“As long as you live, shine;
let nothing grieve you at all!
Life lasts only a little while,
and time demands its due!”
— “The Song of Seikilos” (Ὅσον ζῇς, φαίνου / Seikilos Epitaph)

"Cleanse my heart from all vain, evil, and wandering thoughts;
Enlighten my understanding;
Kindle my affections."
— the Prayer Before the Divine Office (Aperi, Domine, os meum)

“To you, the Champion Leader, we your city dedicate
——a feast of victory and thanksgiving,
as ones rescued from sufferings, O Theotokos.
But as you are one with might which is invincible,
from all dangers that can be, deliver us,
that we may cry to you: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.”
— “To You, the Champion Leader” (Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ / Ti Ypermacho)