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The '''''Magnificat''''' is a canticle usually sung during the Sunday [[Matins]] service before the ''[[irmos]]'' of the ninth ode of the [[Canon|canon]]. It is taken from the words the [[Theotokos]] is reported to have said to describe the experience of being pregnant with [[Jesus]]. Shortly after being informed by [[Gabriel the Archangel|archangel Gabriel]] of her holy pregnancy, according to the [[Bible|Biblical]] account, Mary the Theotokos visited her cousin [[Elisabeth]] the wife of [[Zechariah]] (herself pregnant at the time with [[John the Baptist]]); and in response to Elizabeth's salutation she spoke the words of the Magnificat, which accordingly appears in the [[Gospel of Luke]], 1:46-55.

==Text==
Although like other [[New Testament]] texts the Magnificat was originally written in Greek, in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Western Church]] is most often to be found in Latin or the vernacular. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version.

English (Book of Common Prayer):

:My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
:For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden; For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
:For he that is mighty hath magnified me: and holy is his name; And his mercy is on them that fear him throughout all generations.
:He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
:He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek; He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away.
:He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel: as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, for ever.

It is accompanied by a refrain that is sung between the verses:
:"More honorable than the [[Cherubim]], and more glorious beyond compare than the [[Seraphim]], without corruption thou gavest birth to God the [[Logos|Word]]: true [[Theotokos]], we magnify thee."

[[Category: Hymn]]
[[Category: Liturgics]]

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 *[[wikipedia:Magnificat|''Magnificat'' on Wikipedia]]
 *[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp Matins service] ([[GOARCH]])
-*[http://wikitranslate.org/wiki/%E1%BC%A9_%E1%BE%A8%CE%B4%E1%BD%B4_%CF%84%E1%BF%86%CF%82_%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85/en:_English WikiTranslate (videos of the prayer)]
+*[http://wikitranslate.org/wiki/Magnificat ''Magnificat'' on WikiTranslate] Videos of the prayer in the different languages
 ==External links==

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 *[[wikipedia:Magnificat|''Magnificat'' on Wikipedia]]
 *[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp Matins service] ([[GOARCH]])
 ==External links==

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 ==Use==
-The Magnificat is sung during the Sunday [[Orthros]] service following the eighth ode of the [[canon]], and, with the ''Song of Zachariah'', makes up the ninth ode of the canon.
+The Magnificat is sung during the Sunday [[Orthros]] service following the eighth ode of the [[Canon (hymn)|canon]], and, with the ''Song of Zachariah'', makes up the ninth ode of the canon.
 The megalynarion (the refrain above) also appears as part of the hymn "It is truly meet" (''Axion estin'') which is sung during [[Divine Liturgy]] during the [[Eucharist]]ic Prayer as the [[priest]] commemorates the [[saint]]s.

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-The '''''Magnificat''''' is a canticle usually sung during the Sunday [[Matins]] service before the ''[[irmos]]'' of the ninth ode of the [[Canon|canon]].  It is taken from the words the [[Theotokos]] is reported to have said to describe the experience of being pregnant with [[Jesus]]. Shortly after being informed by [[Gabriel the Archangel|archangel Gabriel]] of her holy pregnancy, according to the [[Bible|Biblical]] account, Mary the Theotokos visited her cousin [[Elisabeth]] the wife of [[Zechariah]] (herself pregnant at the time with [[John the Baptist]]); and in response to Elizabeth's salutation she spoke the words of the Magnificat, which accordingly appears in the [[Gospel of Luke]], 1:46-55.
+The '''Magnificat''', also called the ''Song of the Theotokos'', is a [[hymn]] taken from the words of the [[Theotokos]]. Shortly after the [[Annunciation]] of [[Archangel Gabriel]] to the Theotokos, she visited the wife of [[Zachariah]], her cousin [[Elizabeth]], who was herself pregnant with [[John the Baptist]]; in response to Elizabeth's salutation, Mary spoke the words of the Magnificat, which accordingly appear in the [[Gospel of Luke]], 1:46-55.
 ==Text==
-Although like other [[New Testament]] texts the Magnificat was originally written in Greek, in the [[Roman Catholic Church|Western Church]] is most often to be found in Latin or the vernacular. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version.
+Although the Magnificat was originally written in Greek, like other [[New Testament]] texts, it is often found in Latin or the vernacular. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version.  The words often compared to the Prayer of Hannah ([[I Kingdoms|1 Sam.]] 2:1-10).
-English (Book of Common Prayer):
+:''My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
-:My soul doth magnify the Lord: and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
+It is accompanied by a refrain that is sung between the verses, called the ''[[megalynarion]]'':
-:For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden; For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
+:''More honorable than the [[cherubim]], and more glorious beyond compare than the [[seraphim]], without corruption you gave birth to God the [[Logos|Word]]: true [[Theotokos]], we magnify you.
-It is accompanied by a refrain that is sung between the verses:
+==Use==
-:"More honorable than the [[Cherubim]], and more glorious beyond compare than the [[Seraphim]], without corruption thou gavest birth to God the [[Logos|Word]]: true [[Theotokos]], we magnify thee."
+The Magnificat is sung during the Sunday [[Orthros]] service following the eighth ode of the [[canon]], and, with the ''Song of Zachariah'', makes up the ninth ode of the canon.
 [[Category: Liturgics]]