Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.
Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “Seeking the highest…” —
Theotokion: Through Anna wast thou brought into the world, O all-immaculate Queen who gavest birth to the King of all, who art still Virgin after giving birth and art more highly exalted than the cherubim.
Let Joachim and Anna, the forebears of Jesus the Lord God, who are adorned with righteousness, be praised today in hymns, as is meet!
Anna hath surpassed all praises, in that she hath given birth unto her who surpasseth all laudations. Wherefore, she maketh her abode in the choir of the righteous.
Thy memory is full of brilliance and splendor; and emitting the effulgence of salvation in the world, O chaste Anna, thou hast filled all with all manner of gifts.
The jar which contained the divine Manna didst thou bear in thy womb, O Anna; and, living now in the heavens with her, O all-praised one, thou prayest for us all.
We celebrate the memory of the forebears of Christ, entreating them with faith for help, that from every tribulation all may be delivered who cry: Our God is with us, Who hath glorified them, as was His good pleasure!
Ikos: We all come together to hymn prophetically the blessed repose of the grandmother of Christ; for today hath she been translated from this transitory life; and, progressing joyously to the heavens, she rejoiceth, as the mother of her who is truly the Theotokos. And with faith she crieth out: My soul doth magnify the Lord; for I have given birth on earth to His mother, whom He hath glorified, as was His good pleasure!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.