The streams of my many tears, reject not, Holy Virgin: For you gave birth to the One Who dried all the tears, from all the faces of people; the Christ was born of you.
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Speechless be the lips of impious ones, those who do not reverence your great Icon the Sacred one, which is called Directress, and was depicted for us, by one of the Apostles, Luke the Evangelist.
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My numerous hopes are placed before you, Most Holy one; Mother of Our God, guard me with care, within your sheltered arms.
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A Protection of Christians unshameable…
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