Standing Together in Prayer

The beginning of the fast of the Virgin Mary in the Syriac Orthodox Church:

The bush Moses saw on Mount Sinai symbolizes you, O holy Virgin. It symbolizes your holy body, its burning leaves that weren’t consumed are a symbol of your virginity, hallelujah, hallelujah, and the flame coming from the bush represents God who descended on you… (Arabic translation by His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas).