The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 58 of 59
Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion:
Protect thy city, spotless Mother of God, for in thee it
faithfully reigns, and in thee is made strong, and through
thee it conquers and routs every trial and temptation, and
spoils its foes and rules its subjects.
And again the Eirmos
Ineffable is the childbearing of a seedless conception,
unsullied the pregnancy of a Virgin Mother, for the
birth of God renews natures. So in all generations we
magnify thee in orthodox fashion as Mother and Bride
of God.