: It is said that Saint Ephrem was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary and prayed to see her. One day, she appeared to him while he was sitting under a tree.
The suffix "87" is the most ambiguous part of the keyword. Based on analysis of digital archives (such as the Ethiopian Digital Library or Orthodox Tewahedo repositories), "87" could mean several things:
Authentic Geez PDFs will never have Latin-alphabet transliterations on the liturgical pages. If you see "Selam leki, Mariam" in Roman script, it is a study guide, not a liturgical PDF.
Wudase Mariam (Praise of Mary) is one of the most beloved and essential liturgical texts of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC). Traditionally attributed to Saint Ephrem the Syrian in the 4th century and later translated into
“Peace be to you, Mother of God, Virgin Mary. Peace be to you, assembly of the Trinity’s throne. Peace be to you, temple of the only begotten. Peace be to you, dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.”
While "Pdf 87" may refer to a specific page or volume numbering in a particular digital collection (e.g., in a 46-page St Gabriel Church Media publication or other sources like