Ode 1. Tone 8.

Knowing your mouth, O wise Apostle Luke, to be a divine mixing bowl of the wisdom from in high and enriched with the great and ineffable treasure of grace we draw from it eagerly, as we chant to the Lord; for he has been greatly glorified.

By leading you into the mysteries of heaven and opening to you at once the scriptures inspired by God, Apostle Luke, Christ shows you to be an initiate and wise herald of things beyond understanding, as you vigorously cry out, ‘Let us sing to the Lord; for he has been greatly glorified.’

Christ’s Church ordained you, all-blessed Luke, to be the companion of Paul’s journeys, as you shone out directly with his grace and followed in his footsteps, and cried with him, ‘‘Let us sing to the Lord; for he has been greatly glorified.’

Apostle Luke, you made clear the manner of the ineffable and divine conception by the all-praised pure Virgin; for the all-holy Spirit came upon her, and the Word overshadowed her. To him we chant with one accord; for he has been greatly glorified.