At Matins

Canon I of the feast, with 6 troparia, including the Irmos; and two canons, of the saints, with 4 troparia each.

Glory..., Now and ever..., and the foregoing is repeated.

After the first chanting of the Psalter, this Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel: “This day the Virgin...”—

She that conceived without seed giveth birth unto the Deliverer; magi come to worship Life, and men and angels give glory. The manger and the cave offer gifts, raising a hymn to the newborn Babe, the preëternal God.

At “God is the Lord...,” the troparion of the feast, once; then the troparion of the apostle; Glory..., the troparion of the venerable one; Now and ever..., the troparion of the feast.

Glory..., Now and ever..., and the above is repeated.

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this Sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Joseph was amazed...”—

How can He that is in no wise limited be contained in a womb? How can He that is in the bosom of the Father rest in the arms of a Mother? He knoweth all things as He hath been well-pleased and hath willed; for, though incorporeal, He willingly became incarnate, and for our sake became that which He had not been, and, without departing from His essence, partook of our nature. Christ hath been twice begotten, wishing to fill the world on high!