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Theotokia for Vespers & Orthros
This is the Stavro-Theotokion (of the Cross) from the Menaion, for Tone 4, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee." "As the all-pure Sovereign Lady looked on Christ . . . ." Make sure to confirm before singing which text is used on the 2nd & 3rd lines: "she mourned Him as Sov'reign Lord" or "she wept with maternal grief." Updated 2/11/2020.