthly relatives more kind-ro-de-tel-ny than the Pre-chi-pack of De-va? She saved everything for-the-god-of-the-God-under-no, used all the will of the Lord-for-yes, all the institu- tions of His co- blu-la, all the words of His co-wing in His heart, eyes-for-la neighbors all de la mi-lo-ser-diya. In this way, it’s worthy, but She’s crowned-cha-na, like yours-rya-shchaya all-good. She is also some kind of storage; for so-storage-nya-la so-kro-vi-sche of your-e-go de-vi-che-so-go whole-wisdom-ry so carefully that yes an-ge -lu didn’t want to entrust it, because, having seen the dev an-ge-la, She was embarrassed by his words and thought-my-la-la, so that she would know -chi-lo this greeting (). All this Na-za-ret pro-ob-ra-zo-shaft in the Pre-chi-stand De-ve in their own name-but-va-ni-em. And who will not tell how you-so-co-rose that pa-la-ta Christ-sto-va according to the good-ro-de-te-lyam and yes-ro-va-ni-yam of God -them? She is you-so-ka, for yes-ro-va-na from the sky, although she was born on earth from earthly relatives; - from no-ba, for, as some of the god-enlightened men say, ar-khan-gel Gav-ri-il, bless- go-ve-steve-shiy Za-ha-rii about the birth-de-nii of Io-an-no-vom, bless-go-ve-steel Io-a-ki-mu and An-not about for-cha-tii Pre-holy Bo-go-ro-di-tsy and brought from heaven to Her the most-bla-go-word-ven-name, go-in-rya not-fruitful ma-te- ri: "An-na, An-na! You give birth to the Daughter of the most-bla-go-word-ven-naya, and on-re-four-sya is Her name: Ma-ria." So She, without co-m-non-nia, can be called-on-the city of the holy, Jeru-sa-li-mom new, descending from heaven from Bo -ga (), ski-ni-her God-she-she. You are from this God's tabernacle, for, having given birth to the Tsar Christ, she ascended to pa-che se-ra-fi-mov. Oh, you-so-ta, not-u-to-bo-vos-ho-di-may for che-lo-ve-che-th-thoughts!

And ka-ko-va kra-so-ta of that cape-len-noy Christ-hundred-howl pa-la-you, - listen to that same sweet-to-gla-go-li- in-th Io-an-na Da-mas-ki-na, the following things about Her are the following: "She is with-not-se-on God, Tsa- ryu everyone, dress-yan-naya bla-go-le-pi-em dob-ro-de-te-lei, as if with golden ri-zoyu, decorated with bla-go-da-tew Spirit of the Holy One, and Her glory is within Her: for as for every woman, her glory is a husband who comes from the outside, so glory Bo-go-ro-di-tsy inside Her, i.e. the fruit of Her womb ". And Da-mas-kin go-vo-rit, turning to Her: "Oh, De-vo Bo-go-bla-go-dat-naya, holy Church of God , someone-ruyu spirit-hov-but co-z-gave this co-creative world So-lo-mon (Pre-wise Creator of the world) and all-poured into No, not golden, not without souls, we are embellished with stones, but, instead of golden, si-i-et Spirit, together - one hundred expensive stones has a lot of valuable bi-ser - Christ-hundred. more beautiful than the former in the temple of So-lo-mo-no-vom, in some-rum, would you have depicted-ra-same-us in-do-biya he-ru-vi -mov, de-re-viev and flowers. -vim-sky; for with her he-ru-vim-sky zhi-ti-em She not only compared with he-ru-vi-ma-mi, but also surpassed them. -whether the Church used to call other saints he-ru-vi-ma-mi, vo-pe-vaya: "What are you-re-what saints; he-ru-vi-we, as if Christ had Christ on you", then the pa-che De-va Bo-go-ro-di-tsa is he-ru-vim, for in Her Christ rested His body with His, and on pure ru- kah Her God has risen, as on a pre-hundred-le: De-va has become a pre-hundred he-ru-vim-skim. She has in Se-be-do-biya and de-re-vie b-go-plo-do-vi-ty, spirit-hov-but co-de-lavish mas-li-noy flat do-with-toy in the house of God and color-tu-schi fi-no-com (), why are we-not and have-well-there-sa-house of life -nos-nym, ko-g-yes the Church rises-ne-va-et: "from not-fruit-on-go-to-re-not the garden of life-in-no-sen from-ras-ty to us, Your mother, who is God of miracles ". All this is about the beauty of Her spirituality. But She wouldn’t be li-she-na and beautiful-te-forest-noy, as many church-teachings testify that in all under the sun-nech-noy was not and will not be such a beautiful de-you, ka-ko-wa would-la De-va Bo-go-ro-di-tsa, having seen Someone-ruyu, the holy Dee-o-no-siy Are-o-pa-git would like to speak God, if he didn’t know God, from Her birth-day but th. For God-divine grace-give, to which She would-la use-half-not-on the inside, pro-si-I-va-la and on Her pre-light-scrap -tse. So-fore-fore-that-shaft se-be pa-la-tu on earth the King of Heaven, - pa-la-that beautiful soul and body, "pri-go-tov-flax-ny as not-ve-hundred, decorated for her husband's own"(), - moreover, pa-la-tu pro-strange: "the womb of Her pro-strange-her non-devil co-de-la", and together in Her "not-together-my-Christ-God".

Pa-la-you royal usual-but-veins-but are building about-shirk-us-mi, so that they could accommodate not only the king, but also many -stvo of the next hundred servants and people coming to him from all over. The vast village of the Word, the Pre-chi-flock of the De-va, the pro-country, but not only for God the Word, as Tsar, but also for us, at- those-th-th-th-those servants of God-them in Her all-la-you-shche-mu-sya: God holds in the morning-be, but we are in His blessing go-at-tro-bee. Chosen co-judgment of God, holy Apo-table Pa-vel, move-my-my-love-view, spoke to his beloved-len-cha - ladies: "heart-tse na-she ras-shi-re-but. You are not cramped in us"(). But one of the saints can have such a strange good-go-at-tro-be-be as Ma-ri-i-no about God good-go-at-tro-be ? Here, together, and whole-wise-wise, and sin-no-mu here is not crowded. Ka-yu-shchi-sya has her own place in Her, and for from-cha-yav-shih-sya and not-ka-yu-shchi-sya She is an un-excused adjective -no-sche, in-better-but-mu-mu, as No-ev kov-cheg served with a hundred of not only clean, but also unclean animals. In b-go-at-tro-biya Her without tight-but-you-together all mourning, offended-di-mye, al-chu-shchy, strange , obu-re-va-e-my, sick: for it cannot but be sweet-hearted-that morning-ba, someone-paradise ro-di-la bless us God. Pa-la-you of the kings of the earth are guarding a lot in-weapons-of-the-wife guards, someone-paradise is not everyone, well-la-yu- whoever enters them, let in, but hold on, pay attention, but follow, from where and why. And ode-shev-len-naya pa-la-ta Christ-sto-va, ho-cha and surround-same-on he-ru-vi-ma-mi and se-ra-fi-ma-mi and demon- numbers-len-us-mi-li-ka-mi an-ge-lov and all the saints, but, nevertheless, in two-ri Her b-go-at-throb-no-go mi-lo -ser-diya, no one hinders to enter, if anyone would like this: neither st-ra-zh does not from-tal-ki-va-yut, nor in -and-we don’t-go-nya-yut and don’t-follow-du-yut, for-what who goes, but everyone enters them demon-obstructed-five-stven-but with mo-le -we don’t eat and accept a gift for the good-of-required pro-she-nii.

So, let's run to the mi-lo-ser-diya Born-den-noy from the non-fruitful morning with such a greeting:

Ra-duy-sya, all-not-roch-naya pa-la-ta Tsar of all! Ra-duy-sya, se-le-tion of God and the Word, Ko-e-mu with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and You-be, Do-che-ri of the Father, Ma-te-ri Son-na, Ne-ve-ste of the Holy Spirit, may honor and glory be from us mortals forever. Amen.

Liturgical (liturgical) features

An all-night vigil is performed the night before. See in

The source from which one can trace the history of the liturgical form of the feast of the Most Holy Theotokos is the Jerusalem Canon of the 7th century. He establishes a troparion, tone 1 - Thy Nativity, Virgin Mother of God:, prokeimenon (tone 1) He sanctified His village:; verse God is our refuge and strength:, reading: ; ; 10; alleluia (tone 8 - Hear the daughter; the Gospel begins with the words: But when this was said, that is, from the end of the passage that is currently laid down. In the Canon, statutory recommendations are given only for the Liturgy. Apparently, Vespers and Matins on this the holiday did not have serious differences from everyday ones, which in turn leads to the following conclusion: the status of the great holiday of the Nativity of the Virgin has not yet been fully assimilated.

The Cannonary of Sinai is important for historical liturgy in that it contains proverbs, a troparion, an apostle, a gospel, and a sacrament, identical to modern ones, for the said celebration.

Analyzing individual editions of the Studian Typicon (Evergetid, Grottoferatsky monasteries and some others), which was used in the monasteries and, possibly, in the parish churches of Byzantium in the 9th-12th centuries and was perceived in Russia in the 10th-14th centuries, one can find the following features: distinguishing them from the current Charter: in the Lord, I cried: three modern stichera were codified into six; there is no lithium at Vespers; stichera on the verse: the first - the synchronous second - stands in the place of the modern third, and the third - in place of the fourth; Glory now:, voice 2 is similar to the House of Euphrates: In the morning after the Gospel, as on other holidays, a prokeimenon is laid In the night, raise your hands: The canons were sung like this: in the first canon in the first, third, fourth and sixth songs of the irmosa once, poems - twice; in the fifth, seventh, eighth and ninth songs - both irmos and verses twice each. In the second canon, irmos and verses are prescribed once. The present three stichera followed twice on the praises. The verse stichera were always relied on at matins: on this feast the verse matins (tone 2) are similar to the House of Euphrates28.

With a similar comparison of the synchronous position with the oldest lists of the Jerusalem Charter, on which in the XII-XIII centuries. passed the Greek, in the XIVth - the South Slavic, at the end of the XIV - the beginning of the XV centuries - the Russian Orthodox Church, the following diachronic changes can be found: in the Lord, I cry: the first two stichera are repeated; from the canons of the second, some manuscripts indicate singing for six, and only troparia (without irmos); others - mainly Slavic - prescribe to sing his irmos and troparia once; holiday exapostilary - twice; in the Liturgy for the Blessed, only songs from the first canon rely.

Canons and Akathists

Canto 1

Irmos: Come people, let us sing a song to Christ God, who parted the sea, and who instructed the people, even having brought them out of the work of Egypt, as if glorified.

Come faithfully, rejoicing in the Divine Spirit, Who came from the barren today, people to salvation, We honor the Ever-Virgin Maiden with songs.

Rejoice, Pure, Mother and servant of Christ God, Even the First Intercessor of bliss, the human race of Thee, we all deserve praise with songs.

Today the Bridge is born of life, By which the people have found the appeal of the fall from hell, Christ the Life-giver is glorified with songs.

Canto 3

Irmos: Establish us in Thee, O Lord, deaden sin with a tree, and plant Thy fear in the hearts of us who sing Thee.

Who lived immaculately to God, all the relatives of Salvation, the parent of God-wisdom, the Creator of the Birth and our God.

The Lord exudes life to all, from the barren produce the Virgin, deign to settle in Nyuzh, and after Christmas, preserving incorruptibility.

Annin's fruit, Mary, today, the Life-bearing Cluster, as we sing the Mother of God, the Representative of all and the Helper.

Sedalen, tone 4

Canto 4

Irmos: Hear, Lord, the hearing of Your watching, and glorify Thee, O One Lover of Man.

We sing to Thee, Lord, Who has given the faithful a saving Refuge to all, Who gave birth to Thee.

You are the Bride of God, praise to all Christ reveal and power, who sing your sacrament faithfully.

Unsophisticated Lady, with Your prayers we deliver sins, prudently pleasing all of You.

Canto 5

Irmos: Destroying the scribbled darkness of divination, and the faithful with the arrival of the truth, illuminating the hearts of the Mother of God, and instruct us with your light, Christ.

Let us sing to the people of all the Guilt that exists for us to be Guilty: Even the prophets rejoice in the image, the manifested salvation from Toya is fruitful.

From the dry vegetation of the rod of the priest, Israel was shown a prophecy: and now the lordship of the vegetated shines gloriously, from the barren all-glorious Birth.

Canto 6

Irmos: Cry out to the Lord from the whale Jonah: You raise me up from the depths of hell, I pray, but as a Deliverer, in the voice of praise, I will devour the truth with the spirit of You.

I cried out to the Lord in sorrow of infertility, the Mother of God of God-wisdom parents, and gave birth to this child in childbirth, for common salvation and praise.

Priyasha the heavenly Gift from God is worthy, the Mother of God the Wisdom of the parents, the very Cherubim, the superior Bearer, the Word and the Creator of the Parent.

Kontakion, tone 4

Ikos

Canto 7

Irmos: The bush in the mountain is fiery, and the dew-bearing Chaldean oven, the presence of the prescriptive Thee, the Bride of God, the Divine bo the Immaterial in the material womb, the Fire was not scorched. And we sing to the One who was born from Thee: Blessed be the God of our fathers.

Your legislator refuses to understand your material phenomena, and the great, Most Pure, sacrament, not to philosophize earthly zealous figuratively punished sometimes. The same marvel at the miracle, saying: Blessed be the God of our fathers.

The mountain and the Door of heaven, and the mental Ladder of Thee Godly face of the Divine Proverb: from Thee the Stone was cut off not by the hands of men, and the Door of Her will pass through the Lord, Who is God our father of miracles.

Canto 8

Irmos: In the cave of adolescence, you sometimes foreshadowed Your Mother, Lord, and this image was withdrawn from the fire, entering without harm. Let us sing of the one who is the end of Thee today, and we exalt Him for all eternity.

Even to the God of our reconciliation, the predestined Tabernacle, which now begins to be, having the power to give birth to the Word, is to us the debility of the flesh. We sing of him, from those who do not exist in the life of Them, and we exalt him forever.

Infertility change, worldly good, resolve infertility, and clearly the miracle of Christ's show, having come to the earthly, we sing Him, from those who do not exist in the life of Them, and we exalt for all ages.

Canto 9

Irmos: Even before the Sun, the Lamp of God, who shone, who came to us carnally, from the side of the Maiden, inexpressibly embodied, Blessed All-Pure, We magnify Thee Mother of God.

Having poured water out of stone from a recalcitrant people, with a submissive tongue he bestows from the infertile loins the Fruit for the joy of us, The Most Pure Mother of God, We worthily magnify.

In vain the ancient condemnation and foremother correction: the south of the family to God, take out appropriation, to the Builder of the Bridge, we magnify Thee Mother of God.

Svetilen

Canto 1

Irmos: Who crushed the battle with His arm, and led Israel through the Red Sea, let us sing to Him, as our God the Redeemer: as if glorified.

May all creation rejoice, may David also rejoice: as if from the tribe and from its seed came the Rod, the Color bearing the Lord, the Creator of all.

Holy of holies, in the holy sanctuary, the Infant is entrusted to be raised by the hands of angels: we will all be faithfully celebrated in Her Nativity.

Anna, who does not give birth, is barren, but not without a child to God: behold, she has called from childbirth the Pure Virgin Mother. By the same nature, grow the Builder in the form of a servant.

Thee, the mild-tempered Lamb, the Lamb of Christ, the Infant from Thy womb, who brought into our being, all, from Anna, born of Thee, we honor with songs.

Trinity: I glorify the Three Without Beginning, I sing the Three Holy Ones, I preach the Three Co-eternal in the One Being: One in the Father, and the Son, and the Spirit, God is glorified.

Bogorodichen: Who is the sight of the Child, Who is not the whole Father, nourished by milk; or where the Virgin Mother is visible; truly more than the mind of wallpaper, the Mother of God Pure.

Canto 3

Irmos: My heart is established in the Lord, my horn is exalted in my God, my mouth is expanded to my enemies, I rejoice in your salvation.

Having been brought up in the Holy of Holies, the Virgin Most Pure Theotokos, you appeared above to the creature, the Creator of the flesh.

Blessed be Thy womb, chaste Anno, Thou hast grown the Fruit of virginity, Who is the seedless Feeder of the creature, Who gave birth and Redeemer of Jesus.

Thee is blessed, Ever-Virgin, all creation, from Anna this day born, from the root of Jesse, the Rod of the Most Pure Color, which raised Christ.

The Mother of God, embroidered by all creatures, showing the Pure, Your Son, hedgehog from Anna magnifies Your Christmas, and makes everyone happy today.

Trinity: We bow down to you, Father, with an Beginningless Creature, we sing to Thy Fleeless Son, and we honor Thy Co-eternal Spirit, as the One Three by the nature of God.

Bogorodichen: The light-giver and Head of human life, who gave birth to the Pure Mother of God, appeared to you the Treasure of our life, and the Door of impregnable Light.

Sedalen, tone 4

The Virgin Mary and the Theotokos truly, as a cloud of light has now ascended to us, and from the righteous it will come to our glory. Adam is condemned to no one, and Eve is freed from the bonds, and for this reason we cry out loudly with the boldness of the Pure Ones: joy proclaims Thy Nativity to the whole universe.

Canto 4

Irmos: Prophet Habakkuk, with clever eyes foresaw the Lord, Thy Coming, and thus cry out: God will come from the south. Glory to Thy power, glory to Thy descent.

Patriarch Jacob, having foreseen, O Savior, the greatness of Your structure clearly, crying out in the Spirit, to Judas saying secretly: from the summer growth Thou hast ascended, my Son, proclaiming Thee from the Virgin of God.

Now the Rod of Aaron, vegetated from the root of David, now the Pure Virgin occurs: and heaven and earth rejoice, and all the fatherlands of tongues, and Anna and Joachim mysteriously.

Now let heaven rejoice, let the earth rejoice, and let Joachim and David rejoice. Ov ubo, as your parent, truly the Birth of God: oh, as your forefather, preaching your majesty, Pure.

Today, God-wise Anno, the universe rejoices in You: the Deliverer, for that Mother has flourished, Thou hast vegetated from the root of David, the Rod of Power to us, bearing the Color, Christ.

Trinity: I glorify the Beginningless God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Consubstantial Trinity Uncreated, The Seraphim reverently stand before her, calling: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou God.

Bogorodichen: The Pre-Beginning Beginning accepts the beginning from You, Mother of God, by carnal time, and remains co-beginning, and the Word of the Father became incarnate, and coexistent with the Spirit, preserving Divine dignity.

Canto 5

Irmos: Lord our God, give us peace, Lord our God, acquire us, Lord, unless we know otherwise, we call Your name.

Your Most Pure Nativity, Virgin Immaculate, unspeakable, and your conception is inexpressible and your birth, Unbrided Bride: God be all clothed in me.

Today, let the angels rejoice, let the beings from Adam rejoice with songs: be born for the Rod, the Color that raised the One Christ, our Redeemer.

Today, Eve is allowed condemnation, and barrenness is also allowed, and Adam of the ancient oath, about Your Nativity: For You, we will be delivered from aphids.

Glory to Thee, who glorified the unfruitful day: be born the ever-blooming Rod from the promise, from the Worthless vegetative Christ, the Flower of our life.

Trinity: Glory to Thee, Holy Father, God of the Unborn: glory to Thee, Son of the Yearless, Only Begotten: glory to Thee, Divine Soul and Throne, come from the Father, and abide in the Son.

Bogorodichen: Be Thy womb of the Sun bore: Thy purity, as before unharmed, Virgo: Christ is the Sun, as if from the palace of the Bridegroom, appear from Thee.

Canto 6

Irmos: Like the waters of the sea, Lover of mankind, I am overwhelmed by the waves of life, the same as Jonah, so I cry out to Thee: raise my belly from aphids, O womb of the Lord.

Holy of holies being, Thy chaste parents, Pure, laying Thee in the temple of the Lord to be brought up honestly, and prepare to be His Mother.

Barren and mothers rejoice, dare and play childless: childless, for barren fruit, the Mother of God vegetates, even save Eve from illnesses, and Adam's oaths.

I hear David singing to You: the Virgins will follow You, they will be brought to the temple of the Tsars. And with him Thee and az, the daughter of the Tsar, I sing.

We sing your holy Nativity, we also honor your immaculate conception, the Bride of the God-called and the Virgin: they glorify with us the angels of the order, and the holy souls.

Trinity: In Thee the Trinity Mystery is sung, and the Pure One is glorified: God be pleased with the Father, and the Word dwell in Thee, and the Divine Spirit of the fall to Thee.

Bogorodichen: The Golden Censer was thou, Fire in thy womb dwell, Word from the Holy Spirit, and see the human sign in Thee, Pure Mother of God.

Kontakion, tone 4

Joachim and Anna reproaches of childlessness, and Adam and Eve are freed from mortal aphids, Most Pure, in Thy holy Nativity. That is what Your people are celebrating, having got rid of the guilt of sins, sometimes call Thee: barren fruits give birth to the Mother of God and the Nurse of our life.

Ikos

Prayer is great and sighing, barrenness and childlessness, Joachim and Anna are favorable, and in the ears of the Lord are in, and the fruit is life-giving to the world. She does prayer on the mountain: she bears reproach in the garden: but with joy she gives birth to the barren fruit of the Mother of God, and the Nourisher of our life.

Canto 7

Irmos: The Chaldean oven, inflamed by fire, irrigated with the Spirit, God's presence, the children sing: blessed be Thou, God of our fathers.

We celebrate, Pure One, and faithfully bow down to Your holy Nativity, singing to Your Son, Whom we will deliver the ancient Adam's now condemnation.

Now Anna rejoices, and cries out boasting: the birth of the Mother of God is barren, Even for the sake of Evino's condemnation, it was resolved, and even in sorrow the disease.

Adam is freed, and Eve rejoices, and they cry out in spirit to Thee, Mother of God: by Thee we will be delivered from the original oath, I will appear to Christ.

Oh, the womb that contained the Divine Village! Oh, the womb, who bore the Shirshay of heaven, the Holy Throne, the mental Kivot of Sanctification.

Trinity: Let us glorify the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, in the Unity of the Godhead, the Holy Trinity, the Inseparable, the Uncreated, and the Concurrent, and the Consubstantial.

Bogorodichen: Thou hast given birth to the One God, thou glorious Virgin, Thou hast renewed thy nature with Thy Nativity, Mary;

Canto 8

Irmos: Covering Your most exalted waters with waters, setting the sand limit to the sea, and contain everything, Thee sings the sun, Thee praises the moon, The whole creation brings the song to you, as the Creator of all forever.

You who created the most glorious barren womb, opened Anna’s birthless bed, and gave her the Fruit, You are the Holy God, You are the Son of the Virgin, You took flesh from Seya, the Ever-Blossoming Virgin and the Mother of God.

Shut up the abyss, and open it, raise water in the clouds and give rain, You, Lord, from the barren root of the vegetative Anna of the saints, the Fruit is blessed, and give birth to the Mother of God.

To the Maker of our thoughts and the Planter of our souls, You have shown the unfruitful land to be fruitful, You have made the ancient dry, noble, blessed, the reins of fruitfulness made Thou holy Anna, Most Pure Fruit to grow the Mother of God.

Come, let us all see, as from a small chamber, the City of God now being born, even from the door of the womb, having an exit, but I do not lead communication: One God, the Builder, walk this strange path.

Trinity: Oh, Trinity Inherent, Unity Co-Beginning! Thee sings and trembles a multitude of Angels, Heaven and earth, and the abysses are terrified, people will bless, fire works, they will all listen to You, Holy Trinity, with fear, even in creation.

Bogorodichen: Oh, the newest hearing: God, the Son of the Woman! Oh, seedless Christmas! The unmarried Mother and the Born God! Oh terrible vision! Oh, the conception of a strange Virgin! Oh, unspeakable Christmas! Truly more than the whole mind, and visions.

Canto 9

Irmos: Virginity is alien to mothers, and childbearing is strange to virgins: on Thee, the Mother of God, both are settled. By this, all the tribes of the earth unceasingly magnify Thee.

Worthy, Bogomati, Thou hast inherited Your purity of Christmas, through the promise: sometimes more barren, God-fuzzy The fruit has gone away: by this, all the tribes of the earth unceasingly magnify Thee.

The crying prophecy has been fulfilled, says more: I will raise up the fallen tabernacle of holy David, in Thee, pure, transfigured, Even for the sake of all men, dust into the body of God was created.

We bow to the swaddling clothes of Your Mother of God, we glorify the one who gave the Fruit before it was barren, and who opened the bed of the childless gloriously. He creates everything, if he wants, God is Autocratic.

As a gift to You, the Mother of God, we give a hymn from Anna, who was born faithfully: Mother Mother, and the Virgin One, we sing praises to You, sing and praise.

Trinity: It is alien to the lawless to glorify the Beginningless Trinity, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, the uncreated Omnipotence, by which the whole world is contained, by the mania of Her Power.

Bogorodichen: Thou didst contain in Thy womb, Virgin Mother of the One from the Trinity of Christ the King, Whom all creation sings, and the ranks of the highest tremble: Pray for this, O All-Pure One, that our souls be saved.

Svetilen

From today's barren Anna, the Blossom of the Theotokos has come forth, all the incense of the Divine filling the ends of the world, and filling the whole creation with joy: We sing more worthily, as I am the Most High of the earthly.

Kondak 1

Ikos 1

Kondak 2

Seeing the righteous Joachim and Anna, who appeared to them as an angel, proclaiming Thy Nativity, Most Holy Virgin, give thanks to God, who looked to take away the reproach of their childlessness, and cry with all your heart: Alleluia.

Ikos 2

Beginning to fulfill the mind of Divine construction and His descent upon the earth, the All-good Lord, with the message of His Angel, announce to Joachim and Anna about Your Nativity, Blessed Virgin. The same cry to Thee laudatory:

Rejoice, manifestation of the Divine mind;

Rejoice, fulfillment of His wondrous gaze.

Rejoice, anciently ordained to serve the incarnation of the Son of God;

Rejoice, chosen from all generations in the dwelling of all the King.

Rejoice, even in paradise, by saying to the tempter of the serpent about the state of enmity between him and the Woman and Her Seed, foreshadowed;

Rejoice, after the fulfillment of the times, from the unfruitful will of God, you came to be glorious.

Rejoice, having gladdened the human race with Your Christmas;

Rejoice, thou who didst set aside the lamentations of those who looked forward to the joys of Israel.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 3

The power of the Most High resolved the infertility of the righteous Anna, who in her days had died: You were conceived, Most Pure, and, tea of ​​Your birth, joyfully sing to the God of Israel a song of praise: Alleluia.

Ikos 3

Having a manless birth of the Savior of our souls and bodies, You and Yourself, like a miracle before a great and incomprehensible miracle, from infertile parents be gloriously born, Blessed Virgin. The same we sing to Ti sitsa:

Rejoice, descended from the root of Jesse and David;

Rejoice, from the barren beds of the righteous Anna, wonderfully frozen.

Rejoice, by the prophecy of Isaiah, the Virgin Mother manifested before the ancient years;

Rejoice, born according to the promise of an angel.

Rejoice, foreshadowed by the tabernacle of testament and the Ark of the covenant;

Rejoice, you who were symbolized by the flourishing rod of Aaron.

Rejoice, before your birth in the Mother of God the Word, sanctified and prepared;

Rejoice, having illuminated the world with your birth.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 4

The storms of human practitioners about the promissance of their delight in conception, the Most Holy Devot, the righteous of your parents are happy, and in honor of the Christmas, the establishment of the creation of akin to the affinity and the known, and the Tii shaggy them, the flames of God, the creature of her grace, the laudatory song: Aliluia.

Ikos 4

Hearing the surrounding people, as the daughter of Joachim and Anna was named Mary, sit Madam, she understood, Most Pure, great and glorious You were not only in people, but also with God. We are the realization of this good leading, we magnify Tyasitse:

Rejoice, most holy virgin, not from a man, but from an angel, you received your name even before conception;

Rejoice, for by this name be the Lady of all creatures.

Rejoice, for Thy righteous parents give thanks to God for Thy birth, offering great gifts to Tom;

Rejoice, as if you were a relative and a well-known one, and you have created love in a wretched evening.

Rejoice, as from the priests, to the house of your parents for the triumph of those called, blessed are you;

Rejoice, for from all those gathered for the joy of it, you were praised and glorified.

Rejoice, above all honor and praise;

Rejoice, being like the Mother of God the Word.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 5

The divine star, announcing the coming of the Sun of Truth, Christ our God, appear in Thy Nativity, O Blessed Virgin; the same people of God, the coming of the Deliverer by faith, looking forward, seeing you miraculously born from barrenness, mysteriously rejoiced and exclaimed: Alleluia.

Ikos 5

Seeing the righteous Joachim and Anna, the Mother of God born from them, Mary, about Neizhe, the Angel of God, some wonderful and marvelous, proclaim, like the bow of God, He served, educating and guarding Yu, like the apple of the eye. In the same way, we praise the God-fathers, who were honored by the parents to be such a Daughter, we joyfully sing to the Virgin Mary:

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, for after your Nativity your parents rejoiced;

Rejoice, for in your appearance into the world, angels and people rejoice in agreement.

Rejoice, for all the prophets speak about you in many ways;

Rejoice, for one from them is the Gate shut, and the Mountain overshadowed Thee named.

Rejoice, for all glorious ancient times were mysteriously spoken about You;

Rejoice, as the Psalm mouth names you as the City and Village of God.

Rejoice, seven-day lamp, as if you were filled with the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, foreordained;

Rejoice, gilded meal with the bread of the offering, like the Bread of Life, Christ, having given birth, foreordained.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 6

Preacher of God-bearing broadcasting and fulfilling the verbs, by the will of the Creator of creation, thou hast appeared on earth, O Blessed Virgin, the color of our nature, Adam and Eve’s appeal and the first goodness of erection. All the same, believe in Thy Nativity, you will find joy, spiritually triumphant, singing to our God marvelous in His Council: Alleluia.

Ikos 6

Ascend in Thy Nativity, O Most Pure One, the dawn of our salvation, in the fulfillment of Divine watching, to whom Thou alone from all generations was worthy, thou hast appeared to the flesh of the lender to Thy Creator, who came to save our race from the ancient ancestor. For this sake we call out to Tisitse:

Rejoice, call of Adam and Eve;

Rejoice, resolution of ancient oaths.

Rejoice, end of hay law and beginning of new grace;

Rejoice, thou who instructs us in the works of the Divine Mystery and good deeds.

Rejoice, one in all generations worthy of becoming the Mother of God the Word;

Rejoice, spiritual Mother who appeared to us new people in Christ.

Rejoice, leaving us in no way by Your motherly care;

Rejoice, for the sons and daughters of your Son are worthy and pleasing who prepares us.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 7

Voids of their dominant to reward, the righteous parents of yours, the Most Holy Devo, thrilting to the degree in the temple of the Lord with Gleva and Joy Much, the high priest (Zechariah), the Spirit of God is embraced, Introduce the Holy Holy Saints, the saint of the Tokmo's Holy Shrine. For You did not contain in Yourself the bow of the Covenant, but the holy Most Holy Son of God, in Your womb assuming virgin flesh. You sang to him with your maiden faces: Alleluia.

Ikos 7

The new and glorious providence of the Divine was about You, Virgin Mary. In the temple of God, the living food from the hands of angels, thou didst accept, O most holy one. The same we pray to You: nourish us with food of grace, so that we grow spiritually into a perfect husband and You, O All-Queen, with a laudatory cry:

Rejoice, adorned with virtues, Otrokovitsa, in the temple of God to live and be like an Angel Interlocutor;

Rejoice, thou who didst receive the food sent to Thee by God from the Angels into the Holy of Holies.

Rejoice, miraculously brought up in the temple with heavenly bread;

Rejoice, foreordained there for the great mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God.

Rejoice, as by the command of God the Angels on earth I zealously serve you;

Rejoice, as you are now in Heaven, as the Queen, they reverently serve you.

Rejoice, for we, too, are unworthy with songs of laudation, we always magnify Thee;

Rejoice, for we always bless the Godfathers who gave birth to You and call upon them in prayers.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 8

Strange Christmas Prechista Virgin Vidovev, eliminate the Sudethago of the world, the mind into heaven is closer, the ideal of the Virgin in the glory to go to his own and God, applying to him about all the faithful, All-Wall Christmas Heria (and in the Temple Introduction) Loving and Handing and Screaming God: Aliluia.

Ikos 8

All creation in Thy Nativity, Most Pure One, find joy, consuming ancestral sorrow: Christ God, who came from Thee, our nature that fell in the sin of disobedience, rose from the fall and again kindly created the Creator. The same tenderly we cry out to you:

Rejoice, foreshadowing of universal joys;

Rejoice, mystery from the age of hidden manifestation.

Rejoice, thou who didst fall;

Rejoice, for you have given our formerly abandoned nature more truly to God.

Rejoice, Eyuzhe Joachim and Anna are freed from the reproach of childlessness;

Rejoice, for you have applied the barrenness of our hearts to goodness.

Rejoice, for an abundance of eternal blessings is given to the faithful from the Lord.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 9

All the Angels of God, who did not know the secrets of the Divine Humanity in the Council of the Trinitarian Divinity, from the ages of the hidden and finally revealed by the Virgin Mary, greatly surprised you, seeing, how the daughters of Joachim and Anna are unusually in the holy nature. Embrace the former with the same bewilderment, reverently cry out: Alleluia.

Ikos 9

Vetia the most ancient, all-wise in the kings of Israel Solomon, having foreseen Your Nativity, Most Pure, in the Song of Songs exclaimed with surprise: “Who is She, penetrating, like morning, good, like the moon, chosen, like the sun.” The same Church rejoices in Your feast, joyfully cries out to You:

Rejoice, brightest morning on the non-evening day of the Knowledge of God, in the lawful canopy, as if in darkness, shining;

Rejoice, sun-shaped Virgin, the true Sun - Christ, who brought Christ into the world as a virgin incarnation and thereby enlightened everything.

Rejoice, light-like element, essentially receiving God, who lives in unapproachable light;

Rejoice, having embraced the Infinite with Your small womb, Who embraces all the ends of the universe.

Rejoice, full moon, directly receiving the divine light and thus illuminating us;

Rejoice, purest mirror, in which many of the perfections of God are miraculously and faithfully portrayed.

Rejoice, thou who, by the perfection of thy virtues, urges us also;

Rejoice, strengthening our weak forces to do good deeds.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 10

Save, though the human genus from the original oath, the wondrous look at her sacrament of the Sobori Lord: the election of Bae, the most recent, from the genus of Abrahaml and Davidov, and from you to dismiss the fraud, preached by the statutes of nature, but also to work from Zamatorievich and Naughty, Joacima and Anna the righteous. The same is Thy Nativity (and entry into the temple) today, celebrating and giving birth to Thee with songs of praise, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10

King of Heaven, for the sake of our salvation, at least appear on earth and live with people, the holy chamber of His incarnation, You, Most Pure, prepared, having given fruit to the childless Anna, weeping with His husband, who prayed for the permission of his non-incarnation. The same we pray to Thee, Mother of God: resolve the infertility of our souls, so that we can bring to God the fruit of good deeds of virtue, crying out to Tisitsa:

Rejoice, most luminous Drawing of God's seedless incarnation;

Rejoice, animated Palato, prepared in the dwelling of all the King.

Rejoice, brightest cloud, who sits on the throne of the Divine to us below;

Rejoice, mediator of law and grace, seal of the Old and New Testaments.

Rejoice, unfading Vine, beautiful flower - the Savior of the world, which has grown;

Rejoice, sweet-smelling apple, grown from barren fruit and pleasing to Christ.

Rejoice, and we, Your singers, are pleasing to Christ, striving;

Rejoice, like us, fruitless are the good deeds, do not deprive us of spiritual consolation.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 11

The song is a huge christmas tree (and in the temple of the introduction) bringing not Reni, the Vladychitsa of the good, but the sake of the sake of the sake of the sake of our and God's son and our God, yes, give sins forgiveness and live correction, hedgehogs in repentance Him: Alleluia.

Ikos 11

The light-receiving and premium Divine Lights are minus, the only degree of Joacima and Anna, who was brought to the mother of the only beef of God, and he enlightens all the Christmas (and in the temple of the entry) of the following Christmas and reverently writing:

Rejoice, luminous Candle, kindled by the Divine flame;

Rejoice, and by this grace enlightening and warming us.

Rejoice, mysterious Tick, Coal of the Divine Christ of the Lord in the womb and in Your hands;

Rejoice, and us in the Sacrament of Communion receive That which makes us worthy.

Rejoice, living and beautiful Temple of the Lord, David sings about Him: “Holy is Your Temple, wondrous in truth”;

Rejoice, Holy censer, not incense spilling in the air, but Christ, holding the eternal incense in Herself, and thereby fragrant all creation.

Rejoice, Throne, exalted with glory, animated seat of the Great King, our Savior and Lord;

Rejoice, Queen of Heaven and earth, reigning forever with Your Son and God, and not forgetting us, the poor.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 12

Grace more than nature, action manifested in Your Nativity, Most Pure; For the prayer of Your childless parents, the Lord, having heard, give Thee as a consolation, like Abraham and Sarah Isaac, desiring together and Your gaze, perform the sacrament on Thee and prepare Thee as the Mother of His Only-Begotten Redeemer, and His son-in-law. Thanks to him we sing: Alleluia.

Ikos 12

Singing of Your glorious birth from barrenness (and the introduction into the temple of the Lord), we praise Thee, Most Pure One, as the Mystery of God of saving watch over us, the incarnation of God the Word revealed from You, and we cry Tisitsa:

Rejoice, pure Noah to the Dove, who announced with Your Nativity the end of the stream of death;

Rejoice, having brought the branch of the gospel of Christ the Savior to the human race that was perishing by sin.

Rejoice, thou who alone is blessed among women, who by obedience to Thy God corrected the disobedience of the foremother Eve;

Rejoice, the sorrow of Adam and the other forefathers (who were weary of waiting for the coming of the Redeemer) turned into joy by your birth.

Rejoice, as Thy Nativity is the joy of proclaiming to the whole universe;

Rejoice, for in your Nativity mothers rejoice and barren fruits rejoice (leadingly, as if you also came from a barren one).

Rejoice, for you faithfully and piously celebrate all of Your Nativity (and entry into the temple) with grace-filled joy;

Rejoice, with Thy Son, at the right hand of the Father in His glory, seat us, beseeching Him much.

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 13

Oh, the ongoing and therapy Mati Delo, we accept this our laudatory singing in honor of the Nativity of your Christmas (and in the temple of the introduction), and revive the desire of the eternal benefits, and get rid of us, the church of your holy, the Fatherland of our and the inhuman monastery from all troubles and misfortunes, from enemies visible and invisible, and the future of torment and the Heavenly Kingdom, grant us, but forever and ever we cry about You: Alleluia.

This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1.

Ikos 1

A heavenly angel stand before God, was sent quickly to the righteous Joachim and Anna to proclaim great joy to them, as if by their barrenness they will give birth to the Most Blessed Daughter, from which the whole world will have joy. In the same way, we, the joys of sowing partakers, will sing a laudatory song to the Virgin:

Rejoice, in the Trinity Council the Mother of the Son of God was chosen from time immemorial;

Rejoice, you who was represented by the ancient prophets with the patriarchs in various forms and senech.

Rejoice, you who have been five thousand years since the creation of the world by the faithful servants of God, like the expected Mother of the Redeemer;

Rejoice, by the ladder of Jacob you saw God's descent to man, foreshadowing the foreshadowed.

Rejoice, foreshadowed by the burning bush in the desert of Sinaiste by Moses;

Rejoice, by the Red Sea, Israel gave a dry way, but drowned Pharaoh, figuratively written.

Rejoice, you who help us to be written in the book of the Eternal Life;

Rejoice, intercessor of the Kingdom of Heaven, an unobstructed entrance to us. Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Kondak 1

Chosen from the human race and born from barrenness, Most Pure Virgin Mary, let us compose praise, as if by Her birth the beginning of our salvation was and the coming into the world of the Redeemer will rise. The same joyfully let us cry out to her:

Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, predestined Mother of the Savior of the world from time immemorial.

Prayer 1st

Oh, Blessed Lady, Christ our Savior, God-chosen Mother, asked of God by holy prayers, consecrated to God and beloved by God! Who will not please you or who will not sing, Your glorious Christmas. For Thy Nativity was the beginning of the salvation of men, and we, sitting in the darkness of sins, see Thee, dwelling place of the Unapproachable Light. For this sake, the ornate tongue cannot hymn thee according to the property. Thou hast exalted the seraphim, O most pure one. Both accept the current praise from Your unworthy servants and do not reject our prayers. You confess your greatness, you fall in motion and quickly in the intercession, and a blessing mother, you dare: the mind of your son and our god to give us, a lot of sinful, sincere repentance and pious life, let them create all the god of God and the souls are useful. Let us hate all evil, strengthen by Divine grace in our good will. You are not a naughty hope for the hour of death, give us a Christian death, a messy procession on the terrible solarms of the air and the legacy of the eternal and unfamiliar benefits of the kingdom of heaven, yes, with all the saints, we confess your intercession about us and yes, the saint of the Trinity of God, Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Prayer 2

Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of heaven and earth, falling down to Your miraculous image, tenderly saying: look graciously on Your servants and by Your all-powerful intercession, give to anyone who needs it. The whole of the faithful of the Church of the Church Save, the right to return the right to Nastavi, the old age and weakness of the strength to support, young in the faith of holy increase, the courage to send, sinners to repent the bonding and all Christians of Holy Hearing, sorry overgrow, sorrow travel. You weigh, All-merciful, as if weak, as sins, as if you are embittered and unworthy of God's forgiveness, both be of help to us, but by no sin of self-love, temptation and devilish seduction, we will anger God: Thou wilt take away the Lord's Representative, And If thou wilt rejoice, grant us all, like a gracious source, who faithfully sing to Thee and exalt thy glorious Nativity. Deliver, Mistress, the falls and troubles of all who piously call on Your holy name and bow down to Your honest image. For with prayers of iniquity you cleanse our tuna, we fall down to you and cry out more and more: drive away from us every enemy and adversary, every misfortune and destructive unbelief; Your prayers, feeding the rains of the bitterday and earth abundant fruit, put in the hearts our fear of the divine to the fulfillment of the commandments of the Lord, yes VSI, and peacefully live in the salvation of our souls, for the benefit of the neighbor and in the glory of the Lord, to Him Bo, Yako Creator, Spring and Savior ours deserves all glory, honor and worship, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 3rd

Oh, the most predicted and predicted devo, Vladychitsa The Mother of God, from non-proven on the promise of the birth and purity for the soul and body of your body of God, the sick of God, the Lord of our Jesus Christ, with Himself now in the districts of the presences of the Best and Imashi, heavy to the Blessed Trinity, from Nadezhny, like the Queen, you are crowned with the crown of eternal reign. In the same way, we humbly run to You and ask: intercede for us from the All-merciful Lord God forgiveness of all our sins, voluntary and involuntary; to the suffering fatherland of our salvation, peace, silence and piety, restoration, times are peaceful and serene, sedition of the evil is not involved; to the abundance of the fruits of the earth, the air of well-being, the rains are peaceful and well-timed. And all that is necessary for our life and salvation, ask us of Your Son, Christ our God. Most of all, hurry up for us to be adorned with good morals and good deeds, yes, very powerfully, we will be imitators of Your holy life, by whom from youth on earth you were adorned, pleasing to the Lord; For this sake, the most honest Cherubim and the most glorious Seraphim appeared. Hey, Most Holy Lady, be to us in everything a quick Helper and wise to salvation Mentor, let us follow You and help You, let us be like an heiress of being the Kingdom of Heaven, through the sufferings of Your Son, the outcome of the promises of His saints, the fulfillers of His promises. Thou art Thou, Madam, our only hope and hope according to God, and we commit our whole life to Thee, expecting Thy for the sake of intercession and intercession, we were not put to shame at the hour of our departure from this life, and at the Last Judgment of His Goddess our God, Christ standing, and there rejoice forever with all those who have pleased Him from time immemorial and silently glorify, praise, give thanks and bless Him with the Father and the Spirit forever and ever. Amen.

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In the Orthodox Church on September 21, the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated. But this is a significant day not only for visiting the temple. Since ancient times, September 21 has been associated with folk signs and rituals that were performed annually on this date. Some of them have long been forgotten, but, nevertheless, certain observations can be very useful.

history of the holiday

Joachim and Anna, the future parents of the Most Holy Theotokos, lived in Nazareth. Being righteous Christians, they prayed to God for a long time for children. After a while, when Joachim was in the desert, and his wife was alone in the house, an angel appeared to them at the same time. He told the spouses that Anna would be able to conceive a child, the Virgin Mary, through whom salvation would come to people, and she would be known all over the world. Immediately after that, they met at the Golden Gate in Jerusalem. Embracing, the couple already knew that they would have a daughter.

Just 9 months after conception, on September 21, the Virgin Mary was born. For only three years she lived in her parents' house, after which, according to the vow given to God, she was sent to the temple. On this day, Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

What to pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary?

Since ancient times, the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been considered a holiday for all women and mothers. On this day, you should put on your best clothes and go to the temple for service. Here the Virgin Mary is thanked for the birth of the Son of God.

On the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, signs will surely come true, and prayers will be answered. Requests, worries, troubles - this is what people turn to the Virgin Mary with. Women have always prayed for the well-being of their home, for the health of their children. They turned to the Mother of God not only for themselves and their families, but also for other people.

A festive candle was always lit in the temple, celebrating the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos on September 21. Signs associated with this were the following. A piece of paper with a request was tied to the end of the candle. When it completely burned down, it meant that the Mother of God had heard all the prayers. On this day, women must necessarily give alms, food and money, so as not to become barren.

Folk rites and customs

On this September date, the 21st, the Second Autumn is celebrated according to the folk calendar. They came just at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Signs and rituals that were carried out on this date by our ancestors have been preserved in some regions to this day.

Until September 21, almost the entire crop was harvested from the fields. Beekeepers used to hide their hives to keep the bees from freezing. Onion week has begun. Not only onions were harvested from the fields, but also the remaining vegetables. There was a saying among the people: "The Prechista will come, it will become clean, clean." From that day on, evening gatherings began in the houses.

After that, in the early morning, women went to the reservoirs with oatmeal bread and jelly. There they sang songs and thanked the Blessed Virgin Mary for the harvest, meeting autumn at the same time. The bread was broken into pieces and distributed to the cattle.

After the rituals on the banks of the reservoirs, everyone went to visit the newlyweds.

Holiday 21 September. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: family signs

On this day, parents, village elders and other relatives visited the young. Since the Most Holy Theotokos fell on this date, signs on the bride were necessarily taken into account. The hostess greeted the guests with a cake. If it was tasty, she was praised. If the pie failed, the young mistress began to teach the mind. There were also other dishes on the festive table, which were appreciated by the guests. The owner showed visiting relatives his buildings and cattle. He was praised or taught for this, like his wife.

Also on September 21 (Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos), signs related to the future life of the spouses. In the evening they went to their parents. From the evil eye, the wife tied a braid with embroidered letters “P”, “B” on her sleeves. If she was lost or untied, it meant that there were envious people nearby.

From the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, a new life began. It was customary to extinguish the old candle in the house, and light a new one.

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin: signs of folk weather forecasters. What will the winter be like?

It is known that people have always followed the changes in the weather outside the window and already in the summer they knew what kind of winter they should expect. On the autumn holiday of September 21, the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, signs indicated the following:

• if the day turned out to be clear, then such weather will continue until the end of October;
• if it is foggy in the morning, rainy weather should be expected;
• if the fog disperses unexpectedly quickly, the weather will be changeable;
• if it started to rain in the morning, it will pour for another 40 days, and the winter will be cold;
• if the bright sun in the morning quickly dries the dew on the grass, you should not expect a lot of snow in winter.

On this date, it was not allowed to work, but the day should be devoted to spiritual reflection and prayer.

How to protect children from troubles and illnesses?

Family and children are the main thing that women addressed in prayers to the Virgin Mary. For their well-being, folk traditions were performed on the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. Signs confirmed that in order to cleanse children from damage, they took off their old torn clothes and shoes and burned them on this day. All hardships and failures had to go with the fire. After that, when the children crossed the threshold, they were doused with water from head to toe.

Our ancestors glorified the Mother of God and prayed to her, they believed in signs and honored the customs of their people. This helped them keep their families, children, and home out of harm's way and reap a good harvest. Do not forget about the customs and rituals of the ancestors today.