All I will say of the sooghito is that it shows an interesting dynamic of theosis resonating with the phrase "Christ became man so that we may become god" (St. Athanasius).
Sooghito
Thanks be to the Good One who freed our race from the
subjection of evil and death, and reconciled us and the assemblies on high who
were angered by our iniquity.
Blessed is the Compassionate One who
went out without us imploring Him through our petitions and rejoiced in our
life. He depicted the likenesses of our perdition and restitution in the
strayed sheep.
He called our nature “heir and son” that had went
astray, returned, died and was resurrected. He rejoiced the spiritual
assemblies through our repentance and restitution.
Unspeakable is the great love that
the Lover of Mankind showed to us for, by Him, our race was made mediator and
reconciled the world with His greatness.
Greater is He than us and all creation that He made new
through our humanity: for He made our bodies a holy temple filled wholly with
worship.
Come, earthly and heavenly beings;
marvel and be amazed at the greatness of standing for our race has attained the
great height of divinity of which is incomprehensible.
Heaven and earth, and all those in them give thanks with
us for You have magnified our race, of which You have renewed our image,
blotted out our iniquities, called us by His name and subjected all to us.
He, who exalted us above all, is
deserving of glory from His worshippers. Let all of us announce glory to Him,
and to the Father that sent Him and to His Holy Spirit.
Let us say every night and moment holy is His name
and let us say at every
moment your prayers are with us, Mother of our Lord.
To the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit may we
raise glory at every moment:
for His unspeakable
gift to the age of ages. Amen and amen.
Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
Our Lord, accept our service, our prayers, come to our aid and have mercy on us!
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