Irmos: At evening, in the morning, and at noon do we praise Thee, O Lord our God. Hearken unto our cry!
Kontakion, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Today the Virgin…” —
We bless and glorify thee, O Virgin Theotokos who art full of grace, for thou dost ever overshadow us with thy grace, protecting and helping us, and deliver us from the wicked foe.
He Who rideth upon the cherubim and is hymned by the seraphim appeared through thy womb, and all humanity was saved; wherefore, we glorify thee as our helper unashamed.
O ye people, come to the veneration of the Mother of God, for the grace of her light hath shone forth even upon us and taught us to chant: O thou who art full of grace, vouchsafe that we may receive a share on high.
Thou art truly the joy of the angels and the gladness of all men, O Theotokos. Save the souls of all who hymn thee, O pure one.
Today the Virgin revealeth her goodwill toward us, and Mount Athos offereth thanks unto her. Angels and monks together give glory. For the icon “of the three hands” doth travel miraculously from Serbia, and for our sake hath come and made its abode in the holy Monastery of Khilandar.
Ikos: Behold a truly all-wondrous occurrence: thine all-glorious icon “of the three hands”, which Savva, the primate of Serbia, brought as a priceless gift to the Serbian land from the holy Lavra of Savva the Sanctified with its blessing, is miraculously borne to Athos from Serbia on a dumb ass, and hath arrived at the holy Monastery of Khilandar. And the monks of that monastery, joyously receiving it as a gift from heaven, placed it in the sanctuary of the catholicon of their monastery, for they understood that this was a clear manifestation of thy goodwill toward them. Wherefore, with joy and love they bowed down before thy most honored icon, kissing it and chanting unto thee: Rejoice, O speedy help of all the faithful, who hast given us thy holy icon as a token of thy mercy!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.