At Matins

After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Today the Virgin…”—

Today the Master came to the Jordan; and when He was baptized by the divine Forerunner in its waters, the Father bore witness from on high, saying: “This is my Son, in Whom I am well pleased!” And the Spirit appeared over Him in the strange form of a dove.

At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the feast, once; the troparion of the martyrs; Glory…, the troparion of the venerable martyrs; Now & ever…, the troparion of the feast, once.

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Canon of the feast, with 6 troparia, and two canons of the saints, with 8 troparia.

When Thou didst appear in the flesh for baptism, O Invisible One, Jordan ministered to Thee with its streams, and John stretched forth his corruptible hand; yet the one turned back in fear, and the other straightway touched Thee, the Incorruptible One, with trembling. Truly Thou art the Lamb of God, the ever-living Fountain Who hath sanctified the springs, the sea and men; for the Trinity shone forth from on high: the Father calleth Thee His Son, and the Holy Spirit descendeth.

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.