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Season of Glorious Pentecost: Wednesday – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Holy Virgin Mother (literally, blessed mother), you are blessed, and you are glorious in your virginity because the glorious Fruit that is from the Father appeared from you in purity. ܛܘܽܒܰܝܟܝ ܐܶܡܳܐ ܡܒܰܪܰܟܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܫܒܺܝܚܰܬܝ ܒܰܒܬܘܽܠܘܽܬܶܟܝ ܆ ܕܰܕܢܰܚ ܡܶܢܶܟܝ ܕܰܟܝܳܐܝܺܬ ܆ ܦܺܐܪܳܐ ܫܒܺܝܚܳܐ ܕܡܶܢ ܐܰܒܳܐ ܀
It is befitting to commemorate Mary, the holy Virgin; she held and carried in her lap (literally, on her knees) the one who holds all creation.ܝܳܐܶܐ ܕܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܕܘܽܟܪܳܢܳܐ ܆ ܠܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܒܬܘܽܠܬܳܐ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܬܳܐ ܆ ܠܗܰܘ ܕܰܛܥܺܝܢ ܟܽܠ ܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܆ ܥܰܠ ܒܘܽܪ̈ܟܶܝܗ̇ ܛܶܥܢܰܬ ܙܰܝܚܰܬ ܀
God, you accepted in your mercies the offering of the just of old; accept in your mercies our offering, and be pleased with our prayers.ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of Glorious Pentecost: Tuesday – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
On the day of commemorating the confessors, the Church rejoices and is glad, and splendid crowds of her loved ones are singing praise to God.ܒܝܘܽܡ ܕܘܽܟܪܳܢܳܐ ܕܡܰܘܕܝ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܆ ܚܳܕܝܳܐ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܘܰܦܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܆ ܘܟܶܢ̈ܫܶܐ ܙܗܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܕܚܰܒܺܝ̈ܒܶܝܗ̇ ܆ ܙܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܀
Neither a king rejoices over his crown nor a judge over his authority as the betrothed Church rejoices over the commemoration of the saints.ܠܳܐ ܚܳܕܶܐ ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܒܬܳܓܶܗ ܆ ܘܠܳܐ ܕܰܝܳܢܳܐ ܒܫܘܽܠܛܳܢܶܗ ܆ ܐܰܝܟ ܕܚܳܕܝܳܐ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܡܟܺܝܪܬܳܐ ܆ ܒܕܘܽܟܪ̈ܳܢܰܝܗܘܽܢ ܕܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܀
God, you accepted in your mercies the offering of the just of old; accept in your mercies our offering, and be pleased with our prayers.ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of Glorious Pentecost: Thursday – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Thursday ASyriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
May the Apostles, who preached Your Good News and were slain for your sake, supplicate your mercy with us that Your Grace might be pleased with us.ܫܠܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܕܰܐܟܪܶܙܘ ܠܰܣܒܰܪܬܳܟ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܩܰܛܰܠܘ ܡܶܛܽܠܳܬܳܟ ܆ ܢܦܺܝܣܘܽܢ ܥܰܡܰܢ ܠܰܚܢܳܢܳܟ ܆ ܘܬܶܬܪܰܥܶܐ ܠܰܢ ܛܰܝܒܘܽܬܳܟ ܀
May the Apostles, who preached Your Good News, shout from mountaintops, giving glory to God that Your Grace might be please with us.ܡܶܢ ܪ̈ܺܝܫܰܝ ܛܘܽܪ̈ܶܐ ܢܶܩܥܘܽܢ ܆ ܫܠܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܕܰܐܟܪܶܙܘ ܠܰܣܒܰܪܬܳܟ ܆ ܘܢܶܬܠܘܽܢ ܬܶܫܒܘܽܚܬܳܐ ܠܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܆ ܘܬܶܬܪܰܥܶܐ ܠܰܢ ܛܰܝܒܘܽܬܳܟ ܀
The faithful Simon was set on the rock of faith, and the foundations of the Church were laid on the cornerstone.ܥܰܠ ܫܘܽܥܳܐ ܕܗܰܝܡܳܢܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܣܺܝܡ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܫܶܡܥܘܽܢ ܫܰܪܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܘܥܰܠ ܟܺܐܦܳܐ ܕܪܺܝܫ ܙܳܘܺܝܬܳܐ ܆ ܣܺܝ̈ܡܳܢ ܫܶܬܶܐܣ̈ܰܝܟܝ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܀
Thursday BSyriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The Apostles, Matthew and John, the Evangelists, Luke and Mark, wrote the Gospels for us, and they preached in the four corners [of the earth].ܫܠܺܝ̈ܚܶܐ ܡܰܬܰܝ ܘܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܆ ܘܠܘܽܩܳܐ ܘܡܰܪܩܳܣ ܡܣܰܒܪ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܆ ܟܬܰܒܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܠܰܢ ܐܶܘܰܢܓܶܠܝܳܢ ܆ ܘܰܐܟܪܶܙܘ ܒܰܐܪܒܰܥ ܦܶܢ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܀
They depicted for us the Mystery of Jesus by heavenly favor, and they gave the church divine teaching forever and ever. ܨܳܪܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܠܰܢ ܪܳܐܙܶܗ ܕܝܶܫܘܽܥ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܗܰܒܬܳܐ ܫܡܰܝܳܢܺܝܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܝܰܗ̱ܒܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܠܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܠܕܳܪ ܕܳܪ̈ܺܝܢ ܆ ܝܘܽܠܦܳܢܳܐ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܝܳܐ ܀
God, you accepted in your mercies the offering of the just of old; accept in your mercies our offering, and be pleased with our prayers.ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of Glorious Pentecost: Friday – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The martyrs resemble trees planted along [water-] sources: trees give fruit, whereas the martyrs give help abundantly.ܕܳܡܶܝܢ ܣܳܗ̈ܕܶܐ ܠܺܐܝ̈ܠܳܢܶܐ ܆ ܕܰܢܨܺܝܒܺܝܢ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܒ̈ܘܽܥܶܐ ܆ ܐܺܝ̈ܠܳܢܶܐ ܝܳܗܒܺܝܢ ܦܺܐܪ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܘܣܳܗ̈ܕܶܐ ܡܰܪܕܶܝܢ ܥܘܽܕܪ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܀
Chosen ones, [you] who loved God and hated the passing world, supplicate Christ with us that He be merciful on all of us.ܓܒܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܕܰܐܚܶܒܘ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܣܢܰܘ ܠܥܳܠܡܳܐ ܥܳܒܘܽܪܳܐ ܆ ܐܰܦܺܝܣ ܥܰܡܰܢ ܠܰܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܆ ܕܢܶܥܒܶܕ ܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܥܰܠ ܟܽܠܰܢ ܀
God, [you] accepted in your mercies the offering of the just of old; accept in your mercies our offering, and be pleased with our prayers.ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of Glorious Pentecost: Monday – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The one whom Moses saw in the bush [see Ex 3:1-6] and Ezekiel on the chariot [see Ez 1], behold, he is offered on the altar, and the Nations partake of him and live.ܗܰܘ ܕܰܚܙܳܝܗ̱ܝ ܡܘܽܫܶܐ ܒܣܰܝܢܳܐ ܆ ܘܚܰܙܩܺܝܶܐܠ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܪܟܰܒܬܳܐ ܆ ܗܳܐ ܡܶܬܩܰܪܰܒ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܘܫܳܩܠܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܥܰܡ̱̈ܡܶܐ ܘܚܳܝܶܝܢ ܀
The one whom the cherubim and seraphim serve with great fear, behold, he is offered on the altar, and the Nations partake of him and live.ܗܰܘ ܕܰܟܪ̈ܘܽܒܶܐ ܘܰܣܪ̈ܳܦܶܐ ܆ ܒܕܶܚܠܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܡܫܰܡܫܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܆ ܗܳܐ ܡܶܬܩܰܪܰܒ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܘܫܳܩܠܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܥܰܡ̱̈ܡܶܐ ܘܚܳܝܶܝܢ ܀
God, [you] accepted in your mercies the offering of the just of old; accept in your mercies our offering, and be pleased with our prayers.ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Announcement to Zechariah – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The watcher [sc. the angel Gabriel] brought tidings to Zechariah in the holy of holies announcing [to him]: “[In] your old age [you] are having a son, and you shall name him John [see Lk 1:13].”ܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܣܰܒܰܪ ܠܰܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܆ ܒܰܩܕܘܽܫ ܩܘܽܕܫܺܝܢ ܟܰܕ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܆ ܕܰܒܪܳܐ ܗܳܘܶܐ ܠܣܰܝܒܘܽܬܳܟ ܆ ܘܬܶܩܪܶܐ ܠܰܫܡܶܗ ܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܀
Zechariah was awestruck by the words of the watcher speaking to him in the sanctuary, and wonder and astonishment seised him because of the pregnancy of the barren one [sc. Elizabeth, Zechariah’s wife].ܬܡܰܗ ܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܒܡ̈ܶܠܰܝ ܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܡܰܠܶܠ ܥܰܡܶܗ ܒܒܶܝܬ ܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܐܚܕܶܗ ܬܶܗܪܳܐ ܘܕܘܽܡܳܪܳܐ ܆ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܒܰܛܢܳܗ̇ ܕܰܥܩܰܪܬܳܐ ܀
Glory be to the One who chose him [sc. John the Baptist] to be the herald of his [sc. Jesus Christ] coming and to bring back nations and peoples from the pathless desert to the path of life.ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܗܰܘ ܕܰܓܒܳܝܗ̱ܝ ܕܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܆ ܐܺܝܙܓܰܕܳܐ ܩܕܳܡ ܡܶܐܬܺܝܬܶܗ ܆ ܘܢܰܦܢܶܐ ܠܥܰܡ̱̈ܡܶܐ ܘܶܐܡ̈ܘܳܬܳܐ ܆ ܡܶܢ ܬܰܘܫܳܐ ܠܐܘܽܪܚܳܐ ܕܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ ܀

Opening of the Maronite Liturgical Year: Consecration and Renewal of the Church – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Natalie Salameh
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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Behold priests and deacons with the excellent scent of their censers encircle the Altar of Reconciliation, and the Holy Spirit hovers over it [in reference to Gn 1:2].ܗܳܐ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܘܰܡܫܰܡ̈ܫܳܢܶܐ ܆ ܒܥܶܛܪܳܐ ܫܒܺܝܚܳܐ  ܕܦܺܝܪ̈ܡܰܝܗܘܽܢ ܆ ܟܪܺܝܟܺܝܢ ܠܡܰܕܒܰܚ ܬܰܪܥܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܪܘܽܚܳܐ ܕܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܡܪܰܚܦܳܐ ܥܠܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܀
Listen to this all nations, “Priests encircle the Altar.” Give heed inhabitants of the earth, “The Holy Spirit hovers over it [in reference to Gn 1:2].”ܫܡܰܥܘ ܗܳܕܶܐ ܟܽܠܟܘܽܢ ܥܰܡ̱ܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܕܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܟܪܺܝܟܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܠܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܘܨܘܽܬܘ ܟܽܠܟܽܘܢ ܝܳܬܒܰܝ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܆ ܕܪܘܽܚܳܐ ܕܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܡܪܰܚܦܳܐ ܥܠܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܀
On the rock of faith, our Lord built the Holy Church; on Simon, He laid down her foundations, and Paul finished her structure.ܥܰܠ ܫܘܽܥܳܐ ܕܗܰܝܡܳܢܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܒܢܳܐ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܠܥܺܕܰܬ ܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܘܥܰܠ ܫܶܡܥܘܽܢ ܣܳܡ ܫܶܬܶܣܶܝܗ̇ ܆ ܘܦܰܘܠܳܘܣ ܫܰܟܠܶܠ ܒܶܢܝܳܢܳܗ̇ ܀

Season of the Glorious Cross: The Exaltation of the Cross – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)

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Alejandro Landin
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Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Our Savior, guard Your Church and her children with the Cross of Light because it is the source of life and fulfillment of all mysteries.ܒܰܨܠܺܝܒ ܢܘܽܗܪܳܐ ܦܳܪܘܽܩܰܢ ܆ ܢܰܛܰܪ ܠܥܺܕܬܳܟ ܘܰܠܝ̈ܰܠܕܶܝܗ̇ ܆ ܕܡܰܒܘܽܥܳܐ ܕܚ̈ܰܝܶܐ ܐܺܝܬܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܘܫܘܽܡܠܳܝܳܐ ܕܟܽܠܗܘܽܢ ܪ̈ܳܐܙܶܐ ܀
With Your Cross, the power of your divinity, the priest signs Your Body and Blood on the altar and consecrates the mysteries of Your Church.ܒܰܨܠܺܝܒܳܟ ܪܳܫܶܡ ܟܳܗܢܳܐ ܆ ܦܰܓܪܳܟ ܘܰܕܡܳܟ ܥܰܠ ܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܒܫܘܽܠܛܳܢܳܐ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܘܽܬܳܟ ܆ ܘܰܡܩܰܕܶܫ ܪ̈ܳܐܙܶܐ ܕܥܺܕܬܳܟ ܀
Our Savior, Your Cross, which became a ladder [see Gn 28:10-17] for Your Church, is blessed, and by it, mortals are raised and joined to the Spiritual Beings.ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܘܽ ܨܠܺܝܒܳܟ ܦܳܪܘܽܩܰܢ ܆ ܕܰܗܘܳܐ ܠܥܺܕܬܳܟ ܣܶܒܶܠܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܒܶܗ ܡܶܬܥܰܠܶܝܢ ܡܳܝ̈ܘܽܬܶܐ ܆ ܘܡܶܬܚܰܠܛܺܝܢ ܥܰܡ ܪ̈ܘܽܚܳܢܶܐ ܀