Ode III

Irmos: Thou art the confirmation of those who have recourse to Thee, O Lord; Thou art the light of the benighted; and my spirit doth hymn Thee.

Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Of the divine faith…”—

Thy right wondrous and all-glorious memory doth gladden the assemblies of the ­Orthodox with joy.

Theotokion: Having thee as my helper, O all-pure Mother of God, I am not ashamed; and having thee as mine intercessor, I am delivered from mine enemies.

Shedding the cloud and breaking the bonds of the body, O venerable one, thou didst draw nigh unto God

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

As one elect, O venerable one, thou didst receive a blessed end and the delight of the chosen, as is meet.

A great sun hath shone forth upon the whole world in thy virtues, and thou hast enlightened the companies of the faithful with radiance and the splendors of miracles, and hast destroyed the darkness of the passions. O Basil our father, entreat Christ God, that He grant us great mercy.

Thou wast the divine tabernacle of the Word, O only all-pure Virgin Mother, who hast surpassed the angels in purity. With the divine waters of thy supplications cleanse me, who am dust, and am defiled by carnal transgressions, O pure one, granting me great mercy.

Stavrotheotokion—

The unblemished ewe-lamb of the Word, the incorrupt Virgin Mother, beholding Him Who sprang forth from her without pain suspended upon the Cross, cried out, lamenting maternally: “Woe is me, O my Child! How is it that Thou dost suffer willingly, desiring to deliver man from the indignity of the passions?”