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Theotokion:
Having in thee, O Theotokos, a hope that cannot
be put to shame, I shall be saved; having obtained thy
mediation, O most pure one, I shall not fear. I shall pursue
enemies and triumph over them, having covered myself,
as in a breastplate, only with thy protection; and imploring
thine all-powerful aid, I cry unto thee: O Sovereign Lady,
save me through thine intercessions, and raise me up
from somber sleep to thy glorification, by the might of the
Son of God who was incarnate of thee.
On Friday evenings, the troparion of the Saturday commemoration
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