Photius was of Greek descent. He prudently governed the Russian Church for twenty years. Photius died in the year 1430 A.D. A week before his death an angel of God appeared to him and informed him of the exact time of his departure from this world.
HYMN OF PRAISE
THE HOLY THEOTOKOS [THE HOLY BIRTH-GIVER OF GOD]
To the All-pure Virgin, we prostrate
And through her, the mercy of God we seek.
In eternal glory, she glistens
And to the Lord Christ, for us prays.
Full of power are Her prayers.
Precious are the prayers of the Mother to the Son.
All who Her Son created She loves,
As a taper burns, with prayers for all
And reaches everywhere, for petitions to hear,
Everywhere to comfort, where sorrow poisons.
To the sick, Her name is sweetness,
To the demons, Her name is a scourge.
Where they are invoked, His Cross and Mary,
There, courage and new strength, they give.
To the All-pure Virgin, we prostrate
And through Her, the mercy of God we seek.
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