Aposticha stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: Thou hast given a sign…”—

Having humbled Himself in manner past understanding, the Lord said: “Thou hast seen how I have clad Myself in thine image, which I Myself have created. What, then, is so strange, My friend, if I also bow beneath the hand of thee who art one of my followers; and if, naked, I clothe Myself in the waters? For, in that I am compassionate, I wish to clothe the naked in everlasting incorruption.”

Troparion, in Tone VIII—

Stichos: The sea beheld and fled, Jordan turned back.

Glory…, Now & ever…: the troparion of the feast, in Tone I—

“Thou hast shown Thyself to be incarnate, yet the womb which received Thee remaineth unconsumed; for the furnace which did not consume the youths long ago serveth as an image thereof. But how can I, who am grass, touch Fire with my hand, O Jesus Almighty, Thou Savior of our souls, before Whom all in heaven and on earth do tremble?”

Stichos: What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? And thou, O Jordan, that thou didst turn back?

“In the waters of the Jordan do thou wash Me, Who in nowise am defiled,” the Lord said; “and human nature which hath been defiled by the transgression of Adam, will be washed clean as new. For when I am baptized all men will be renewed by water and the Spirit.”

Glory…: in Tone VIII: the composition of the Studite—

Multitudes of monks honor thee as their instructor, O Theodosius our father. For, following thy steps, we have truly learned to walk aright. Blessed art thou who, having labored for Christ, didst denounce all the power of the enemy, O converser with the angels, companion of the venerable and the righteous. With them entreat the Lord, that our souls find mercy.

Now & ever…: in the same tone—

The angelic armies were stricken with awe at what they beheld, when Thou, O Savior, didst stand naked in the waters, and bowed Thine all-pure head to be baptized by John. For when, of Thine own will, Thou didst impoverish Thyself, the world was made rich. Glory to Thee, O Lord!

With the streams of thy tears thou didst cultivate the barren desert; and with sighs from the depths of thy soul thou didst bring forth fruit an hundredfold; and thou wast a beacon for all the world, emitting miracles. O Theodosius our father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.

When Thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest: for the voice of the Father bore witness unto Thee, calling Thee His beloved Son; and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the certainty of the word. O Christ God, Who hast appeared and enlightened the world, glory be to Thee!