At Matins

After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Joseph marvelled...”—

Having been shown on earth to be more spacious than the heavens, thou hast now been translated from earth to the very heavens, O thou who gavest birth in the flesh unto the Creator of all. Therefore, the souls of the righteous, beholding thee, and the choirs of the angels, gazing upon thee, ever offer praise to thee, as to their Queen, as is meet. Wherefore, cease not to pray for those who hymn thee.

At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the Dormition, twice; Glory..., Troparion of the prophet; Now & ever..., troparion of the Dormition.

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone V: Spec. Mel: “The Word with the Father and the Spirit is equally without beginning…”—

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Canon of the Dormition, the composition of the venerable Cosmas of Maiuma, with 8 troparia, including the irmos; and that of the prophet, with 4 troparia.

The multitudes of angels glorify thee, and the human race doth faithfully hymn thee, for thou hast passed from earth to Him Who was born of thee, O pure Theotokos. And now thou dost earnestly pray, O Virgin, that they that celebrate thy repose with faith be delivered from misfortunes.

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.