Ode I

Canon of the feast, with six troparia, including its irmos, the composition of Cosmas, in Tone I—

Theotokion: The great miracle of thy birthgiving is seen to surpass all other miracles, O pure one; for thou gavest birth unto Christ Who was in the likeness of the flesh without change or confusion.

Let the immaterial ranks accompany thy divine and immaterial body to Sion. For the multitude of the apostles, coming together of a sudden from the ends of the earth, stood before thee, O Theotokos. With them we also glorify thine honored memory, O pure one.

Irmos: Thy sacred and glorious memorial, all-adorned with divine glory, O Virgin, hath assembled the faithful in gladness, as Miriam beginneth, with choirs and drums, to chant unto Thine only-begotten Son, for gloriously hath He been glorified.

The honors of victory over nature hast thou taken, having given birth unto God, O pure one; yet, emulating thy Creator and Son, thou submittest to the laws of nature in supernatural manner. Wherefore, having died, thou risest with thy Son unto everlasting life.

Irmos: Let us all chant a hymn of victory unto God, Who hath wrought marvelous wonders with His upraised arm and saved Israel, for He is glorious.

Canon of the Martyr Agathonicus, the composition of Joseph, with 4 troparia, in Tone I—

O holy one, as thou art a good emulator of the good God, make my soul blessed, which hath become wicked through the passions; and grant me discourse, that I may glorify thy memory.

Thou wast known unto Him Who knoweth all things, O divinely inspired martyr, and didst preach His incarnation before the heathen, fearing not the death of the body.

By thy word thou didst raise up the fallen and didst show them piously to share in the resurrection and everlasting splendor, O martyr most rich.