with voices of praise!

                   O Son of God and giver of life,

                   Therefore all the world doth glorify Thee!

Old Testament Readings

Priest:           Wisdom!  Let us attend!  Peace be unto all! 

Prokeimenon

Priest:           Wisdom!

Reader:         The Reading is from Exodus.

Priest:           Let us attend!

(Exodus 40:1-5, 9-10, 16, 34-35)

Reader:         Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: "On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps. You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy. You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy.

Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.

Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Priest:           Wisdom!

Reader:         The Reading is from the Third Book of Kings.

Priest:           Let us attend!

(I Kings 7:51, 8:1, 3-7, 9-11)

Reader:         All the work that King Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and the furnishings. He put them in the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.

So all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. Then they brought up the ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up. Also King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude. Then the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim. For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.  And it came to pass, when the priests came out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

Priest:           Wisdom!

Reader:         The Reading is from the prophecy of Ezekiel.

Priest:           Let us attend!

(Ezekiel 43:27-44:4)

Reader:         Thus saith the Lord: When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will accept you,' says the Lord God.

"Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary which faces toward the east, but it was shut. And the Lord said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. As for the prince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way."

Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple; so I looked, and behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord; and I fell on my face.

Augmented Litany

Priest:           Let us say with all our soul and with all our mind, let us say.

People:            Lord, have mercy.

Priest:           O Lord almighty, the God of our fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

People:            Lord, have mercy.

Priest:           Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

People:            Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:           Again we pray for Holy Orthodox Patriarchs, our Metropolitan/(Arch)bishop   ___________, for the honorable priesthood,

                      the diaconate in Christ,   and for all                     

                     the clergy and the people.

Priest:           Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:           Again we pray for the President of our country, for all civil authorities, and for                    

                     the armed forces.

People:            Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:           Again we pray for the blessed and ever-remembered holy Orthodox Patriarchs;                     

                     and for the blessed and ever-remembered founders of this holy house; and for                         

                     all our fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, Orthodox believers departed                             

                     this life before us, especially __________, who here and in all the world lie                      

                     asleep in the Lord.

People:            Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:           Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, and visitation for the                    

                       servants of God __________, and for the pardon and remission of their sins.

People:            Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:           Again we pray for those who bring forth offerings and do good works in this                    

                     holy and all-venerable house;  for those who labor and those who sing, and for                           

                      all the people here present, who await Thy great and rich mercy.

People:            Lord, have mercy.  (3)

Priest:For Thou art a merciful God who lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:         Amen.

Reader:         Vouchsafe, O Lord to keep us this night without sin,

                       Blessed art Thou, O God of our Fathers, and praised and

                             glorified is Thy name forever.  Amen.

                       Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us even as

                             we have set our hope on Thee.

                     Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes,

                     Blessed art Thou, O Master, make me to understand

                             Thy commandments,

                   Blessed art Thou, O Holy One, enlighten me with Thy precepts.

                   Thy mercy, O Lord, endures forever. 

                   O despise not the work of Thy hands. 

                   To Thee is due praise;  to Thee is due a song;  to Thee is due glory,

                   to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

                   Now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen.

 Evening Litany

Priest:           Let us complete our evening prayer unto the Lord.

People:            Lord, have mercy.

Priest:           Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

People:            Lord, have mercy.

Priest:           That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant it, O Lord.

Priest:            An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us                    

                       ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant it, O Lord.

Priest:           Pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant  it, O Lord.

Priest:           All things that are good and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world,                    

                     let us ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant it, O Lord.

Priest:           That we complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us                    

                      ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant it, O Lord.

Priest:           A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, and peaceful; and a good                      

                      defense before the dread judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord.

People:            Grant it, O Lord.

Priest:           Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary,

People:         Most Holy Theotokos, save us

Priest:           With all the Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.

People:            To Thee, O Lord.

Priest:For Thou art a good God who lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:            Amen.

Priest:             Peace be to all! 

People:            And to your spirit!

Priest:             Let us bow our heads to the Lord.

People:To Thee, O Lord.

Priest:             O Lord, our God, who bowed the heavens and came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Thy servants and upon Thine inheritance  For to Thee, the awesome Judge who lovest mankind, have Thy servants bowed their heads and bent their necks;  not awaiting help from men, but hoping in Thy mercy and looking for Thy salvation.  Protect them at all times, especially in the approaching night, from every foe, from every adverse work of the devil, from vain thoughts and evil imaginations. 

Blessed and most glorified be the majesty of Thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.  Now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:            Amen.

Litiya

People:Today, let heaven above rejoice,

                      and let the clouds rain down gladness

(Tone 1)        at the mighty and exceeding marvelous works of our God.

                       For behold, the Gate that looks t'wards the east,

:                      who was born from a barren and childless woman according to

                       the promise

                      and dedicated to God as His dwelling place,

                       is today brought to the Temple as an offering without blemish.

                      Let David be glad, striking his harp.

                      For he says: "Virgins shall be brought to the King after her,

                      her companions will be brought to Him";

                      that she may be raised within God's tabernacle, His place of

                     atonement,

                      to become the dwelling of Him Who was begotten of the Father without change before the ages

                      for the salvation of our souls.

Reader:         Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.  Amen.

People:The day of joy has dawned and the feast worthy of all reverence:

(Tone 5)        for today, she who was a virgin before giving birth and

                       remained a virgin

                       after bearing a child,

                       is brought into the Temple.

                      The aged Zachariah, father of the Forerunner,

                      rejoices and cries out in gladness:

                      "The Expectation of those in affliction has come!"

                       She, who is holy, has come to the holy Temple,

                       there to be consecrated as the dwelling-place of the Lord of all!

                       Let Joachim, the forefather, be glad and let Anna rejoice!

For they have offered to God the Lady without blemish,

like a heifer three years old.

Rejoice with them, O mothers!

Leap for joy, you virgins!

Join them in the dance, you barren women,

for the Kingdom of Heaven has been opened to us by her who

is foreordained the Queen of all!

Rejoice and be glad, O peoples!

Priest:             O God, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.  Visit Thy world in mercy and compassion.  Exalt the estate of Orthodox Christians, and send down upon us Thy rich mercies, through the prayers of our all pure Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary;  by the power of the precious and life-creating Cross;  through the protection of the honorable, bodiless Powers of heaven;  through the supplications of the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John;  of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles;  of our Fathers among the Saints, hierarchs and ecumenical teachers, Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom;  of our Fathers among the Saints, Ignatius of Antioch, Polycarp of Smyrna, Irenaeus of Lyons and Cyprian of Carthage, and Nicolai, bishop of Zhica;  of our Fathers among the Saints, Nicholas of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, Leo and Gregory of Rome, Ambrose of  Milan, the holy confessor, Patrick of Ireland, and Alexei, the Father and Defender of Orthodoxy in America;  of the holy Methodius and Cyril, the Teachers of the Slavs, of Saint Prince Vladimir, the blessed Princess Olga, Nicholas, equal to the Apostles and Enlightener of Japan, Innocent of Irkutsk, and Innocent, the Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to America, and Yakov the Baptizer of the Alaskan peoples;  of our Fathers among the Saints, Tikhon, Patriarch and Confessor of Moscow and Enlightener of North America, and the Metropolitans of Moscow:  Peter, Alexis, Cyprian, Jonah, and Philip;  of our Fathers among the Saints, Clement of Ohrid, Sava of Serbia and Euthymius of Trnovo;  of the holy, glorious and right-victorious martyrs, the great-martyr and healer, Panteleimon, the great-martyrs, Demetrius, Catherine and Barbara, Peter the Aleut, the Hieromartyr Juvenaly, the Archpriests John and Alexander, Martyrs under the communist yoke;  of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers, Anthony and Theodosius and the other Wonderworkers of the Caves in Kiev, Sergius of Radonezh, Seraphim of Sarov, Macarius of Corinth, Nectarios of Aegina, Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, and Cosmas the Aitolian;  of our venerable Father Herman, Elder and Wonderworker of Alaska and All-America;  of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and of all the Saints, hear us sinners who pray unto Thee, and have mercy on us.

People:Lord, have mercy.(12)

Priest:             Again we pray for the Holy Orthodox Patriarchs, for our Metropolitan/ (Arch)bishop ___________, and for all our brethren in Christ;  and for every Christian soul that is afflicted and weary in well-doing, in need of God's mercies and help;  for the protection of this holy house, and for those who abide therein;  for the peace and quietness of the whole world;  for the welfare of God's holy churches;  for the salvation and assistance of our fathers and brethren who, with diligence, and in the fear of God, do labor and serve;  for those who are absent and abroad;  for the healing of those who lie in sickness;  for the repose, refreshment, blessed memory, and remission of sins of all our devout fathers and brethren, Orthodox believers, departed this life before us, who here, and in all the world, lie asleep in the Lord;  for the deliverance of captives;  and for our brethren who are taking part in these ministrations;  and for all who minister and have ministered in this holy house, let us say:

People:Lord, have mercy.(12)

Priest:             Again we pray that He will preserve this base (ship/installation) and this holy house, and every city and land, from pestilence, famine, earthquake, flood, fire, the sword, the invasion of enemies, and from civil war;  and that our good God, who loves mankind, will be graciously favorable and easy to be entreated, and will turn away from us all the wrath stirred up against us, and deliver us from all His righteous chastisment which impendeth against us, and have mercy on us.

People:            Lord, have mercy.(12)

Priest:             Again we pray that the Lord God will hearken unto the voice of petition of us sinners, and show mercy on unbsp;nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;emnbsp;s.

People:            Lord, have mercy.(3)

Priest:             Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are far off upon the sea; and show mercy, show mercy, O Master, upon us sinners and be merciful unto us. 

For Thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. 

People:Amen.

Priest:             Peace be unto all.

People:And to your spirit.

Priest:             Let us bow our heads unto to the Lord.

People:           To Thee, O Lord.

Priest:             O most merciful Master, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, through the prayers of our all-pure Lady, Theotokos, and ever-Virgin Mary, and of all Thy saints:  make our prayers acceptable;  grant us remission of our transgressions;  hide us beneath the shadow of Thy wings;  drive away from us every foe and adversary;  make our lives peaceful, O Lord. 

Have mercy upon us and on Thy world, and save our souls:  forasmuch as Thou are gracious and lovest mankind.

People:Amen.

Apostikha

People:            Heaven and earth rejoice,

beholding the spiritual Heaven,

(Tone 5)        the only Virgin without blemish, enter the house of God,

       there to be reared in reverence. 

To her Zacharias in amazement cried aloud:

"O Gate of the Lord!  I open the gates of the temple to you: 

rejoice and go around it with gladness. 

For I know and believe that the deliverance of Israel

shall now come

to dwell openly in our midst,

and that from you shall be born God the Word,

who grants the world great mercy!"

Reader:         Virgins shall be brought to the King after her: her companions shall be brought unto Thee.

People:Anna, truly blessed by God's grace,

led with gladness into the temple of the Lord

the pure and ever-Virgin, who is full of grace,

and she called the young girls to go before her, lamps in hand.

  "Go, child," she said, "to Him who gave you to me;

be unto Him an offering and a sweet smelling incense. 

Go into the place which none may enter: 

learn its mysteries and prepare yourself

to become the pleasing and beautiful dwelling-place of Jesus,

  who grants the world great mercy."

Reader:            With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought:  they shall be brought into the temple of the King.

People:           The most holy Virgin,

Temple that is to hold God,

is dedicated within the temple of the Lord;

and young girls, bearing lamps, now go before her. 

Her noble parents, Joachim and Anna, leap for joy and dance,

for they have borne her that is to bear the Creator;

and she, the All-Pure, with rejoicing goes round the divine

habitations

and is fed by the hands of an angel. 

She it is that shall become Mother of Christ,

who grants the world great mercy.

Reader:         Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. 

Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.  Amen.

People:       Today let us, the arrays of the assembled faithful,

                   triumph in spirit and reverently praise the Child of God,

                   the Virgin and Theotokos,

                   as she is offered in the temple of the Lord:

                   she who was forechosen from all generations

                   to be the dwelling-place of Christ, the Master and God of all. 

                   O virgins bearing lamps, go ye before her,

                   honoring the majestic advance of the ever-Virgin. 

                   Ye mothers, setting aside every sorrow, follow them in

                             gladness,

                   singing the praises of her who became the Mother of God

                   and mediator of joy for the world. 

                   With the angel joyfully let us all cry "Hail!"

                   to her that is full of grace and ever intercedes for our souls.

St. Simeon's Prayer

                    Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace,

                   according to Thy word;

                   For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,

                   which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

                   A light to enlighten the gentiles,

                   and the glory of Thy people Israel!

                                                                     Trisagion

Reader:         Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen.

O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord,cleanse us from our sins.  Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

                   Lord, have mercy. (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.  Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. 

Priest:For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:        Amen.

Apolytikon

Troparion         Today is the prelude of the good will of God

Feast   of the preaching of the salvation of mankind.

(Tone 4)            The Virgin appears in the temple of God

   in anticipation proclaiming Christ to all.

   Let us rejoice and sing to her:

   Rejoice, O Fulfillment of the Creator's dispensation!   (3)

Blessing of the Litiya

Priest:             Let us pray to the Lord.

People:Lord, have mercy.

Priest:             O Lord, Jesus Christ our God, who didst bless the five loaves in the wilderness and therefrom didst feed the five thousand:  do Thou , the same Lord, bless these loaves, wheat, wine, and oil;  and sanctify all the faithful who shall partake of them.

For it is Thou, O Christ our God, who dost bless and sanctify all things;  and unto Thee we ascribe glory, with Thy Father who hath no beginning, and Thine all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:             Amen. 

The wealthy shall want and shall hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want for any good thing. 

Blessed be the name of the Lord, henceforth and forever-more. (3)

Priest:The blessing of the Lord be upon you through His grace and love toward mankind, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:           Amen.

Dismissal

Priest:           Wisdom!

People:Father Bless!

Priest:           He who is, Christ our God, is blessed always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:Amen. 

                   Preserve, O God, the Holy Orthodox Faith and Orthodox Christians, unto ages of ages.

Priest:           Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

People:More honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim;  without defilement you gave birth to God the word:  True Theotokos we magnify you!

Priest:           Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory to Thee!

People:Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

                       now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen. 

                       Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. 

                         Father bless!

Priest:May Christ our true God, through the prayers of His most pure Mother (whose presentation in the Temple we commemorate today), of the holy and righteous, Forebears of God, Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for He is good and lovest mankind. 

People:Amen.

Kontakion       The most pure Temple of the Savior,

Feast                the precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,

(Tone 4)          the sacred Treasure of the glory of God,

is presented today to the House of the Lord.

She brings with her the grace of the Spirit,

Which the angels of God do praise:

"Truly this woman is the Abode of Heaven!"

    The Holy Gospel

Priest:             Wisdom!  Let us attend!  The Prokeimenon in the 4^th Tone.  Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear.

People:Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear.

Priest:             My heart is inditing a good matter.

People:Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear.

Priest:             Hear, O daughter, and consider.

People:And incline your ear.

Priest:             Let us pray to the Lord.

People:           Lord, have mercy.

Priest:For holy art Thou, O God, who restest in the sanctuary, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

People:            Amen.

Priest:             Let everything that has breath  praise the Lord.

People:           Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Priest:             Praise God in His sanctuary!  Praise Him in His mighty firmament!

People:Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Priest:             Let everything that has breath;

People:            Praise the Lord.

Priest:           That we may be accounted worthy of hearing the Holy Gospel,

                       let us pray to the Lord God.

People:       Lord, have mercy.(3)

Priest:             Wisdom! Let us attend!  Let us listen to the holy Gospel!  Peace be to all! 

People:            And to your spirit!

Priest:            The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. John.

People:            Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee!

Priest:             Let us attend! 

(Luke 1:39-49, 56)

                        In those days, Mary and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord." And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever."

                        And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

People:            Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee! 

The Dismissal

Priest:           Wisdom!

People:Father Bless!

Priest:           He who is, Christ our God, is blessed always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

People:         Amen.

                      Preserve, O God, the Holy Orthodox Faith and Orthodox Christians, unto ages of ages.

Priest:           Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

People:More honorable than the cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the seraphim;  without defilement you gave birth to God the word:  True Theotokos we magnify you!

Priest:           Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory to Thee!

People:Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,

                      now and ever and unto ages of ages.  Amen. 

                       Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. 

                        Father bless!

Priest:May Christ our true God, through the prayers of His most pure Mother, and of all the saints,  have mercy upon us and save us, for He is good and lovest mankind. 

People:Amen.

Kontakion       The most pure Temple of the Savior,

Feast                the precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,

(Tone 4)          the sacred Treasure of the glory of God,

is presented today to the House of the Lord.

She brings with her the grace of the Spirit,

Which the angels of God do praise:

"Truly this woman is the Abode of Heaven!"