Ode III

Irmos: Thy Church rejoiceth in Thee, O Christ, crying aloud: Thou art my strength, O Lord, my refuge and my consolation!

Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “Seeking the highest…”—

Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

With the knowledge of God thou wast anointed to serve Christ as priest, and wast taught by the Spirit; and thou didst sanctify thyself with blood.

Theotokion: Having given birth on earth to God all-rich, O pure one, from the fall thou hast led humanity up to heaven.

Truly, in fulfillment of thine own works, thou becamest a martyr and teacher, O Blaise, through thy doctrine.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

A model of piety wast thou for the Church of Christ, and thou didst brighten thy sacred vesture with the blood of thy sufferings.

O God-bearing Blaise, godly scion, unfading blossom, much-suffering branch of the vine of Christ: with thy gladness fill those who honor thy memory, praying unceasingly in behalf of us all.

As a precious scion of piety, by the power of the Spirit thou wast shown to be an uprooter of ungodliness; for thou didst denounce the falseness of idolatry before the tribunal, and right boldly preached the worship of the Trinity. Wherefore, when thou gavest thyself over to the iniquitous, O athlete, thou didst slay the creature of the serpent who is the author of evil. For this cause we cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who honor thy holy memory with love.

O undefiled, blameless and most immaculate Mistress, thou cloud of the noetic Sun and golden candlestand of the light of God: with the radiance of dispassion illumine my soul, which hath grown dim through the blindness of the passions, I pray; with torrents of compunction wash thou my polluted heart, and with tears of repentance cleanse me of the mire of mine evil deeds, that I may cry out with love: O Ever-virgin Theotokos, entreat Christ God, that He grant me remission of my transgressions; for thee do I, thy servant, have as my hope.

Stavrotheotokion—

Beholding the Lamb, Shepherd and Deliverer upon the Cross, the ewe-lamb exclaimed, weeping, and bitterly lamenting, cried out: “The world rejoiceth, receiving deliverance through Thee; but my womb is pained, beholding Thy crucifixion, which Thou endurest in the loving-kindness of Thy mercy. O long-suffering Lord, Abyss and inexhaustible Wellspring of mercy: take pity, and grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith hymn Thy divine sufferings.”