Irmos: O Thou Who wast born of the Virgin, drown Thou, I pray Thee, the three parts of my soul in the depths of dispassion, as of old Thou didst drown the mounted captains of Pharaoh; that, in the mortality of my body, as on a timbrel, I may chant a hymn of victory.
Katavasia: The irmoi of the feast of the Meeting—
Theotokion: O all-pure and blessed Virgin, thou hope of the hopeless and help of the embattled, star divinely guiding those at sea, life-bearing wellspring of those lost in the wilderness: Grant thou ease to our souls.
Canon of the blessed one, the acrostic whereof is: “With praises we honor Xenia of manly intelligence”, the composition of Valeria, in Tone IV—
O blessed Xenia, truly thy manner of life was in accord with thy name; for, going about on the earth, as in a foreign land, and hoping to pass over to the heavenly homeland, thou didst spurn all earthly things as they were a shadow and a dream.
Shaking off all vanity like dust from thy feet, thou didst resolve to tread the harsh way to the promised land, O manly-minded Xenia, vanquishing the enemy, the slayer of men, as he were Amalek, and offering hymns of victory unto the Lord.
Disdaining prosperity like the fleshpots of Egypt, and mocking the haughty world, O wise Xenia, thou didst pass over the abyss of the sea of life unharmed, God guiding thee with His mighty hand, to Whom thou didst chant a hymn of victory.
The sun once passed over dry land born of the deep, for the water became firm as a wall on either side when the people traversed the sea, chanting in God-pleasing manner: Let us sing unto the Lord, for gloriously hath He been glorified!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.