The choirs of the faithful, today, with all reverence, celebrate in the divine Spirit thine honored dormition, the splendid festivity; for the brilliant grace of healings hath dawned upon us, burning up the hordes of the wicked airborne demons, and guiding with its light the thoughts of those who with faith hymn thine honored repose, O right-wondrous Anna.
On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera for the holy Anna: 3 in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…” —
Preserving intact the justifications of the law, and laboring blamelessly for God Almighty, thou wast vouchsafed, O Anna, to become the mother of her who would give birth to Christ in the flesh: the pure and divine maiden. With her we also call thee blessed, and with joyful mind we celebrate today thy holy dormition.
Having given birth, O divinely wise Anna, unto the palace of Life, thou hast truly been translated to life incorruptible, and hast joined the choirs of the righteous who nurture thee richly with the joy of the Master. Wherefore, we celebrate thy repose, O ever-memorable one, and, made wise by God, we honor thee with faith.
Having given birth, O divinely wise Anna, unto the portal of heaven, thou hast made haste to the mansions of heaven, O glorious one, and delightest now in divine glory. By thy supplications vouchsafe it also unto us who celebrate thine honored dormition; and dispel thou the gloom of the passions, driving away the darkness of cruel circumstances.
And 3 stichera in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “O wondrous miracle…” —
Behold! the splendid solemnity, the radiant day which bringeth joy to the world, the honored and right-laudable dormition of the right glorious Anna, from whom she who gave birth to Life was born: the animate tabernacle which held the uncontainable Word, our release from grief and mediatress of joy, who bestoweth great mercy upon all the faithful.
O all-glorious wonder! The right-glorious Anna, who most wondrously gave birth to the wellspring of Life, the pure one who, alone among women, is blessed, is translated from this transitory life to that which is without end, taken up from the earth to the heavens, to rejoice today with the assemblies of the angels. And we now celebrate her holy feast.
Glory…, Now & ever…: the composition of Anatolius, in Tone VIII —
Joachim and Anna, the blameless spouses and holy couple, from whose barren loins and womb sprang forth the Theotokos, the holy staff from whom Christ God shone forth as the salvation of the world, having passed over to the mansions of heaven with their daughter, the all-pure Virgin, join chorus with the angels, making supplication for the world. And, assembling, we hymn them, saying: O ye who, for the sake of the divine Maiden, the all-pure Mary, were the grandparents of Christ: Pray ye in behalf of our souls.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.