Irmos: The children in Babylon did not fear the flame of the furnace, but, cast into the midst of the fire, bedewed, they sang: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers!
Let no one falsely move, beckoning with his head to hatred, wickedly teaching the earnest man to repay evil with evil; but let us honor one another in the love of the Lord Who hath revealed Himself.
As friends of Christ, keep ye watch together but a little while for Him Who hath taken on our form, and cometh to receive baptism, and hath appeared in our guise for the purification of that which was created in His image and for our deliverance from transgressions.
“If any will go down and be buried with Me in baptism, with Me will he inherit glory and resurrection!” doth Christ now exclaim. Let us now go forth to meet Him with faith!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.