She who is higher than the heavens, more glorious than the Cherubim and greater in honour than all creation, who through her surpassing purity became the vessel of the eternal being, today places in the hands of her Son her all-holy soul. With her the universe is filled with joy and to us is given his great mercy.
- Hymn of the Liti, Dormition of the Theotokos
[FONT=@Arial Unicode MS]Ἡ τῶν οὐρανῶν ὑψηλοτέρα ὑπάρχουσα, καὶ τῶν Χερουβὶμ ἐνδοξοτέρα, καὶ πάσης κτίσεως τιμιωτέρα, ἡ δι' ὑπερβάλλουσαν καθαρότητα, τῆς ἀϊδίου οὐσίας δοχεῖον γεγενημένη, ἐν ταῖς τοῦ Υἱοῦ χερσί, σήμερον τὴν παναγίαν παρατίθεται ψυχήν, καὶ σὺν αὐτῇ πληροῦται τὰ σύμπαντα χαρᾶς, καὶ ἡμῖν δωρεῖται τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.[/FONT]
- Ύμνος της Λιτής, Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου