On Monday, September 7th, the community of Christ the Saviour celebrated the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos at Great Vespers. 

(Troparion — Tone 4) From the root of Jesse, and from the loins of David, the godly Mary is born to us today, for which the universe rejoices and is renewed, heaven and earth rejoice together. Praise her, you Fathers of the nations, Joachim rejoices and Anna celebrates shouting “The barren woman has conceived the Theotokos, the nourisher of our lives.”