The first written prayer, dedicated to our Virgin Mary, dates back to the 3rd century AD, specifically around 250 AD, written in Greek, with the intention of being used in the Divine Liturgy. It is entitled “Under Your Mercy”!
The prayer in question was found among fragments of papyrus, which were acquired by the John Rylands Library in Manchester in 1917. At first the prayer was not discernible, but when the papyrus was preserved the text of the prayer was revealed in all its grandeur and precision.
"Beneath thy compassion, we take refuge, O Theotokos: do not despise our petitions in time of trouble, but rescue us from dangers, only pure one, only blessed one."
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