At the Aposticha, Stichera of the Resurrection.

You became strict defenders of the apostolic traditions, Holy Fathers, for correctly teaching that the Holy Trinity was consubstantial, you overthrew in council the blasphemy of Arius. After him you also refuted Make­donios, the opponent of the Spirit, you condemned Nestorios, Eftyches and Dioskoros, Sabellios and the Leaderless Severos. Ask that we, de­livered from their error, may preserve our life unspotted in the faith, we beg.

Glory. Tone 3.

By the will of the Father you conceived from the holy Spirit, without seed, the Son of God, who is from the Father without mother before the ages. But when for our sake he had come from you without father, you bore him in the flesh and suckled him as a babe. Therefore do not cease to intercede that our souls may be delivered from dangers.

Both now. Theotokion .

You are glorified above all, Christ our God, who established our Fathers as beacons on the earth, and through them guided us all to the true faith. O greatly compassionate, glory to you!

Resurrection Apolytikion.

You were born for us from a Virgin and endured crucifixion, Good Lord; by your death you despoiled death, and revealed resurrection as God; do not despise those whom you fashioned with your own hand; show your love for mankind, O Merciful; accept the Mother of God who bore you, as she intercedes for us, and save, O Saviour, a people in despair.

Glory. Of the Fathers. Tone 8.

** AT MATINS **

Both now. Theotokion *.*

I hymn the skilful purgers of error.

And Dismissal

The usual reading from the Psalter and the Canons. That of the Res­urrection to 4, of the Mother of God to 2 and of the Fathers to 8.

The two canons of the Fathers, the acrostic of the first is:

In the Theotokia: