Irmos: The Sun—the live Coal which was revealed beforehand to Isaiah—shone forth from the Virgin’s womb, granting the enlightenment of divine knowledge to those gone astray in darkness.
Being a kinsman of the emperor, O Philaret, thou didst not exalt thyself, honoring the King of kings in the guise of the orphaned and the wretched, and adorning thyself with love, the queen of the virtues.
Theotokion: Magnifying the Theotokos, the Mother of Emmanuel, with unceasing hymns, and beholding Him Who was born of her, we cry out: God is with us!
Irmos: O Thou Who art clothed in light as with a garment: I rise at dawn unto Thee, and to Thee do I cry: enlighten Thou my gloom-enshrouded soul, O Christ, in that Thou alone art compassionate!
Living in accordance with the Gospel, O Philaret, and bearing fruit an hundredfold for the unoriginate Savior, thou didst show thyself to be good and fertile ground for Him.
Theotokion: Not even a heavenly intelligence can truly hymn thee as is meet, O Mother of God; for thou gavest birth to the Creator Who is hymned by the hosts of heaven.
Thou hast shown us an example of godly mercy, letting thy light shine before men in accordance with the word of the Lord, moving all to glorify the heavenly Father.
O wondrous Prophet Nahum, thou wast vouchsafed to acquire a blameless and pure life through the activity and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst make thy flesh subject to thy governing mind, zealously appointing ascents in thy heart; wherefore, thou hast received godly revelation.
Beyond visible honors are they who are honored by prophecy, for through them speaketh the Holy Spirit, the all-good God.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.