The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Prayer of Forgiveness (Husoyo)

Proemion

Let us raise glory, honor, and praise to the Sun of Justice, who, in his grace, dawned from Mary who is the Great East, and with his divine rays gave light to the whole world; to the hidden Child, who honored the day of his Mother’s assumption and exalted her blessed memory on earth and in heaven. To the Good One be glory and honor, on this feast, and all the days of our lives, and forever. Amen.

Sedro

O Christ, the Word of God and the Son of the Eternal Father, at the appointed time you chose to take flesh and be born of the Virgin Mary, the Daughter of David, and you fulfilled your plan of salvation for us. You lifted up your Mother to be with you and crowned her as Queen of heaven and earth.
Today we honor the feast of her glorious assumption and, with the holy apostles who gathered from around the world to honor her and with those who serve you in heaven, we cry out to her with noble melodies, proclaiming:
Come in peace, O pure Mother; you gave birth to God the Word and carried the heavenly King in your womb! Come in peace, O Temple of the Holy Spirit; you are the dwelling place of God the Most High!
Come in peace, O Spiritual Ladder seen by Jacob; through you we climb to the heights above the power of suffering and death!
Now, O Christ our God, we ask you, through her prayers and with the fragrance of this incense, to grant forgiveness of sins, security to churches, and peace to monasteries and convents. Help the elderly, encourage the youth, nurture the children, and grant rest to the faithful who have gone to you. Make us worthy to be united with your Mother, the holy Virgin Mary, and the choirs of the prophets, apostles, martyrs, and confessors in your eternal kingdom, where we will raise glory and thanks to you, to your Father, and to your Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.

Hymn (Qolo)

Mary, Mother of the Lord

Syriac: msheeho natareh l’eedtokh

or msheeho natareh l’eedtokh (Abdallah)

Mary, Mother of the Lord,
David’s daughter, full of grace,
left this world of sin and pain for the joys of paradise,
and hosts of the cherubim and seraphim
sang their praise to God.
Her assumption is revered in the heavens and on earth,
for God’s Son was born from her pure and holy womb.
Her assumption on this day is glorified
as a feast throughout the world.

In tradition it is said: The apostles heard a call
to return, from East and West,
to the Virgin Mary’s side,
for she was about to leave this earthly world
for her place with God.
Simon Peter came from Rome,
John returned from Ephesus,
and then Thomas came, joining them from India.
They gave honor to the one most blest of all,
Mary, Mother of the Light.

On this day you slept in death, Virgin Mother of the Lord.
You had carried God’s own Son,
Christ, who carries all the world,
and now you are taken up in majesty,
called to be with God.
As you leave this earthly world
for the new eternal world,
the angels, in awe, lead you into paradise.
They rejoice on your great feast and honor you
as they sing their hymns of praise.

Etro

Jesus Christ our Lord, accept the fragrance of the incense that we have offered on the feast of the assumption of your Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. With the holy apostles, make us worthy to honor the day of her departure from this world, and grant forgiveness to your flock that celebrates her feast. We raise glory and thanks to you, to your Father, and to your Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.