The Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos [Akathist Hymn]
With religious reverence and in an atmosphere of spiritual rapture, the Second Stance of the Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos was performed today in the Holy Metropolitan Church of the Great Panagia, in Mykonos Town.
Leading angel,
intervened from heaven,
say Hail Mary…
The elder Fr. Georgios Kousathanas performed the Holy Service to the Blessed Virgin Mary and recited the First Station of the Greetings, This plithousi Church.
Pious Mykonians overflowed the Holy Temple and participated in the "Joyful Brides of the Virgin Mary" which are spiritual uplifts in this period to refresh and glorify the faithful.
Today's B’ Regards
It is truly worth it, bless the Mother of God, the bloodiest and most blameless, and Mother of our God. The most honorable of the Cherubim, and more glorious incomparably than the Seraphim, the incorruptible, God's Word they were running, indeed, the Theotokos, we maglynomen.
He secretly received the order, Asoma fell in Joseph's tent, saying Apeirogamo: the bed that descends from the heavens is unalterably all contained within you. And they see in your womb taking the form of a slave, I resist they shout at you, Χαῖρε, Nymph bloom!
B’ Greetings from the Mother of God
STASIS B’
The shepherds heard the angels praising the incarnate presence of Christ; and walking as if to a shepherd, considering him as an immaculate lamb fed in the womb of Mary, whom they praised and said;
Χαῖρε͵ lamb and shepherd mother; rejoice͵ yard of rational sheep;
Χαῖρε͵ defender of invisible enemies; hail, opener of heaven's doors;
Χαῖρε͵ for the heavens dance with the earth; rejoice, for the earth dances with the heavens;
Χαῖρε͵ of the apostles the unspeakable mouth; hail ͵ of the athletes the invincible courage;
Χαῖρε͵ the ground of faith, the foundation; rejoice, the shining sign of grace;
Χαῖρε͵ through whom Hades was stripped; rejoice͵ through whom we were glorified;
Χαῖρε͵ nymph emerge.
Considering Theodrom as a star, the magicians followed it in glory; and holding it like a lamp, through it they searched for a mighty one to recover;.
I saw the children of the Chaldaeans in the hand of the Virgin, who was forming men;
Χαῖρε͵ star of the invisible mother; hail, dawn of the secret day;
χαῖρε͵ I extinguished the furnace of deception; Hail to the Trinity, enlightening the mysteries;
χαῖρε͵ tyrannical inhumane, I brought forth the principle; rejoice, I showed Christ a philanthropic Lord;
χαῖρε͵ the barbarian redeemed religion; rejoice, the barbarian ryomene of works;
χαῖρε͵ fire of worship ceased; hail, flame of passions indulgent;
χαῖρε͵ guide of the faithful, cheerfulness; joy, cheerfulness of all generations;
Χαῖρε͵ nymph emerge.
You preached divine events, the magicians returned to Babylon ͵ executors of your oracle and preachers of Christ apasin ͵ you sent Herod as clay, do not sing; Hallelujah.
You shone in Egypt the light of truth, you chased away the darkness of falsehood, because the idols of this Savior did not allow your power to fall;
Χαῖρε͵ resurrection of men; hail, overthrow of demons;
Χαῖρε͵ of fraud I have trodden the error; rejoice͵ of idols I have checked the deceit;
Χαῖρε͵ sea I watered Pharaoh the wise; rejoice, stone I watered those thirsting for life;
Χαῖρε͵ fire pillars of guides to those in darkness; hail, world's broadest cloud;
Χαῖρε͵ food of manna successor; hail, holy minister of sacrifice;
Χαῖρε͵ the land of promise; rejoice, flowing with honey and milk;
Χαῖρε͵ nymph emerge.
Future Simeon of the present age, you will stand up to the deceiver, you will be given up as a baby to him, but you will also be known as a perfect God; for your ineffable wisdom was amazed; Hallelujah.
