# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 10

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/joannes-chrysostomus-scr-eccl-john-chrysostom/in-natale-domini-et-in-sanctam-mariam-genitricem-sp/10

Σὺ ὡς πλάτανος ἀνυψώθης ἐφ' ὕδατος, τὴν γὰρ πηγὴν τῆς ζωῆς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ ἐβάστασας. Σὺ ὡς ῥόδον εὔχροον ἐν γυναιξὶν ἀνεβλάστησας καὶ ὡς κρίνον ἀδιάφθορον τὴν εὐωδίαν ἐξέπεμψας. Σὺ πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος Θεὸν βαστάσαι προώρισαι καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος διαμένει ἡ λοχεία σου. Σὺ μήτηρ τῆς ἀγάπης.

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Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.]. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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