Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Circumcision of the Lord – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Moses the prophet gave the law of circumcision to the Nation of Israel, and Our Lord Himself came and perfected the mystery of the prophecy.ܡܘܽܫܶܐ ܢܒܺܝܳܐ ܣܳܡ ܢܳܡܘܽܣܳܐ ܆ ܓܙܘܽܪܬܳܐ ܠܥܰܡܳܐ ܕܒܶܝܬ ܐܺܝܣܪܳܐܶܝܠ ܆ ܘܡܳܪܰܢ ܐܶܬܳܐ ܗܘܽ ܒܰܩܢܘܽܡܶܗ ܆ ܘܫܰܡܠܺܝ ܪܳܐܙܳܐ ܕܰܢܒܺܝܘܽܬܳܐ ܀
All you nations, glorify the Lord who underwent circumcision according to the law. And all peoples, glorify Him who perfected the mystery of the prophecy.ܫܰܒܰܚܘ ܠܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܟܽܠܟܘܽܢ ܥܰܡ̱̈ܡܶܐ ܆ ܕܰܥܠ ܠܰܓܙܘܽܪܬܳܐ ܐܰܝܟ ܢܳܡܘܽܣܳܐ ܆ ܘܫܰܒ̈ܚܳܝܗ̱ܝ ܟܽܠܗ̈ܶܝܢ ܐܶܡ̈ܘܳܬܳܐ ܆ ܕܫܰܡܠܺܝ ܪܳܐܙܳܐ ܕܰܢܒܺܝܘܽܬܳܐ ܀
Blessed is Christ, who gave the Church the glorious mystery of baptism. Instead of the old laws, truth shines in synagogues. ܒܪܺܝܟ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܕܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܠܳܗ̇ ܠܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܆ ܪܳܐܙܳܐ ܫܒܺܝܚܳܐ ܕܡܰܥܡܘܽܕܺܝܬܳܐ ܆ ܚܠܳܦ ܢܳܡܘܽܣܳܐ ܕܥܰܬܺܝ̈ܩܳܬܳܐ ܆ ܫܪܳܪܳܐ ܢܳܨܰܚ ܒܰܟ̈ܢܘܽܫܳܬܳܐ ܀

Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Finding of the Lord in the Temple – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
This infinite world is the temple of God. Let us rejoice in it and sing praise to its Creator from the beginning.ܗܳܢ ܥܳܠܡܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܡܶܣܬܰܝܰܟ ܆ ܐܺܝܬܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܗܰܝܟܠܶܗ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܒܶܗ ܢܶܚܕܶܐ ܘܢܶܙܡܰܪ ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܒܳܪܘܽܝܶܗ ܡܶܢ ܫܘܽܪܳܝܳܐ ܀
From mountaintops let them cry out: “It is the temple of God,” and let them give glory to the Lord, its Creator from the beginning.ܡܶܢ ܪ̈ܺܝܫܰܝ ܛܘܽܪܶܐ ܢܶܩܥܘܽܢ ܆ ܐܺܝܬܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܗܰܝܟܠܶܗ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܘܢܶܬܠܘܽܢ ܬܶܫܒܘܽܚܬܳܐ ܠܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܆ ܒܳܪܘܽܝܶܗ ܡܶܢ ܫܘܽܪܳܝܳܐ ܀
Lord of the temple, our Savior, you are the true temple. Let us confess, worship, and glorify through You Your Father and Your Holy Spirit.ܡܳܪܶܗ ܕܗܰܝܟܠܳܐ ܦܳܪܘܽܩܰܢ ܆ ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܗ̱ܘܽ ܗܰܝܟܠܳܐ ܫܰܪܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܒܳܟ ܠܰܐܒܘܽܟ ܘܰܠܪܘܽܚܩܘܽܕܫܳܟ ܆ ܢܰܘܕܶܐ ܘܢܶܣܓܘܽܕ ܘܰܢܫܰܒܰܚ ܀

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


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Today a child was born, and His name was called Wonder [Is 9:5]. Indeed, God is Wonder because he has shown Himself as a baby.ܝܰܘܡܳܢ ܐܶܬܺܝܠܶܕ ܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܫܡܶܗ ܐܶܬܩܪܺܝ ܕܘܽܡܳܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܘܽܡܳܪܰܐ ܗ̱ܘ ܓܶܝܪ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܕܰܐܝܟ ܥܘܽܠܳܐ ܚܰܘܺܝ ܢܰܦܫܶܗ ܀
Behold! The Virgin conceived and gave birth to the One whom Isaiah saw and whose name was called Wonder [Is 9:5], and he has shown Himself as a baby.ܗܰܘ ܕܰܚܙܳܝܗ̱ܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܐܶܫܰܥܝܳܐ ܆ ܕܰܫܡܶܗ ܐܶܬܩܪܺܝ ܕܘܽܡܳܪܳܐ ܆ ܗܳܐ ܒܬܘܽܠܬܳܐ ܒܶܛܢܰܬ ܘܝܶܠܕܰܬ ܆ ܘܰܐܝܟ ܥܘܽܠܳܐ ܚܰܘܺܝ ܢܰܦܫܶܗ ܀
Praise be to You, desirable Child; [praise be to You,] Good Hope to human beings; [praise be to You,] O noon day Sun shining brightly on all creation. ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܳܟ ܛܰܠܝܳܐ ܪܓܺܝܓܳܐ ܆ ܘܣܰܒܪܳܐ ܛܳܒܳܐ ܕܐ̱ܢܳܫܘܽܬܳܐ ܆ ܐܳܘ ܫܶܡܫܳܐ ܒܥܶܕܳܢ ܛܰܗܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܡܰܢܗܰܪ ܟܽܠܗܶܝܢ ܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܀

Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Genealogy of Jesus – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
On this holy feast day, the watchers were amazed in Bethlehem and sang praises because they saw Wonder [Isaiah 9:5], the Son of God, who took flesh.ܒܗܳܢܳܐ ܥܺܝܕܳܐ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܳܐ ܆ ܬܗܰܪܘ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܒܒܶܝܬ ܠܚܶܡ ܆ ܘܫܰܒܰܚܘ ܕܰܚܙܰܘ ܬܶܕܡܘܽܪܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܒܰܪ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܶܐܬܓܰܫܰܡ ܀
The Lord of all lies in a manger and is wrapped in swaddling clothes, and the watchers and people are startled because the Son of God took flesh. ܡܰܓܶܣ ܒܐܘܽܪܝܳܐ ܡܳܪܶܐ ܟܽܠ ܆ ܘܰܟܪܺܝܟ ܢܰܚ̈ܬܶܐ ܕܥܰܙܪܘܽܪ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܘܰܪܗܺܝܒܺܝܢ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܘܐ̱ܢܳܫ̈ܳܐ ܆ ܕܒܰܪ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܶܐܬܓܰܫܰܡ ܀
Glory be to Your Manifestation from Mary, [O] Hidden One, you who came for our redemption, who put on a body from Mary, and who, by it, saved us from going astray. ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܠܕܶܢܚܳܟ ܕܡܶܢ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܆ ܟܰܣܝܳܐ ܕܶܐܬܳܐ ܠܦܘܽܪܩܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܕܰܠܒܶܫܬ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܆ ܘܒܶܗ ܦܪܰܩܬܰܢ ܡܶܢ ܛܳܥܝܘܽܬܳܐ ܀

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


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator

Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
Mary was betrothed to Joseph but was with child from the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her husband, a righteous man, feared to take Mary as his wife.ܡܟܺܝܪܳܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܬ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܠܝܰܘܣܶܦ ܆ ܘܒܰܛܢܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܪܘܽܚܳܐ ܕܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܝܰܘܣܶܦ ܒܰܥܠܳܗ̇ ܟܺܐܢܳܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܕܚܶܠ ܕܢܶܣܰܒ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܐܰܢ̱ܬܬܶܗ ܀
And while [Joseph] was sleeping, the Watcher came and announced to him, saying: “Do not be afraid, O Son of David, for the One dwelling in her is the Lord of all.”ܘܟܰܕ ܕܰܡܺܝܟ ܐܶܬܳܐ ܨܶܝܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܘܣܰܒܪܶܗ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ ܆ ܕܠܳܐ ܬܶܕܚܰܠ ܐܳܘ ܒܰܪ ܕܰܘܺܝܕ ܆ ܕܗܰܘ ܕܰܫܪܳܐ ܒܳܗ̇ ܡܳܪܶܐ ܟܽܠ ܀
God, you received in your mercies the offering of the just of old, receive in your mercies our offering and be pleased with our prayers. ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܕܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܢ̈ܶܐ ܩܰܕܡ̈ܶܐ ܆ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܝܟ ܩܘܽܪܒܳܢܰܢ ܆ ܘܶܐܬܪܰܥܳܐ ܒܰܨܠܰܘܳܬܰܢ ܀

Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Birth of John the Baptist – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The revelation which the Watcher spoke to Zechariah in the Temple of Holiness finds its fulfillment today with the birth of Mar (St.) John.ܓܶܠܝܳܢܳܐ ܕܡܰܠܶܠ ܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܠܰܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܒܗܰܝܟܰܠ ܩܘܽܕܫܳܐ ܆ ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܡܠܺܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܀
A Voice crying in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of God,” finds its fulfillment today with the birth of Mar John. ܩܳܠܳܐ ܕܩܳܪܶܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܡܰܕܒܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܛܰܝܶܒܘ ܐܘܽܪܚܳܐ ܠܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܆ ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܡܠܺܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܝ ܝܘܽܚܰܢܳܢ ܀
Zechariah rejoiced, and [Elizabeth], the barren one, exulted, the mountain of Judea rejoiced with them, and also the Church sings glory because of the birth of the forerunner of the Truth.ܚܕܺܝ ܙܟܰܪܝܳܐ ܘܕܳܨܰܬ ܥܩܰܪܬܳܐ ܆ ܚܕܺܝ ܥܰܡܗܘܽܢ ܛܘܽܪܳܐ ܕܺܝܗܘܽܕ ܆ ܐܳܦ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܙܳܡܪܳܐ ܫܘܽܒܚܳܐ ܆ ܒܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܕܟܳܪܘܽܙ ܩܘܽܫܬܳܐ ܀

Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord: The Visitation of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth – (Maronite Divine Liturgy)


Maronite Seminarian
Alejandro Landin
Translator


Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
The One whom the Seraphim carry and cannot look upon His face dwelt in the womb of the blessed one (that is to say, the Blessed Virgin Mary) and arrived at the house of His servants (that is to say, Zechariah and Elizabeth).ܗܰܘ ܕܰܣܪ̈ܳܦܶܐ ܛܥܺܝܢܺܝܢ ܠܶܗ ܆ ܘܠܳܐ ܡܨܶܝܢ ܚܳܙܶܝܢ ܦܰܪܨܘܽܦܶܗ ܆ ܫܪܳܐ ܒܥܘܽܒܳܗ̇ ܕܰܡܒܰܪܰܟܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܠܒܶܝܬ ܥܰܒ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܐܶܬܡܰܢܰܥ ܀
The Lord, sitting upon the Cherubim, dwelt in the womb of the blessed one, arrived at the house of His servants, and baptized in the womb the son of the barren ones (that is to say, John, the son of Zechariah and Mary).ܝܳܬܶܒ ܥܰܠ ܟܪ̈ܘܽܒ̈ܶܐ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܆ ܫܪܳܐ ܒܥܘܽܒܳܗ̇ ܕܰܡܒܰܪܰܟܬܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܠܒܶܝܬ ܥܰܒ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܐܶܬܡܰܢܰܥ ܆ ܘܰܐܥܡܕܶܗ ܒܟܰܪܣܳܐ ܠܒܰܪ ܥܰܩܪ̈ܶܐ ܀
Blessed are you, Mary, and blessed is the Fruit that is in your womb Who did not withhold His mercy from His servants but visited them because of His love. ܡܒܰܪܰܟܬܳܐ ܐܺܝܬܰܝܟܝ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܆ ܘܰܒܪܺܝܟ ܦܺܝܪܳܐ ܕܰܒܟܰܪܣܶܟܝ ܆ ܕܠܳܐ ܟܠܳܐ ܚܢܳܢܶܗ ܡܶܢ ܥܰܒ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܆ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܒܚܘܽܒܶܗ ܣܥܰܪ ܐܶܢܘܽܢ ܀

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

Syriac Melody: ܪܰܡܪܶܡܰܝܢܝ
On the day of Your announcement, only-Begotten Word of God, the Church is glad and joyful, and her children sing glory. ܒܗܳܢܳܐ ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܕܣܘܒܳܪܳܟ ܆ ܝܺܚܺܝܕܳܐ ܡܶܠܬܶܗ ܕܰܐܒܳܐ ܆ ܚܳܕܝܳܐ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܘܰܦܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܆ ܘܝ̈ܰܠܕܶܝܗ̇ ܙܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܬܶܫܒܘܽܚܬܳܐ ܀
Today, the messenger was sent from the house of the Father; he descended and announced to the Virgin: “The Savior shall appear from you.”ܝܰܘܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܫܬܰܕܰܪ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܆ ܐܺܝܙܓܰܕܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܒܶܝܬ ܐܰܒܳܐ ܆ ܘܰܢܚܶܬ ܣܰܒܪܳܗ̇ ܠܰܒܬܘܽܠܬܳܐ ܆ ܕܡܶܢܶܟܝ ܕܳܢܰܚ ܦܳܪܘܽܩܳܐ ܀
The Virgin says to the watcher: “Behold! I am the handmaid of your Lord. May it be done to me according to what you said, and I praise him for His goodness” (see Lk 1:26-38).ܐܳܡܪܳܐ ܠܶܗ ܒܬܘܽܠܬܳܐ ܠܥܺܝܪܳܐ ܆ ܕܗܳܐ ܐܶܢܳܐ ܐܰܡܬܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܳܟ ܆ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܠܺܝ ܐܰܟܡܳܐ ܕܶܐܡܰܪܬ ܆ ܘܰܐܘܕܶܐ ܠܶܗ ܥܰܠ ܛܰܝܒܘܽܬܶܗ ܀