Ode I

Canon of the feast, with 6 troparia, including the irmos, the composition of Cosmas of Maiuma, in Tone IV—

Katavasia: The irmoi of the first canon of the service of the Transfiguration

Theotokion: In His goodness, the all-divine Word saveth all of me, for He desired to become incarnate of thy womb, O pure Mother of God.

Speaking words of life and giving instruction concerning that which is divine, Christ said to his friends: “Recognize the Father in Me, for I emit unapproachable light, unto the joy of those who chant: Let us sing unto our God, for He hath been glorified!”

Irmos: The people of Israel, having fled across the watery deep of the Red Sea with dryshod feet, beholding the mounted captains of the enemy drowned therein, sang with gladness: Let us chant unto our God, for He hath been glorified!

“Ye will be invested with the power of tongues, O My friends and disciples, and will be marvelous in the richness thereof, for ye will be filled with glory. For I shall reveal Myself to be brighter than the sun, illumining those who chant in joy: Let us sing unto our God, for He hath been glorified!”

Irmos: Let us chant unto the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.

Shining forth today with divine radiance on Mount Tabor, as He promised, Christ hath laid bare His countenance to His disciples. And, full of light‑bearing and divine splendor, they chanted in joy: Let us sing unto our God, for He hath been glorified!

Canon of the apostle, with 8 troparia, the acrostic whereof is: “With hymns do I hymn thee, O Matthias, friend of Christ”, the composition of Theophanes, in Tone VIII—

O Matthias, bestow thou a beam of salvation from heaven upon me who now hymn thy radiant festival with hymns, I pray.

Thou hast been shown to be a great sun of the great Light, O right wondrous one; for thou hast conversed directly with God Who is with us, O apostle.

Submitting to the laws of the Master, O blessed one, with thy tongue, as with a net, thou didst draw forth the ends of the earth from the abyss of ignorance.