Irmos: Jonah cried out from the belly of hades: Lead up my life from corruption! And we cry out to Thee: O almighty Savior, have mercy on us!
Teaching piety to the youth, O blessed one, thou didst erect a sanctified temple to the Master of all, promising an abundance of good things.
Theotokion: Having fallen through his will, Adam was expelled from paradise; but the Word Who was incarnate of the Virgin calleth him back and leadeth him up to delight on high.
O Savior, Thou didst lead man up from captivity in a far land and the uttermost depths, and hast brought him up to the city on high, in that Thou lovest mankind.
Rejoicing, O prophet, through the illumination of the Spirit thou didst utter beforehand words of action and hast taught us piety through justification.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.