Irmos: The staff of Moses, once working a wonder, striking the sea in the form of the Cross and dividing it, drowned the mounted tyrant Pharaoh, and saved Israel who fled on foot, chanting a hymn unto God.
Katavasia: Irmoi of the feast of the Meeting of the Lord—
Theotokion: Having given birth unto the all-holy God, thou wast shown to be more holy than the cherubim. Him do thou entreat as the Creator of all, that He sanctify all who bless thee with holy voices, O all-pure one, thou boast of the fathers and help of men.
Canon of the Theotokos, the acrostic whereof is: “Rejoice, O abode of joy, release from grief,” the composition of John, in Tone VIII—
Irmos: The Red Sea is parted by that which was cut down, and the wave-ridden deep is dried up, becoming both a path for the defenseless and a grave for the armed. And a hymn of beauty divine is chanted: Christ our God hath gloriously been glorified!
Theotokion: Uttering divine things, thou didst speak of the Word as a single Hypostasis, even though He issued forth from the all-pure one in two natures, assuming flesh. Her do we bless unceasingly and glorify with faith, O divine Chrysostom.
Rejoice, O deliverance from the primal curse and wellspring of blessing! Rejoice, Mother of Life, destruction of hades, slaying of death! Rejoice, release from sorrow, spacious habitation of joy! Rejoice, O most lauded Theotokos!
Irmos: He Who of old gathered the waters into one at His divine behest, and parted the sea for the people of Israel, is our God and is most glorious. To Him let us chant, for He hath been glorified!
Rejoice, O most immaculate one, thou noetic and animate chariot of the Word! Rejoice, chariot of many names, who art called chariot by the myriads of angels! Rejoice, thou who art undeniably more exalted than the cherubim and surpassest the seraphim!
Rejoice, O Bride of God, who art more sacred than the noetic hosts and more sublime than all created nature! Rejoice, thou palace of God! Rejoice, fiery throne! Rejoice, O Mistress, who art so called by the myriads of angels!
Rejoice, O undefiled one, who put forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse! Rejoice, offshoot of the rod of Aaron, which, prefiguring thee mystically and profoundly of old, yielded almonds, as thou didst blossom forth Christ.
Canon I of the holy hierarch, the acrostic whereof is: “I hymn thee, the divine harp all of gold,” the composition of Joseph, in Tone VI—
Standing ever with all the elect before the throne of God, full of unwaning radiance, O venerable one, pray thou that peace and great mercy be given to us who honor thee with faith and celebrate thy divine return.
The earth danceth and heaven rejoiceth in godly fashion with us men on thy holy feast, whereon thy sacred body was returned to thy flock, O glorious Chrysostom, thou precious habitation of the Spirit.
The greatly crafty one could not bear the divine brilliance of thy mind, O blessed one, and he raised up temptations against thee, as he had against Job of old; yet therefore was he greatly benighted, for, lo! after thy banishment, O most luminous one, thou didst come again among thy flock.
With thy most golden words hast thou gilded the thoughts of the faithful, O Chrysostom; and being banished from thy flock out of malice, yet at the behest of God hast thou returned thereto after thy burial, radiantly praised, O most blessed Chrysostom.
Canon II of the holy hierarch, the acrostic whereof is: “I chant a third hymn to him of the golden tongue,” in Tone III—
O God-proclaiming mouth, instrument of golden sound, with the splendor of thy words and thine entreaties enlighten my mind, that I may hymn the memory of thy return, O John, thou namesake of grace divine.
Having set beneath the earth, following the laws of nature, like a brilliant star, like the sun which enlighteneth men, like a luminary of piety, O venerable one, thou hast shone forth again upon us, thy children, emitting abundant rays of miracles.
Thou didst fill the whole world with teachings by thy tongue of golden eloquence; and thou hast illumined all with the golden members of healings, causing the darkness of sufferings to vanish by thy return, O venerable one.
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.