My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.    For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden, for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

I was glad when they said to me,  "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"  (Psalm 122:1)

O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for Thee. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.    Isaiah 33:2

O Son of God who wast transfigured on the mount, save us who sing to Thee:   Alleluia!!!    (The Second Antiphon  #2)

O Son of God who wast transfigured on the Mount, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia!   (Second Antiphon #2)

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.   On account of these the wrath of God is coming.    (Col 3:5-7)

 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" says the LORD .  Therefore thus says the LORD , the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD .   (Jer 23:1-3 23)

My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden; for behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed.      (Prokeimenon)

My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!  For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden; for behold henceforth all generations will call me blessed.   (Prokeimenon)

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience,  forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  (Col 3:12-14)

"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;"    (Luke 6:37-38)

 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. (Col 3:14-16)

Yet, O LORD , Thou art our Father; we are the clay, and Thou art our potter; we are all the work of Thy hand.   Be not exceedingly angry, O LORD , and remember not iniquity for ever.  Behold, consider, we are all Thy people.   (Isa 64:8-9)

O Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, in spite of our honor and devotion we are unable to give you worthy praise, through your glorious and noble birth your mother’s childlessness was ended, your father’s tongue was freed, and the incarnation of the Son of God was proclaimed to the world.

O Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, in spite of our honor and devotion we are unable to give you worthy praise, through your glorious and noble birth your mother’s childlessness was ended, your father’s tongue was freed, and the incarnation of the Son of God was proclaimed to the world.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving;  (Col 4:2-3)

Divine Liturgy - 9:30 a.m. - He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord , "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." For He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence; He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge. (Ps 91:1-4)