# In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.] 35

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, In natale domini et in sanctam Mariam genitricem [Sp.], Sect 35. 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/35

Δοῦλος ἐγὼ τῆς παρθένου, ὦ δέσποτα, καὶ οὐκ ἀνήρ, φρουρεὺς καὶ οὐ κύριος, παραθηκοφύλαξ καὶ οὐ σύζυγος, οἰκέτης καὶ οὐ νυμφίος. Ἐὰν φεύγῃ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, οὐκ ἀπολιμπανοῦμαι· ἐὰν τίκτῃ, ἐφίσταμαι· μαστεύει καὶ θαμβοῦμαι. Ἐκ γὰρ τῆς ἀκροτόμου πέτρας, βρύει γάλα ζωῆς καὶ παρέχει πᾶσιν τροφήν.

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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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