Ode 9. Irmos.

‘You magnified the Mother of God who gave you birth, O Christ, from whom you our Fashioner put on a body with feelings like ours, the ransom of our faults. As all we generations call her blessed we magnify you’.

Having thrust aside every stain of passion, let us fittingly take up the wise purpose of divine Baptism; for the Creator has come to give strange cleansing by being baptized in streams of water and to show all a new transformation.

As we contemplate Christ, willingly humbling himself even to the form of a servant, let us now be humbled under his mighty hand, being raised up in spirit that by pure deeds we may honour him who is being baptized.

As the one who contained.

Having cast aside the heavy stain of sin, let us made pure look upon the Master who purifies all with divine streams.

Come, let us now, purified by streams of tears, draw near to Christ, who has come to be baptized in the river Jordan.

O Saviour now accept us who have celebrated at your Nativity with Magi and Shepherds, as we honour you who come to be baptized.

‘As the one who contained God in your womb and bore joy for the world we sing your praise, all-holy Virgin’.