Icon of the Mother of God “the Blessed Heaven” - Troparion & Kontakion

Troparion — Tone 6

What shall we call you, O full of grace? / Heaven? for you have shone forth the Sun of Righteousness. / Paradise? for you have brought forth the Flower of immortality. / Virgin? for you have remained incorrupt. / Pure Mother? for you have held in your holy embrace your Son, the God of all. / Entreat Him to save our souls.1


1 Theotokion of the First Hour.

Kontakion — Tone 6

We have no other help, we have no other hope but you, O Sovereign Lady. / Help us, for in you do we hope, / and of you do we boast, for we are your servants. / Let us not be put to shame.