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RUBRIC: [Of the] Nativity.

[RUBRIC: And]

[OF THE] MOTHER OF GOD [ASTUACACIN]:

RUBRIC: According to the directory of the *Tōnacʿoycʿ* (Liturgical Directory/Calendar).

[O] Mother of God (Astuacacin), unwedded, [who didst bear] the Word...

[thou didst] conceive the [One] without beginning and the incomprehensible God

thou didst bear; [and] the Uncontainable One in thy bosom thou didst car-

... your. Intercede unceasingly with Him for [our] s[ouls...]

[... of] our souls.

Confessing thee [as the] Mother of God, [we] wor-

[...ador]es the Church of the orthodox; for where...

The many-eyed cherubim and the fiery thrones—

...substances, and the six-winged Seraphim [dare] not gaze...

[they] held sway; you bore without seed the incorrup-

[...] in thy womb as a handmaid

...the Lord; and [you] gave birth to God as a man.

... the ineffable [One] of all, incarnate from thee

the Word for the salvation of the world and life un-

[... of] our souls.

We beseech thee, holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God—

...[The] Mother of God (*Astuacacin*), [overshadowed] by the power of the Most High...

[... over]shadowed, and of the Holy Spirit's coming-

...illuminated by [His/Thy] ..., who [created/sustains] all exist-

...having conceived, you gave birth to the Creator of [all existences/creatures] ineffa[bly]...

...intercede with the [One] who took flesh from you...

to save our souls.