Here is what replaces the "Axion estin" of the Divine Liturgy of +John Chrysostomos in the Divine Liturgy of +Basil:
"All of Creation rejoices in thee, O full of grace:
the angels in heaven and the race of men,
O sanctified temple and noetic paradise,
the glory of virgins, of whom God was incarnate
and became a child, our God before the ages.
He made thy body into a throne,
and thy womb more spacious than the heavens.
All of creation rejoices in thee, O full of grace:
Glory be to thee."
Both make her near-divine, but St. Basil's has me somewhat gasping with his "Glory be to thee." Glory? Isn't Glory to be given only to God???
I can see why the Portestants go into electrict-shock spasms.
In my church there are a few people who actually do touch the ground when her name is mentioned! When I asked them where did they get that from the answer was "we feel we need to give her more than just [sic] a sign of the cross."
More than a sign of the cross?