Forefeast of the Nativity of the Mother of God - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
Podoben: “Joseph was amazed....”
From the root of Jesse, and from the loins of David, / the godly Mary is born to us today, / for which the universe rejoices and is renewed, / heaven and earth rejoice together. / Praise her, you Fathers of the nations, / Joachim rejoices and Anna celebrates shouting / “The barren woman has conceived the Theotokos, the nourisher of our lives.”
Kontakion — Tone 3
Today the Virgin Theotokos Mary / the bridal chamber of the Heavenly Bridegroom / by the will of God is born of a barren woman, / being prepared as the chariot of God the Word. / She was fore-ordained for this, since she is the divine gate and the true Mother of Life.