In giving birth Thou didst preserve Thy virginity; in Thy dormition Thou didst not forsake the world, O Theotokos. Thou wast translated unto life, since Thou art the Mother of Life; and by Thine intercessions dost Thou deliver our souls from death.
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3 posted on 08/02/2005 6:09:47 PM PDT by Siobhan
("Whenever you come to save Rome, make all the noise you want." -- Pius XII)