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Dormition

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==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 1) [http://oca.org/FStropars.asp?SID=13&ID=102302]
 
:In giving birth you preserved your virginity,
:In falling asleep you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos.
[[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)
 
:Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos,
:Who is constant in prayer and our firm hope in her intercessions.
:For being the Mother of Life,
:She was translated to life by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.
===Forefeast hymns===
Troparion (Tone 4)
:Dance with joy, O peoples!
:Clap your hands with gladness!
:Gather today with fervor and jubilation;
:Sing with exultation.
:The Mother of God is about to rise in glory,
:Ascending from earth to heaven.
:We ceaselessly praise her in song as truly Theotokos.
 
Kontakion (Tone 4)
:Today the universe dances with joy at your glorious memorial,
:And cries out to you, O Mother of God:
:"Rejoice, O Virgin, pride of Christians!"
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