Proemion and Sedro
Let us all pray and beg for mercy and compassion.
Merciful Lord, have mercy on us and help us.
Praise, thanksgiving, glory, honor and exaltation, continually and without ceasing at all times, may we be worthy to offer to him, to the great one, who became little and magnified the lowliness of the virgin; to the God, who became man and redeemed the sons of men; to the high one, who humbled himself and exalted the humble and set them on high; to whom belongs glory and honor and worship at this time of third hour and at all times and seasons and hours and moments of the days of our life for ever, Amin.
While with festive praises of the Holy Spirit we sing to the blessed virgin, Mary, the mother of God, and present our supplication to her, we say to the child who came forth from her pure womb: remove, Lord, from the earth and its inhabitants by the prayers of your mother the scourge of wrath and all disturbances; keep from us the sword and captivity and famine and plague, have compassion on our weakness, visit our sickness, deliver us from oppression, aid and poverty, give rest to the faithful dead, who have departed from among us and come to you; and make us worthy that with them we may offer you praise and thanksgiving, now and always and forever, Amin.
Qolo
Blessed is blessed Mary, the mother who brought forth God, and on her knees bore and carried him who is the lamb of God, and she was not harmed by his radiance nor by the fervor of his fire, because his strength supported her and she carried him, tho whose chariot, which carries him, the Cherubim are yoked.
Behold the virgin, who was able to carry you, the strong one who carry the creation, beseeches you by her intercession on behalf of sinners who call upon you; give help to our souls, that we may offer praise to your Being on the glorious festival of the virgin, from whom you were clothed in flesh; glory to you, fair child.
Glory be to the Father...
By three mysteries the Church taught a lesson to unbelievers, a tree, a rock and a fish, which gave unaccustomed fruit; the tree brought forth a lamb, the rock flowed with water and the fish gave forth a coin; these reprove him who doubts about the child-bearing of the blessed virgin.
From ages of ages..
Without earthly watering the rod of Aaron, the Levite, budded, and without relationship with a man the virgin Mary brought forth Christ; by his command God made that which was withered grow and it gave fruit, and the virgin by the Holy Spirit conceived and brought forth a wonder; cursed be he who questions it.
Boutho of Mar Jacob
May your prayers be with us, blessed one, may your prayer be with us; may the Lord hear your prayers and have pity on us.
Full of mercy, pray and beseech him who is full of mercy, that he may have mercy on the souls of those who ask for mercy.
With wonder will I speak concerning Mary, while I wonder at the great height to which the daughter of the depths ascended; grace made the Son descend to her, and she found favor, so as to become the mother of the Son of God.
It is manifest that in his grace God descended to the earth and that Mary who received him was utterly pure; in her humility and her gentleness he looked upon her and came to dwell in her, because it is eary for the holy one to dwell in the humble.
In whom indeed shall I dwell but in the gentle and humble? He looked upon her and dwelt in her who was humble among the children of men; for no one was ever so humble as Mary, and it is manifest that none was ever so exalted as she was.
Glory to the Father, who chose Mary in her humility; worship to the Son, who humbly descended and dwelt in her; thanksgiving to the Spirit, who likes to dwell in the humble; one nature in three, to him be praise.
By the prayers of her who carried you for nine months, Son of God, remove from us the scourge of wrath.