O Virgin, who stood at the beginning of bliss and holiness and opened the way for others!

Oh, the salvation of men, the light of the world, the way to the Saviour, the gates, the life, and other worthy names, which for the sake of the salvation accomplished by the Saviour can be applied to Thee. For He is the Culprit, and Thou art the author of my sanctification, and of all that I have received from the Saviour through Thee, and which I have received from Thee alone. Thy Blood is the Blood that washes away the sins of the world; From Thee is the Body in which I have received sanctification, in which is the New Covenant, in which is all hope of salvation. Your womb is the kingdom of God. But, O supreme of all praise and of all appellation, accept the song, do not neglect zeal, grant that the best things may be thought of and sung of Thee both now, in this life, and hereafter, in eternal life. Amen.

Translated by Prot. Patrologia Orientalis Tome XIX - Fascicule 3 - N 9 Paris, 1925: 377-392.