Canon of the saint, with 4 troparia, in Tone I—

Exapostilarion of the feast—

Irmos: Thy victorious right arm hath in godly manner been glorified in strength; for as almighty, O Immortal One, it smote the adversary, fashioning anew the path of the deep for the Israelites.

Kontakion of the Saint, in Tone III—

With purity of mind ye showed vigilance in prayer, might in asceticism, and unflagging endurance amid temptations, O venerable ones; and having turned away from earthly things as is meet, ye have found heavenly delight, chanting: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

Sessional hymn of the saint, in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “Of the divine Faith…”—

On the Aposticha, these stichera, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “O house of Ephratha…”—

Theotokion: O all-immaculate one, the one God in two natures, Who, in manner transcending nature, is also man, possessing the characteristics of each to perfection, do we piously acknowledge as having been born of thy womb.

O divinely wise and blessed father, who dwellest with the ranks of heaven, looking down, vouchsafe salvation unto those who with joy observe thy lovely solemnity.

Exapostilarion—

Irmos: O Lord, Fashioner of the vault of heaven and Creator of the Church: establish me in Thy love, O Summit of desire, confirmation of the faithful, Who alone lovest mankind.

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone VII—

Glory…, Now & ever…: sessional hymn of the feast: Spec. Mel.: “Awed by the beauty of thy virginity…”—

Blessed is the joy which passeth understanding, of which the godly foremost of Thy disciples were counted worthy on Mount Tabor, O Lord.

Theotokion: With splendid voice do we now, from the depths of our soul, truly proclaim thee to be the Mother of God who gavest birth to the incorporeal God, Who was incarnate of Thee, dwelt among us, and neither accepted alteration nor was confused by mingling, O most immaculate one.

Joined wholly to the Master, and illumined by the fiery splendors therefrom, O divinely wise one who hast been received by God, thou hast made thy whole festival brilliant with thy pious doctrines, as one shown to be sacred.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Exapostilarion of the feast—

Irmos: O Thou Who alone hast known the weakness of human nature, having in Thy mercy formed Thyself therein: Thou dost gird me about with power from on high, that I may chant to Thee: Holy is the living temple of Thine ineffable glory, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

Kontakion of the Transfiguration in Tone VII—

Sessional hymn of the saints, in Tone IV—

Stichos: Thine are the heavens, and Thine is the earth.

Theotokion: Working mysteries on earth, He Who comprehendeth all the creations of the life-originating divine knowledge which passeth understanding made His abode in thy womb, which was adorned with the splendors of virginity, O all-pure one.

By suffering and virtue didst thou dispose thy mind toward the Master, O holy hierarch, as a righteous steward of soul and body, O father, imparting unto all those things which are needful.

Irmos: From Thy flesh rays of divinity issued forth upon the prophets and apostles. Wherefore, their leaders cried aloud, saying: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Kontakion of the venerable fathers, in Tone II—

Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast: Spec. Mel.: “Awed by the beauty of thy virginity…”—

Shining like the sun on the mountain today, before the Cross, Christ showeth His disciples a new sign of His divinity.

Theotokion: O pure Virgin, thou holy of holies, thou didst give birth unto Christ the Deliverer, the Holy of holies, Who sanctifieth all. Wherefore, we proclaim thee the Queen and Mistress of all, as Mother of the Author of creation.

Standing manifestly before the Church, thou hast been shown to be an excellent initiate of mysteries which pass understanding and a mighty champion of the truth, O all-glorious one, breaking the jaws of lions and stopping their mouths.

Irmos: Habbakuk, gazing with the eyes of foresight upon thee, the mountain overshadowed by the grace of God, prophesied that the Holy One of Israel would come forth from thee, for our salvation and restoration.

Stichos: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in Thy name.

Theotokion: He Who is all-divine, in that He is full of loving-kindness, being well-pleased to save human nature which had become grievously corrupt through the jealousy of the serpent, made His abode in thy womb and took flesh immutable, having found thee alone to be pure, O all-pure Virgin Theotokos.

The overshadowing glory in the tabernacle of old, when Thou didst converse with Moses, Thy favored one, was a figure of Thy transfiguration which shone forth ineffably on Tabor, O Master.

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

Come, O ye mortals, and let us diligently ascend Mount Tabor, to behold Christ transfigured in glory.

Theotokion: In giving birth to the Creator of all, the praised and all-glorious God of our fathers, Who resteth on the throne of the cherubim, thou dost strangely remain Virgin, O all-hymned Virgin Mother who alone art all-hymned.

Thou didst summon the foremost of the apostles to Thee on Mount Tabor, O only-begotten Word; and Moses and Elijah stood before Thee, as servants of God, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind.

Irmos: As God of peace and Father of compassion, Thou didst send Thine Angel of Great Counsel, Who granteth us peace. Therefore, guided to the light of knowledge divine, and waking at dawn out of the night, we glorify Thee, Who lovest mankind.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone I—

Theotokion: There is no blemish in thy beauty, O Virgin; for thou alone, O all-pure one, hast from of old been shown to be all-pure, illumining the world with rays of virginity and the light of purity. Wherefore, chanting, we sing: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Though God the Word, Thou becamest wholly of earth, uniting humanity to Thy whole divinity in Thy hypostasis, which Moses and Elijah beheld on Mount Tabor in two natures.

Irmos: Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.

The foremost of the apostles, beholding Thine unbearable splendor and Thine unapproachable divinity, O unoriginate Christ, were stricken with godly awe; and, covered with a radiant cloud, they heard the voice of the Father proclaiming the mystery of Thy becoming man; for Thou alone, even after Thine incarnation, art the only-begotten Son and Savior of the world.

Theotokion: O thy miracles which pass understanding, O Theotokos, O only all-pure Mistress! For thou dost move to awe the armies of the angels and divers assemblies of men. Wherefore, we unceasingly magnify thee, O Theotokos.

We, the faithful, offer thee to Christ as a divinely wise intercessor who contended splendidly for His sake, venerated His image, observed the law of honorable preaching, and preserved the Faith from on high.

Irmos: The sea monster thrust forth, like a babe from the womb, Jonah whom it had swallowed; and the Word, Who dwelt within the Virgin and took flesh of her, issued forth, preserving her incorrupt. He kept her who gave Him birth unharmed, for He Himself was not subject to corruption.

On the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…”—

Theotokion: I am assailed by the attacks of cruel passions, O Maiden, and am drowning under the assaults of my sins. To thy calm and untroubled haven alone do I flee, O most hymned one. Take pity and save me, O Ever-virgin!

Thou wast shown to be the confirmation of martyrs, O right wondrous and divinely wise one, and didst set at nought the arrogance of the infamous, being manifest as the unshakable and immovable rampart of the Church and a divine mediator, steadfastly denouncing the mindless ones.

Irmos: In the furnace the Hebrew children boldly trod the flame underfoot and transformed the fire into dew, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

With divine grace as thy teacher, guiding thee chastely to divine desire, thou didst turn away from the tumult of the world; and making thyself wise through painful labors, thou didst make that which is base subject to that which is higher. O venerable Zosimas, pray that we be saved.

Theotokion: The tempest of sin and the riot of unseemly thoughts vex me; but have pity, O most immaculate one, and as thou art merciful extend unto me a helping hand, that, saved, I may magnify thee.

The most wicked one, having drained the poison of heresy to satiety, was denounced by thine instructive discourse; for darkness is dispelled by light and the weaving of the evil one’s counsel is laid bare by the radiance of divine wisdom.

Irmos: O Theotokos, we, the faithful, perceive thee to be a noetic furnace; for, as the supremely Exalted One saved the three youths, in thy womb the praised and most glorious God of our fathers wholly renewed the world.

O venerable father Sabbatius, for the love of Christ thou didst spurn all that is on earth; and making thine abode in the wilderness, thou didst mortify thy thoughts of carnal lust and illumine thy life with ascetic labors. Wherefore, Christ hath enriched thee with the gift of miracles. Be thou mindful of us who honor thy memory, O right wondrous one.

Theotokion: Shining forth from thy pure womb, O Maiden, the divine Sun hath illumined those who are in the darkness of polytheism, and He hath cast His radiance upon those who sit in the shadow of death, O Mistress. Hymning Him, we cry: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Chanting, the Church, for which thou didst suffer, O Emilian, doth glorify thee who didst show thyself to be a mighty champion of the Trinity. Wherefore, we honor thy memory. Deliver thy servants from the invasion of the heathen.

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Thou didst acquire the virtues, O venerable Zosimas, and thinking to draw nigh unto God thereby, thou didst hasten to Him; and thou dost ever mediate for us, that we may pass through this life in peace and come to share in the joy of the saints.

Theotokion: Our life hath vanished in pain because of the multitude of those who rise up against us, and we have become bemired in the pit of our countless offenses. Save us, O Mistress, and, as thou art merciful, lead us up, O most immaculate one, for thee do we, thy servants, have as our only invincible intercessor.

Illumined by the divine Spirit, with boldness thou didst preach the Traditions of Orthodoxy, O most blessed one, and didst put to shame the iniquitous emperor. As thou wast sent to prison, O venerable father, entreat Christ God, that He grant us great mercy.

Irmos: The dew-bearing furnace showed forth the image of a supernatural wonder; for it burned not the youths whom it had received, just as the fire of the Godhead burned not the Virgin, whose womb it entered. Wherefore, chanting, let us sing: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Come, all ye who desire healing, and, in nowise doubting, draw forth the wine which maketh glad men’s souls; for the most precious cup of our all-blessed father Sabbatius is full, and poureth forth health of soul and body upon all who approach with faith.

Theotokion: The heavy burden of sin which weigheth down upon me do thou lighten, O all-pure one; for thou art the all-glorious intercessor for sins, having given birth to the Deliverer and Savior of those on earth.

The effulgence of Thy divine glory didst Thou show to Thy disciples, as far as they could bear it, O Word of God, when Thou wast transfigured on Mount Tabor. And with them we, who hymn Thee, have also been enlightened, O only immutable and immortal Lord; for with faith we cry out unto Thee: Glory to Thy kingdom, O Christ!

Irmos: Every ear trembleth to hear of the ineffable condescension of God, for the Most High willingly came down even to the flesh, becoming man through the Virgin’s womb. Wherefore we, the faithful, magnify the all-pure Theotokos.

Glory…, in Tone VIII—

Theotokion: Deliver us from perils and tribulations, from divers griefs, from foreign invasion and civil strife, O most hymned Mistress, that we may glorify thee and cry aloud to thy Son: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

O Master Who preserved intact the bush which had been touched by fire, Thou didst show Thy divinely radiant flesh unto Moses, who chanted: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: The bush which burnt with fire yet was not consumed showed forth an image of thy pure birthgiving. And now we pray that the furnace of temptations which rageth against us may be extinguished, that we may magnify thee unceasingly, O Theotokos.

We honor you as the instructors of a multitude of monks, O most honored fathers; for through you have we truly learned how to tread the straight path. Blessed are ye who have been strengthened by Christ, for ye have cast down the power of the enemy, and have been shown to be conversers with the angels and companions of the saints. With them, O venerable ones, entreat the Lord, that our souls find mercy.

Theotokion: As she who alone gave birth to Christ God in a seedless birthgiving, O pure and unwedded Mother and Mistress, render Him merciful, that He save from the violence and tyranny of the enemy His servants, who cry out to Christ thy Son: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

The material sun was eclipsed by the radiance of the Godhead, seeing Thee transfigured on Mount Tabor, O my Jesus. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Now & ever…, of the feast, in Tone I—

Theotokion: Have pity on me, O Christ my Savior! Have pity, through the supplications of her who gave birth unto Thee, and of all Thy saints. And when Thou shalt sit to judge my works, overlook mine iniquities and my sins, for Thou alone art sinless.

When Thou didst reveal Thyself to Moses, Elijah and the apostles, O Master, Thou wast seen to be an immaterial fire which consumeth not the matter of the body, One being in two essences, in two perfect natures.

Irmos: Come, ye people, let us chant a hymn to Christ God, Who divided the sea and guided the people whom He had led forth from the bondage of Egypt, for He hath been glorified.

The foremost of the apostles, beholding Thine unbearable splendor and Thine unapproachable divinity, O unoriginate Christ, were stricken with godly awe; and, covered with a radiant cloud, they heard the voice of the Father proclaiming the mystery of Thy becoming man; for Thou alone, even after Thine incarnation, art the only-begotten Son and Savior of the world.

Thou didst help to cast down the arrogance of the deceiver, having assimilated virtue, O most blessed Emilian; and now, O thou who art most rich, thou criest out to Him Who is omnipotent and mighty in battle: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: O Lord, Fashioner of the vault of heaven and Creator of the Church: establish me in Thy love, O Summit of desire, confirmation of the faithful, Who alone lovest mankind.

Sent into exile, thou didst accept bitter imprisonment, O divinely wise Emilian; but protected by the word of grace, O wondrous initiate of the sacred mysteries, thou wast seen to endure, crying out to God: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Irmos: Establishing me upon the rock of faith, Thou hast enlarged my mouth against mine enemies, for my spirit doth exult when I chant: There is none holy as our God, and none righteous save Thee, O Lord!

From infancy thou wast shown to be dedicated to the law, enlightened by early teachings of fasting, O most blessed Emilian. And in later life thou wast shown to be a hierarch, O most excellent God-bearer and hieromartyr.

Irmos: From Thy flesh rays of divinity issued forth upon the prophets and apostles. Wherefore, their leaders cried aloud, saying: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

The tongue of the orator is unable to proclaim Thy greatness; for Thou, Who hast control over life and dominion over death, didst stand forth on Mount Tabor before Moses and Elijah, who bore witness to Thy divinity.

Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

O Christ Who with invisible hands fashioned man according to Thine image, Thou hast shown forth Thy primal beauty in Thy creation; for Thou wast both God and man, not in image, but as Thou Thyself art in essence.

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

United without confusion, on Mount Tabor Thou didst show us the burning ember of divinity, which burneth up sins and enlighteneth souls; and Thou didst strike Moses, Elijah and the foremost apostles with awe.

Irmos: O Christ my Savior, enlightenment of those who lie in darkness and salvation of the despairing: rising early unto Thee, O King of the world, may I be enlightened by Thy radiance, for I know none other God than Thee.

Perceiving the disposition of thy great soul with divine foreknowledge, Christ manifestly adorned it with great honors, arraying thee in the vestments of the priesthood and the sufferings of martyrdom, O most honored initiate of the sacred mysteries.

Irmos: Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.

Having drawn to thyself the grace of the Spirit, with rivers of doctrine thou didst water the flock of Christ, O most blessed and sacred one; wherefore, taught by thee to venerate His image and those of all the saints, we put to shame those opposed to God.

Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

Having mortified the wisdom of thy flesh amid the pangs of fasting, O thou who art most rich, thou didst enliven thy mind with the radiance of the Spirit. Wherefore, having pleased God, thou didst shine forth in both, O right wondrous hierarch and hieromartyr.

Irmos: In the furnace the Hebrew children boldly trod the flame underfoot and transformed the fire into dew, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

How great and awesome was the vision beheld this day! From the sky the material sun shone forth, while from the earth the noetic Sun of righteousness, which is beyond compare, shone forth on Mount Tabor.

Irmos: When the golden image was worshipped on the plain of Dura, Thy three youths spurned the ungodly command, and, cast into the midst of the fire, bedewed, they sang: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

“The shadow of the law, grown weak, hath passed away, and Christ the Truth is manifestly come!” cried Moses on Tabor, beholding Thy divinity.

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

The pillar of fire and the cloud most manifestly prefigured the transfigured Christ and the grace of the Spirit which overshadowed Him on Tabor.

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fiery furnace divided its activity at the command of God, consuming the Chaldæans, but bedewing the faithful, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Desiring to avoid the pasture of heresy, thou didst zealously submit thyself to tribulations and with boldness didst denounce the character of him who adhered to ungodliness, O most blessed one; and thou wast first to speak for the divinely wise council.

Irmos: Every ear trembleth to hear of the ineffable condescension of God, for the Most High willingly came down even to the flesh, becoming man through the Virgin’s womb. Wherefore we, the faithful, magnify the all-pure Theotokos.

Fervently loving Christ alone and desiring to receive His divine radiance, O God-pleasing hierarch of the Lord, thou didst exhibit a martyr’s steadfastness, having first shone forth in fasting; and thou didst manifestly receive a twofold crown, O father.

Irmos: God the Lord, the Son of the unoriginate Father, hath revealed Himself to us incarnate of the Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness and to gather the dispersed. Wherefore, we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.

O blessed and venerable one, thou didst possess a mind close to God on high, shining with divine radiance; thou didst sail across the sea of life easily and make haste to the heavenly harbors, propelled by the winds of the Holy Spirit, O divinely inspired one.

On the mountain wast Thou transfigured, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as 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 behold the glory of our God, and may hear the voice which they heard from on high; and they preached the Effulgence of the Father.

Now have invisible things become visible to the apostles: the Divinity which shone forth in the flesh on Mount Tabor upon those who cry: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

The apostles were moved to awe by fear on Mount Tabor, marvelling at the majesty of the kingdom of God, and crying out: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

Now have things never before heard become audible; for the Son, Who was born of the Virgin without father, is borne witness gloriously by the voice of the Father, in that He is God and man, the same forever.

Being from the beginning the beloved Son by nature, Thou wast not such through adoption by the Most High, and Thou hast approached us without changing. Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

Thou art truly the goodly adornment of holy hierarchs, O father; for, having become king over the passions, thou wast shown to be an unbreakable pillar, a rampart for the Church, magnifying God Who is praised and exceedingly glorious.

Thou hast been shown to us as a new David, O all-glorious one, having brought down the aliens with the sling of the teaching and darts of doctrine, calling God praised and exceedingly glorious.

Thou didst stand radiantly at the tribunal of the tyrant, for Christ’s sake, O father, and didst pour forth discourse as from a divine wellspring; for thou didst preach the veneration of icons, manifestly knowing that it passeth over to the Prototype.

Thy disciples, O Master, having heard Thee borne witness to by the Father, and unable to bear the sight of the splendor of Thy countenance, though it was a most firm human visage, fell face down upon the ground, crying out in fear: Ye priests, bless; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Thou art the all-comely King of kings, the mighty Lord of all, Who ruleth in every place, the Blessed One Who dwelleth in light unapproachable. And marvelling at Thee, the disciples, Moses and Elijah cried out: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

The apostles, from among those on earth, and Elijah the Tishbite and Moses, from among the dead, stood before Thee, O Christ, as before the Master of heaven, the Lord of earth, the One Who hath dominion over the nethermost depths; and they chanted together: Ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

When they followed Thee to the exalting of the divine life from the earth, Thy chosen apostles left behind on earth the griefs which give rise to despondency, O Thou Who lovest mankind. Wherefore, having received Thy divine manifestation according as they were worthy, they chanted: Ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

With noetic fire thou didst reduce to ashes the whole furnace of the tinder of heresy when thou didst call upon God; and like Elijah thou didst slaughter abominable priests with the sword of the Spirit. And now thou chantest in gladness: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Thou wast shown to be full of divine grace and power, O thrice blessed one; and, adorned with the comeliness of chastity, thou didst command an immutable piety. And standing therewith now before the Master, thou criest: Let creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Thou lookest down from on high upon those who hymn thee, O sacred and divinely wise father, showing us the straight path by thy supplications, and shattering the arrogance of heresies, that, venerating the icon of Christ, the Theotokos and all the saints, we may chant and worship with boldness.

That Thou mayest clearly show forth Thine ineffable second coming, that Thou mayest reveal Thyself as the Most High God, standing in the midst of gods, on Tabor Thou didst ineffably illumine the apostles, Moses and Elijah. Wherefore, all glorify Thee, O Christ.

Come and submit yourselves to Me, O ye peoples! And ascending the holy and super-celestial mountain, let us stand immaterially in the city of the living God, and noetically behold the immaterial Godhead of the Father and the Spirit which shineth forth in the only-begotten Son.

Thou hast drawn me to Thyself with love, O Savior, and hast transformed me by Thy divine desire; but burn up my sins with immaterial fire, and count me worthy to partake of Thy food, that, rejoicing in both, I may magnify Thy mighty works, O Good One.

Thou didst find the reward for thy pangs, O God-bearing Emilian, being vouchsafed now to dwell in the mansions of heaven with the divine armies of the martyrs, in that thou art a godly hierarch, O all-glorious hieromartyr.

Thou wast shown to be adorned with discourse, wisdom and precepts, O excellent Emilian. Wherefore, Christ hath crowned thine honored head, O thou who art most rich. Him do thou now ever entreat in our behalf, we pray.

Throwing wide the portals of heaven, the Master received thy soul, O venerable Emilian, granting it rest in places of coolness, as one of the righteous. And now thou dost walk round about the throne of the King of all.

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.

Moses of old, prophetically beholding the glory of the Lord upon the sea in the cloud and the pillar of fire, cried out: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

His body shielded as by a stone, Moses the beholder of God, seeing Him Who is invisible in His divinity, cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Of old Thou wast seen by Moses in darkness on the mount of the law; but now Thou art seen in the unapproachable light of the Godhead on Tabor.

Illumined by the light of the three-Sunned­ ­Godhead, O all-wise ones, ye were shown to be beacons shining everywhere; wherefore, pray ye that we also, who are benighted by the darkness of the passions, may be enlightened by the radiance of grace and receive salvation for our souls.

Illumined by the light of divine grace, O all-blessed Zosimas and Sabbatius, illumine those who celebrate your radiant memory with faith, and deliver them from the darkness of sin by your supplications, O venerable ones.

Ye became temples of the Holy Spirit, O all-wise ones; ye turned all the desire of your spirit toward Him, and have therefore inherited the land of the meek. Still ye the tempest of our passion-plagued souls, O venerable ones, that in divine tranquility we may hymn your struggles.

The overshadowing glory in the tabernacle of old, when Thou didst converse with Moses, Thy favored one, was a figure of Thy transfiguration which shone forth ineffably on Tabor, O Master.

Thou didst summon the foremost of the apostles to Thee on Mount Tabor, O only-begotten Word; and Moses and Elijah stood before Thee, as servants of God, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind.

Though God the Word, Thou becamest wholly of earth, uniting humanity to Thy whole divinity in Thy hypostasis, which Moses and Elijah beheld on Mount Tabor in two natures.

Adorned with the height of humility, O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius, ye therefore directed all your desire toward your Master and armed yourselves against the raging advances of the enemy with your excellent works, fasts and prayers.

Mortifying the uprisings of your flesh with mighty asceticism, O venerable ones, ye became the habitation of the Master. Him do ye beseech, O all-blessed ones, that those who have recourse to you with faith may be delivered from tribulations and the tyranny of the passions.

Empowered by God, your relics pour forth countless healings, O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius: they dispel from men bodily sicknesses and heal the passions of their souls, through your struggles, O most honored ones.

On the mountain wast Thou transfigured, and Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as 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 behold the glory of our God, and may hear the voice which they heard from on high; and they preached the Effulgence of the Father.

By abstinence ye traversed the sea of life safely, and, rejoicing, reached the noetic harbor of dispassion, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius, divinely wise and all-blessed. Entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

The effulgence of Thy divine glory didst Thou show to Thy disciples, as far as they could bear it, O Word of God, when Thou wast transfigured on Mount Tabor. And with them we, who hymn Thee, have also been enlightened, O only immutable and immortal Lord; for with faith we cry out unto Thee: Glory to Thy kingdom, O Christ!

O Master Who preserved intact the bush which had been touched by fire, Thou didst show Thy divinely radiant flesh unto Moses, who chanted: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

The material sun was eclipsed by the radiance of the Godhead, seeing Thee transfigured on Mount Tabor, O my Jesus. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

When Thou didst reveal Thyself to Moses, Elijah and the apostles, O Master, Thou wast seen to be an immaterial fire which consumeth not the matter of the body, One being in two essences, in two perfect natures.

Purifying yourselves in mind and soul, O venerable ones, ye utterly cast away from yourselves soul-destroying deception; and, directing your senses unto untroubled serenity, O all-wise ones, ye made your abode on an island in the sea, chanting: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Acquiring the mind of the saints by studying the laws of the New and Old Testaments, O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius, like wise bees ye gathered in all the virtues and became excellent receptacles for the Holy Spirit, O all-wise ones, chanting: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Resplendent with all manner of miracles and illumined by divine grace, O venerable ones, ye have been recognized by all as an inexhaustible treasury of healings. And ye dispel the darkness of the passions and cast down the hordes of the enemy, chanting: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

The tongue of the orator is unable to proclaim Thy greatness; for Thou, Who hast control over life and dominion over death, didst stand forth on Mount Tabor before Moses and Elijah, who bore witness to Thy divinity.

O Christ Who with invisible hands fashioned man according to Thine image, Thou hast shown forth Thy primal beauty in Thy creation; for Thou wast both God and man, not in image, but as Thou Thyself art in essence.

United without confusion, on Mount Tabor Thou didst show us the burning ember of divinity, which burneth up sins and enlighteneth souls; and Thou didst strike Moses, Elijah and the foremost apostles with awe.

Preferring the narrow path to that which is broad, O venerable ones, rejoicing, ye endured all manner of privations on your island in the sea, purifying your souls according to divine precepts, and ever gazing upon the ineffable beauty of God, O all-blessed ones.

O venerable ones, ye were guileless, meek and merciful; wherefore, having received grace and mercy from God on high, ye mercifully illumine us who honor your holy memory with love.

Like the great sun ye shine upon us in the magnitude of your struggles, O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius, illumining the ends of the earth and enlightening all with the light of divine knowledge; wherefore, we beseech you: Illumine our understanding, O all-blessed fathers.

How great and awesome was the vision beheld this day! From the sky the material sun shone forth, while from the earth the noetic Sun of righteousness, which is beyond compare, shone forth on Mount Tabor.

“The shadow of the law, grown weak, hath passed away, and Christ the Truth is manifestly come!” cried Moses on Tabor, beholding Thy divinity.

The pillar of fire and the cloud most manifestly prefigured the transfigured Christ and the grace of the Spirit which overshadowed Him on Tabor.

Loving Christ as the Gospels direct, O venerable ones, ye forsook the world, and, passing over to trackless and barren islands, ye cleaved unto your Master alone. Having received rewards from Him for your labors, and manifestly sharing in life everlasting, pray ye for those who hymn you.

Having adorned yourselves with divinely wise thoughts, O venerable ones, and accounted all the deceptive things on earth as but dung, ye passed over into blessedness which ageth not, ever dancing before God in light with the choirs of the incorporeal hosts, O all-blessed ones.

Working strange and all-glorious miracles for God, O venerable ones, when ye are called upon ye quickly respond, delivering from misfortunes all who sail the seas and those who suffer greatly. And responding mercifully, save us also, who are cruelly beset and surrounded by perils, O all-blessed ones.

Wounded by the love of Christ, O venerable ones, taking up His Cross ye bore it. And arming yourselves divinely against the invisible foe, bearing unceasing prayer in your hands as a spear, ye mightily vanquished the hordes of the demons. And having received the grace of the Lord to heal the infirmities of the souls and bodies of those who have recourse unto the shrines of your precious relics, ye emit rays of miracles everywhere. Wherefore, we cry out to you: Rejoice, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius, adornment of monks!

Ikos: Who is able to recount your miracles, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius? Wherefore, honoring your most laudable and most honored memory with joy and love divine, we offer you this meager hymnody: Rejoice, ye who were full of the beauty of Christ and received from Him all-splendid and abundant reward! The island in the sea received your bodies, but heaven itself hath received your souls, where Christ, the King and God of all, hath awarded you honors for your labors, O all-praised ones. Wherefore, we beseech you: Mercifully visit and unceasingly pray for us all, O venerable fathers Zosimas and Sabbatius, adornment of monks!

Now have invisible things become visible to the apostles: the Divinity which shone forth in the flesh on Mount Tabor upon those who cry: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

The apostles were moved to awe by fear on Mount Tabor, marvelling at the majesty of the kingdom of God, and crying out: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

Now have things never before heard become audible; for the Son, Who was born of the Virgin without father, is borne witness gloriously by the voice of the Father, in that He is God and man, the same forever.

Being from the beginning the beloved Son by nature, Thou wast not such through adoption by the Most High, and Thou hast approached us without changing. Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!

O venerable ones, ye offered your life unto the Master as spiritual fruit and an unblemished sacrifice; for ye lived wholly in abstinence. And receiving from Him the rewards for your labors, in that He is the Judge of the contest, ye work all-glorious miracles, chanting: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

In that ye have great boldness before God, O venerable ones, guide those who are shaken by the passions and drowning in the tempest of sin; and ever preserve those who piously honor you, O all-wise ones, that we may chant: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

Thy disciples, O Master, having heard Thee borne witness to by the Father, and unable to bear the sight of the splendor of Thy countenance, though it was a most firm human visage, fell face down upon the ground, crying out in fear: Ye priests, bless; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Thou art the all-comely King of kings, the mighty Lord of all, Who ruleth in every place, the Blessed One Who dwelleth in light unapproachable. And marvelling at Thee, the disciples, Moses and Elijah cried out: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

The apostles, from among those on earth, and Elijah the Tishbite and Moses, from among the dead, stood before Thee, O Christ, as before the Master of heaven, the Lord of earth, the One Who hath dominion over the nethermost depths; and they chanted together: Ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

When they followed Thee to the exalting of the divine life from the earth, Thy chosen apostles left behind on earth the griefs which give rise to despondency, O Thou Who lovest mankind. Wherefore, having received Thy divine manifestation according as they were worthy, they chanted: Ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Ye have made your abode in the mansions of life, O venerable ones, delighting in good things not subject to corruption and being filled with the radiance of the threefold Sun. By your fervent intercession save from all evils us who call upon you, and who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Ask remission of offenses, deliverance from the passions and the effulgence of divine light for us who with love honor you and celebrate your honored festival, O Zosimas and Sabbatius who were pleasing unto Christ, that we may chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Triadicon: O all-unoriginate Essence and threefold Unity—Father, Son and all-holy Spirit—­accept thy venerable favorites as advocates for us, and grant us forgiveness of transgressions, amendment of life and deliverance from evils; and free us, that in peace we may hymn Thy might, chanting: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

That Thou mayest clearly show forth Thine ineffable second coming, that Thou mayest reveal Thyself as the Most High God, standing in the midst of gods, on Tabor Thou didst ineffably illumine the apostles, Moses and Elijah. Wherefore, all glorify Thee, O Christ.

Come and submit yourselves to Me, O ye peoples! And ascending the holy and super-celestial mountain, let us stand immaterially in the city of the living God, and noetically behold the immaterial Godhead of the Father and the Spirit which shineth forth in the only-begotten Son.

Thou hast drawn me to Thyself with love, O Savior, and hast transformed me by Thy divine desire; but burn up my sins with immaterial fire, and count me worthy to partake of Thy food, that, rejoicing in both, I may magnify Thy mighty works, O Good One.

O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius, directing your thoughts aloft to God, ye abandoned the earthly and have received what is heavenly as the reward for your labors and untiring asceticism, God the Savior greatly glorifying you. Wherefore, we honor you, O all-blessed ones.

O venerable ones, ye have received the good things and heavenly glory which God hath vouchsafed you. As ye stand continually in His presence, pray ye, we beseech you, and be not separated from us who with love honor your struggles, O most honored ones.

O godly, divinely wise and sacred Zosimas and Sabbatius! Ask ye that God send down peace upon the world, unity upon the Churches, and consolation and salvation upon all the sorrowful, O all-blessed ones.

Having turned away from passionate attachment to the world as from defilement, and mortified your flesh with hunger, O blessed ones, with the angels ye have been enriched with heavenly glory; wherefore, pray ye unceasingly for us to Christ God, O venerable Zosimas and Sabbatius.

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.

Great Doxology. Troparia. Litanies. First Hour.