Ode 3. Christ who established.

Glory. Both now.

Enriched with the mind of Christ, by your pure way of life you became his fellow worker for the salvation of mortals, teacher and orator, Chrysostom, inspired by God, pouring out saving teachings.

**Theotokion.**

From the safe treasures of the Spirit you became rich, and having drawn the inexhaustible source of teachings from the springs of salvation, you watered the whole face of the Church, Venerable Father.

You truly cleansed the overgrown ploughland of souls with your all-wise husbandry, and watering it with heavenly showers you made it fruitful, O inspired by God.

In you, all-blameless Virgin, there is no spot or stain at all, rather you appeared as a dwelling of heavenly virtues, for in you all the hallowing of the virtues made its dwelling.

O Mother of God. ****

Kathisma. Tone 8. The Wisdom and Word.

As one who saw God having drawn the wealth of the knowledge of the ineffable wisdom, you treasured up for all the waters of orthodoxy that inspired by God make glad the hearts of the faithful, but fittingly drown the doctrines of the faithless. Therefore through both you have been revealed by the hard labours of true religion as an invincible champion of the Trinity, John Chrysostom, intercede with Christ to grant forgiveness of faults to those who celebrate with love your holy memory.

Tremble, my soul, and groan as you think on the flame of Gehenna and the burning, and the weeping and most wretched lamentation there, and the most bitter separation from the inheritance and company of the Saints. Hasten eagerly to wipe away with tears of compunction the records of your ten thousand debts, having as a fellow worker who cannot be put to shame the only pure one, through whom forgiveness of faults is given to those who with right belief glorify her as Mother of God.