Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fire stood in awe of the condescension of God; wherefore, the youths, dancing with joyous step in the furnace, as in a meadow, chanted: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
The holy Council, which the Holy Spirit assembled from the ends of the earth, had thee as its presiding bishop, and its members hymned His divinity: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Theotokion: O most pure Virgin and Theotokos, Mother of the Light, thou wast like a clear mirror bright with the grace of thy purity; wherefore, together we chant to thine Offspring: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Thou didst receive a presidency equal in honor to that of the apostles of Christ, didst inherit their divine teaching, and, emulating their life, didst chant: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Possessing a most keen intellect which directed toward the vision of God, thou didst mock the dim sight of the heretics; and, teaching the pious, thou didst cry out: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.