Ode 5. Irmos.

Lord my light, you have come into the world; a holy light turning those who hymn you from the fog of ignorance.

Now that we have reached the mid-point of the divine feasts, let us hasten with godly thoughts to work for the perfection of virtue inspired by God.

How truly sacred is the present festival, for it marks out the mid-point of the greatest feasts and shines with light from both.

My Saviour full of mercy, the mind of the Archangel cannot comprehend your ineffable and immaculate birth from a Virgin.