25/03/2026
(WUDASSE MARIAM) THE PRAISE OF OUR LADY, THE VIRGIN MARY, THE BEARER OF GOD, WHICH IS TO BE READ ON THE FOURTH DAY, WEDNESDAY (REBU)
All the Hosts of Heaven say, Blessed are Thou, O Thou second heaven upon the earth, Door of the sunrise (Or the East), Mary the Virgin, Thou pure Bride chamber of the Holy Bridegroom. The Father looked down from heaven, and found none like unto Thee; He sent His Only Son, and He became incarnate of Thee. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
All generations shall ascribe blessings unto Thee, Thou who alone are Our Lady, the Bearer of God. Great and wonderful things have the Prophets prophesied concerning Thee, O City of God, for Thou are the abode of all those who rejoice. All the kings of the earth walk in Thy light and all the nations in Thy splendor. O Mary, all generations shall ascribe blessings unto Thee, and shall magnify Him. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
Thou are in very truth the Cloud, and Thou have shown us the water of the rain, the sign of the Only Begotten. The Father established Thee, the Holy Spirit took up His abode on Thee, and the power of the Most High overshadowed Thee, O Mary, and verily Thou did bring forth the Word, the Son of God, who endures forever. He came and has delivered us from sin. Great was the honor that was bestowed upon Thee, O Gabriel, the Angel of Annunciation with the joyful face. Thou did proclaim unto us the birth of the Lord, Who has come to us, and Thou did announce Him to Mary, the spotless Virgin, and did say unto Her, “Rejoice Thou, O Thou who are full of grace, God is with Thee.” Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
Thou did find grace, the Holy Spirit dwelt upon Thee, and the power of the Most High overshadowed Thee, O Mary. Verily Thou did bring forth the Holy Savior for all the world. He came and He hath delivered us. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
Our tongue this day praises the work of the Virgin. We praise Mary, the God Bearer, because our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ was born of Her in the city of David. Come, O all ye nations, and let us ascribe blessing unto Mary, for She is at once Mother and Virgin. Rejoice, O Pure Virgin, in whom there is no blemish, to whom came the Word of the Father, Who was incarnate of Her. Rejoice, O Vessel unblemished, perfect and spotless woman. Rejoice Thou, O Garden endowed with reason, thou Abode of Christ, Who became the second Adam because of the first Adam, the man. Rejoice Thou, O woman who bore the Only Begotten, Who, was not separated from the Bosom of His Father, Rejoice, O Thou pure Bride-Chamber who is adorned with all the beauty of praise, He came and was incarnate of Thee. Rejoice, O Thorn-bush, who was not consumed by the Fire of the Godhead. Rejoice Thou, O Mother and Maid, Virgin, Thou Heaven of the Heavenly, who did carry in Thy body Him who is borne aloft by the Cherubim and Seraphim. And because of this we rejoice, and we sing with the Holy Angels with joy and gladness and we say, “Glory to God in the heavens, and peace upon earth, His good will to men.” And He is ever well pleased with Thee. For He unto whom belongs glory and praise. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
The glory of Mary is greater than that of all the saints, for She was worthy to receive the Word of the Father. Him who makes the Angels to be afraid, Him Whom the Watching Angels in Heaven praise, did Mary the Virgin carry in Her Womb. She is greater than the Cherubim and superior to the Seraphim, for She is an Ark (Or Tabernacle) of One of the Holy Trinity. She is Jerusalem, the City of the Prophets, and She is the habitation of the joy of all the Saints. On the people who sat in darkness and shadow of death has a great light risen. God who rests in His holiness became incarnate of a Virgin for our salvation. Come ye and look upon this marvelous thing, sing ye His song because of the mystery that has been revealed unto us. For He who was without flesh became a man, The Word mingled with Our nature, He who had no beginning assumed a beginning for Himself, and He who had no days reckoned to Himself days, and He who could not be known became revealed, and He who was invisible showed Himself; the Son of the Living God became a man indeed, Jesus Christ, yesterday, today, and forever, One Nature, Him do we worship and praise. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
Ezekiel the Prophet testified concerning Her and said, “I see a sealed door in the East, sealed with a great and wonderful seal, and no one has gone in through except the God of the mighty ones. He went in and He came out.” Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
This door is the Virgin who brought Him forth, and She remained in Her virginity after She had brought Him forth. Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb, O God-Bearer, who came and delivered us out of the hand of the enemy who was merciless. Complete are thou and Blessed; Thou has found grace with the King of Glory, the God in truth. Majesty and Glory belong to Thee more than to all those who dwell upon the earth. The Word of the Father came and was incarnate of Thee, and walked about with men, for He is compassionate and a lover of men. He delivered our souls by His Holy coming. Pray to Him for us, O Holy One!
ALL GENERATIONS SHALL ASCRIBE BLESSINGS UNTO THEE, THOU WHO ALONE ARE OUR LADY, THE BEARER OF GOD.
