Ode III

Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast uplifted the horn of Thy faithful and established us on the rock of the confession of Thee, O Good One.

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

Theotokion: There is none as immaculate as thou, O most pure Theotokos; for thou alone, in manner past recounting, gavest birth to God the Word, the true God and Creator of all, Who existeth from before time.

As the scion of the life-bearing Branch, thou didst bring forth beautiful fruits; and, adorning them with the radiance of martyrdom, thou didst dedicate them to the Savior of all.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Thou didst show thyself to be an emulator of Paul, passing over the whole world, O most blessed one, sanctifying it with deifying baptism and the sprinkling of the blood of thy confession.

Let us piously honor Clement, the star divinely shining forth from Ancyra, the boast of the Cappadocians, the much-suffering martyr, the glory of priests, the praise of the venerable, the intercessor for orphans, the champion of the poor, who, having suffered over a period of twenty-eight years, enlightened many and hallowed his native land. And the much-suffering martyr prayeth to Christ God, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who with love honor his holy memory.

All of us, the generations of men, bless thee, the Virgin who alone among women gavest birth without seed to God in the flesh; for the fire of the Godhead made its abode within thee, and with milk thou didst nourish the Creator and Lord as a babe. Wherefore, we, the generation of angels and men, glorify thine all-holy birthgiving as is meet, and cry out to thee together: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith worship thine all-holy birthgiving.

Stavrotheotokion—

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