Canon of the Saint, with 4 troparia, the composition of Theophanes, in Tone VI—

Exapostilarion of the feast—

Irmos: Traversing the deep on foot, as though it were dry land, and seeing the tyrant Pharaoh drowned, Israel cried aloud: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!

Kontakion of the saint, in Tone VI—

Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

Theotokion: Thee, O most holy Virgin, who gavest birth to the Son of God Who became like us for our sake, do we, the faithful, proclaim to be the pure Mother of God; and we call thee blessed.

O divinely blessed one, who departed unto God shining with the grace of martyrdom, entreating Christ, breathe light-bearing radiance upon those who hymn thee with faith.

Irmos: The bow of the mighty is become weak, and the strengthless have girded themselves with power; wherefore, my heart is established in the Lord.

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone VII—

Glory…, Now & ever…: sessional hymn of the feast, in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “That which was commanded…”—

Theotokion: Wisdom hath built for Himself a divine temple past understanding and recounting, having made His abode in thy pure womb, which He cleansed by the Spirit, O most immaculate one.

Having rent asunder the nets of deception, thou didst truly run to Christ with a pure mind, forsaking the worship of the Persians and escaping the ungodliness of sorcery.

Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast uplifted the horn of Thy faithful and established us on the rock of the confession of Thee, O Good One.

Theotokion: My Lord and God is my strength, O Virgin Theotokos, the Word Who most divinely became incarnate of thine incorrupt womb and hath granted us life.

Wisely didst thou perceive that the sun is a creation and not divine; and held fast by this wise thought, thou didst learn not to put anything visible higher than the invisible God.

Irmos: I have heard of Thy glorious dispensation, O Christ God, how Thou wast born of the Virgin, that Thou mightest save from deception those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Theotokion: Thou didst remain a Virgin intact, and art shown to be a mother, O most immaculate Mistress; for thou didst join virginity to birth-giving, and bearest both qualities.

Having put on all of Adam and transformed the nature which of old had become dark, Thou didst illumine it with the transformation of Thine appearance and didst render it divine, O Christ.

Irmos: Christ is my power, my God and my Lord, the honored Church doth sing, crying out in godly manner with a pure mind, keeping festival in the Lord.

Theotokion: O Virgin, thou wast the habitation of the Light and a chamber of divine splendor past understanding for the incarnation of the Creator of all; for thou alone wast shown to be a right blessed dwelling-place for Him.

Christ, Who of old guided Israel in the wilderness by the pillar of fire and the cloud, hath ineffably shone forth in light today on Mount Tabor.

Irmos: O Christ, Who separated the primal light from light, that Thy works may hymn Thee, the Creator, in light: direct Thou our paths in Thy light.

Theotokion: Having acquired thee as a haven of salvation, we find safety from the tempest, and maintaining hope in thee as the foundation of our souls, we cry out to Christ: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Made steadfast by certain faith like an immovable pillar, thou wast neither moved by the words of sorcery nor deceived by the reasoning of Persian enchantment.

Irmos: With Thy divine light illumine the souls of those who with love rise at dawn unto Thee, O Good One, that they may know Thee, O Word of God, to be the true God Who calleth all forth from the darkness of sin.

Theotokion: The divinely sounding harp of thine ancestor called up the image of thee as the holy ark bearing God clad in the flesh, Whom we exalt supremely for all ages.

Thou didst flee the soul-destroying poison of worshipping a created thing and bowing down to the sun; and with love of piety didst seek the true God, the Creator of all.

Irmos: When I was troubled, I cried unto the Lord, and the God of my salvation hearkened unto me.

Theotokion: In thee, O Virgin Theotokos, was a mystery higher than man accomplished; for thou becamest the Mother of God, bearing and nurturing in thine embrace Him Who is hymned by the armies of heaven.

Partaking of the divine waters of regeneration, thou didst illumine thy soul and didst truly become a child of the grace of God, an heir to divine delights.

Irmos: Beholding the sea of life surging with the tempest of temptations, fleeing to Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee: Lead up my life from corruption, O greatly Merciful One!

Having utterly spurned corruptible things and thoughts which draw one down to the depths, O venerable martyr Dometius, thou didst show thyself to be a great leader of monks, changing into fear the wrath of the king who did not wish to worship Christ as the true God. Wherefore, thou didst repose, chanting the hymn: God is with me, and no one is against me!

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the children of Abraham trampled upon the flame of the furnace, crying aloud in hymns: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Forsaking the worship of the Persians, thou didst come to the Master through the laver of baptism, O glorious one, illumined in mind; and having lived venerably as a monk, by fasting thou didst mortify the carnal passions, O divinely wise Dometius. Wherefore, having suffered and vanquished deception, thou didst receive the twofold crown of victory. For this cause we cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love honor thy holy memory.

Irmos: The Angel caused the furnace to pour forth dew upon the pious youths, and the command of God, which consumed the Chaldæans, prevailed upon the tyrant to cry out: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

The lightning hidden under the flesh of Thy nature and divine majesty, O Christ our Benefactor, didst thou show forth upon the holy mountain, shining upon the disciples who were with Thee. And when they perceived Thine unbearable glory, they cried out: “Holy art Thou, for, though Thou art unapproachable, Thou art visible to the world in the flesh, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind!”

Irmos: The children in Babylon, consumed by zeal divine, manfully trampled the tyrant and the flame underfoot; and, cast into the midst of the fire, bedewed they chanted: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Forming the law in writing on Sinai, O Christ God, Thou wast manifest, borne in the cloud, the fire, the darkness and the whirlwind. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: From the flame didst Thou pour forth dew upon the venerable ones, and didst consume the sacrifice of the righteous one with water; for Thou, O Christ, dost do all things soever Thou desirest. Thee do we exalt supremely for all ages!

That Thou mayest confirm Thy glorious dispensation, O Christ God, in that Thou hast existed from before the beginning of time, Thou didst shine forth ineffably on Tabor, likewise appointing Thine ascent in a cloud.

Irmos: Thy birthgiving was shown to be incorrupt: God came forth from thy womb, appeared on earth as a mortal, and dwelt with men. Wherefore, we all magnify thee as the Theotokos.

Those who conversed with Thee as servants stood before Thee, O Master Christ; and Thou didst converse with them in the vapor of fire and darkness, and the moist whistling wind. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: It is not possible for men to behold God, upon Whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze; but through thee, O most pure one, hath the Word appeared incarnate unto men; and magnifying Him with the armies of heaven, we call thee blessed.

Moses, Who of old foresaw Thee in the fire and the bush, and Elijah, who was taken up in the chariot of fire, arriving on Tabor proclaimed Thy glory, for the sake of Thy Cross, O Christ.

Thou didst recognize Him Who is unknowable by His nature, O glorious one, and didst seek Him noetically; and, desiring Him, Thou didst find him and, rejoicing, didst worship His majesty.

Ardently didst thou make haste to the chaste choir, aflame with zeal for the holy monastic virtues; and thou didst live purely in fasting and prayer.

Thy divinely wise desire easily loosed the bonds of nature and extinguished the furnace of the passions by the dew-bearing enlightenment of the Spirit, O father.

The mountains inclined themselves before Thy face; for Thou wast well pleased to accept, in Thine earthly form, the light and heavenly rays which the sun came and laid at Thy feet.

Moses and Elijah cried to the disciples who were being instructed on holy Mount Tabor: “Behold, Christ the Savior is the God Whom we proclaimed of old!”

The immutable Nature, having mingled itself with human nature, shone forth ineffably, abundantly disclosing to the apostles the light of the immaterial Godhead.

When the disciples beheld Thee, the ever-existent Effulgence, shining in the glory of the Father, O Christ, they cried out to Thee: “Direct Thou our paths in Thy light!”

Shining with divine understanding and illumined with the radiance of purity, O blessed one, thou didst cause all who watched to discern the eternal existence of things invisible.

Having tasted of divine virtue, silence and solitude, O father Dometius, thou didst make thy mind steadfast, preserving thy stillness.

Truly great and wondrous are thy turning toward higher things and thy most wise understanding; for thou didst avert the hand of the Most High, and a work of divine grace was accomplished.

Shining forth the light which is far brighter than the sun, the Savior illumined us on Tabor.

Having ascended Mount Tabor, O Christ, Thou wast transfigured; and having cast falsehood utterly into darkness, Thou hast illumined us.

Recognizing Thee as God on Tabor, O Christ, the glorious apostles, marvelling, bowed down their knees.

Thou didst steadfastly endure the torment inflicted upon thee by the enemy and adversary, O right glorious one, and, tortured by divers means as the object of his hatred, thou wast shown to be the victor.

Thy life was divine, godly and luminous; for, having forsaken the beautiful things of this world, thou didst bring forth divine fruit and beauty, O divinely wise one.

Armed with divine power, thou wast vouchsafed to perform signs and wonders past nature, O glorious one, having grace from on high helping thee, O right glorious one.

On the mountain wast Thou transfigured, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far they could bear it, O Christ God; that when they would see Thee crucified, they would comprehend that Thy suffering was voluntary, and proclaim to the world that Thou art of a truth the Effulgence of the Father.

Ikos: Arise, ye slothful thoughts of my soul, which have ever been dragged down to the earth! Be ye upborne and rise up to the summit of divine ascent! Let us make haste to Peter and the sons of Zebedee, and with them let us go to Mount Tabor, that with them we may see the glory of our God, and may hear the voice which they heard from on high; for they preached the Effulgence of the Father.

Illumined by the light of unapproachable glory on Mount Tabor, the apostles cried out to Christ: “O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”

Enraptured by the effulgence of the divine voice, the dew-bearing cloud and the radiance, O Christ, the apostles chanted: “O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”

When he beheld Thee in unapproachable light on Mount Tabor, O Christ, Peter cried out: “O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”

Present with thee, the Author of life, when Thou didst cause the light of Thy countenance to shine forth, the sons of Zebedee cried out: “O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”

The all-radiant grace of the Spirit hath rested upon thee, O father, showing forth thy works as all-glorious to those who cry out to thee and chant with faith: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

With steadfast mind thou didst tread the path of fasting, and at the end of thy struggles thou wast shown to be a true martyr, crying to Christ: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Thy children in the faith, begotten, as it were, through thy prayers, struggled with thee, their father, and they bore torments with thee in the cave, crying out with thee to Christ: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Christ, Who upholdeth all things by His hand, hath with His all-pure feet ascended Mount Tabor, whereon His face shone with radiance brighter than the beams of the sun, and showed forth those highest among the law and grace, who chanted: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

He Who ineffably manifested Himself on Mount Tabor with unapproachable glory, the intangible and never-waning Light, the Effulgence of the Father, illumining creation hath deified men who sing: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Moses and Elijah, standing on Mount Tabor as befitteth priests, manifestly beholding the Hypostasis of the divine character—Christ Who shone forth in the Father’s glory—chanted: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

The face of Moses once was filled with glory in its appearance because of the manifestation of God; and Christ is arrayed in light and glory as in a robe, for, being light itself, He illumineth those who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

The disciples, beholding Christ surrounded by the luminous cloud on Tabor, fell to the ground, their minds enlightened, and hymned Him with the Father and the Spirit, chanting: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Consumed by the love of the Creator, O father, thou didst spurn all passionate attachment to created things, manifestly guided by the Spirit of God. Him do we exalt supremely for all ages.

Having shaken off earthly cares, O father, thou wast made rich in celestial hope and the blessedness which is in Christ, which thou now enjoyest for all ages.

Receiving the luminous rays of the holy and divine Spirit, O all-wise father, thou didst manifestly behold Him with thine eyes, awesomely instructing thee in the divine mysteries.

Suddenly illumined with a new outpouring of light, the disciples, stricken with awe, looked one at another; and, astonished, they bowed down to the earth and worshipped Thee, the Master of all.

A voice of divine sound was sent forth from out of the cloud, announcing the wonder; for the Father of lights cried to the apostles: “This is My beloved Son! Heed ye Him!”

Having seen new and all-glorious things and heard the voice of the Father on Tabor, the servants of the Word cried out: “This is our Savior, the image of the Prototype!”

O immutable Image of Him Who Is, O Immovable One, unalterable Seal, Son, Word, Wisdom, Arm, Right Hand of the Most High, Power: Thee do we hymn with the Father and the Spirit.

Illumined with immaterial light, O God-bearer, thou wast luminous as is meet, having acquired a blameless and most holy life; and now thou standest as a supplicant for thy flock before God the Master.

Thy feats of abstinence were crowned by the struggles of martyrdom, as is meet; and with goodly courage thou didst show forth twofold suffering. Thou didst acquire and receive the delight of everlasting good things.

Strengthened by divine power and grace, thou wast shown to all as a teacher of piety, adorned with miracles, making all steadfast, and healing all who come to thee with faith, O divinely blessed one.

O Word, Thou immutable Light of the light of the unbegotten Father: today on Mount Tabor we have seen in Thy manifest light the light of the Father and the light of the Spirit Who guideth all creation with light.

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