Homily of St Cyril of Alexandria against Nestorius

 Homily of St Cyril of Alexandria against Nestorius

According to the old rite: Our Lady on Saturday

Praise be to you, Holy Mother of God. Mother and Virgin, through whom comes he that is blessed in the name of the Lord. Through you is the name of the Trinity sanctified, through you is the precious Cross celebrated and adored throughout the world. Through you heaven exalts, the Angels and Archangels rejoice, demons are put to flight, and man is recalled to heaven. Through you all creatures once held enslaved in the error of idols have been converted to the knowledge of the truth. Through you the faithful have been brought to holy Baptism; through you Churches have been built over all the earth. Through your help, the nations have been brought to repentance. Through you, the only-begotten Son of God, that true light, shines upon those that sat in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen.