Irmos: O Christ, Who in the beginning established the heavens in wisdom and founded the earth upon the waters, make me steadfast upon the rock of Thy commandments; for none is holy as Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII—
Powers are given thee, and thy grace poureth forth abundantly. The lame are strengthened, and the weak made steadfast, O all-blessed Virgin.
The afflicted maiden poured forth tears of compunction and kissed the icon of the Mistress with love; and, her heart afire, she trusted in her aid. Wherefore, she received healing beyond all hope.
The physicians marvelled at the supernatural healing, and the parents of the cured maiden were filled with great joy. Word of the miracle went about the cities and villages, and the people came to thy holy icon, glorifying thy loving-kindness with loud voices.
Those who offer thee fervent faith and steadfast hope, O pure one, shall in nowise be put to shame; rather, they will receive the fulfillment of their petitions and will be crowned with joy.
“Behold, the physicians have abandoned me, unable to restore me to health!” thought the maiden as she lay paralyzed, suffering cruelly in soul and body; “Wherefore, to whom should I have recourse, wretch that I am, if not to Him Who alone granteth healing by His divine word? Yet dare I not entreat Him, lacking steadfast faith as I do. Then let me flee to His divine Mother, for whose sake He wrought His first miracle at Cana of Galilee, that now, by her mediation, He may be inclined to mercy, and I may hear His blessed voice say ‘Talitha cumi!’”
Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.