Today, for those on the New Calendar, is the first day when we sing the beautiful Kontakion of the Preparation of Christ's Nativity. If today the Virgin begins her journey to the Cave in which Christ our God is to born, then we must no longer put off our own preparations for His Holy Nativity.
Will we be more attentive in our prayer and worship, seeking to discern the still small Voice of the Most High? Will we focus less on this food and that food and how far down the list whey powder needs to be for a food to be Lenten, and simply eat simply in quietness and with Thanksgiving?
Let us journey with the holy Theotokos to Bethlehem to be present for the Angels’ song, the shepherds wonder, and the astonishment of the Magi.
KONTAKION OF PREPARATION OF CHRIST’S NATIVITY IN TONE THREE
Today the Virgin cometh to the cave where she will give birth in an ineffable manner to the Word Who is before all the ages. Rejoice, therefore, O universe, when thou hearest it heralded: Glorify Him, with the angels and the shepherds, Who chose to be seen as a new-born babe, the God Who is before all the ages.
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