Texts in Eastern services expressing ideas about the role of woman in child development

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In Octoechos, ec. 7, 9th hirmos of the Sunday canon (not sure how it is called in English) we can read:

Слову плоть взаимодавшая

This can be translated as

lended flesh to the Word

Or, 1st troparion of Theotokos Sunday canon, ec. 5:

От чистых кровей Твоих усырися плоть преестественно

That is:

From pure bloods of Yours, densed the flesh (of Christ) supernaturally

In the last troparion of the Canon to Eucharist:

Бог воплотися от чистых кровей твоих

that is

The God incarnated from pure bloods of yours

And one of my favorite

внутрь во чреве Твоем плоть исткася

inside the womb of Yours, the flesh (of Christ) en-weaved

There are many other troparions like these in Menaion, but i can't find them so quickly.

In short, the significance of Theotokos' contribution in Christ's development was never underestimated. As well as Mary's own holiness, which can be seen from many other texts.

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