Ode I

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.

Canon I for the blessed empress, the acrostic whereof is: “We hymn the wise empress Theophania,” in Tone I—

Theotokion: With us the ranks of the bodiless ones hymn thee, O all-hymned Virgin, for in thy womb thou didst bear Him Who cannot be contained, incarnate, remaining Virgin as thou wast before giving birth, O Bride of God.

Irmos: Let us chant a hymn of victory unto God, Who led Israel to freedom through the Red Sea, for He hath been glorified.

Let us fittingly hymn Theophania, the divinely wise empress, as one truly revealed by God and a participant in the heavenly kingdom, wherein, as a true handmaid of Christ, she hath entered and received her glory like a crowned queen. Wherefore, we cry to her: Rejoice, for thou hast received an imperishable crown!

Theotokion: Having in her womb conceived Thee in the flesh, the Word of God Who wast begotten without mother before time, the Virgin gave birth to Thee, her Son, without father.

Aware that there is but one thing needful, thou didst disdain the glory of this world, and unceasingly aflame in spirit, thou didst love labor and ascetic feats more than the delights of a life of vanity, and in adamantine patience didst thou abide until the end. Wherefore, we cry to thee: Rejoice, for thou hast received an imperishable crown!

Ask thou remission of offenses for us, in no wise abandoning us in thy care, but accepting our entreaties, that in joy of spirit we may cry out: Rejoice, for thou hast received an imperishable crown!

Standing before God as a true prophet with divine sight, O blessed one, be thou mindful of those who hymn thine honored memory.

Having set thyself firmly upon the steadfast foundation of the virtues, O divinely blessed one, thou didst build thyself up as an animate temple.

Thy most pure mind which ever gazed at God as far as it was able, O blessed one, was illumined with the gifts of heaven shining from afar.