Irmos: Establishing me upon the rock of faith, Thou hast enlarged my mouth against mine enemies, for my spirit doth exult when I chant: There is none holy as our God, and none righteous save Thee, O Lord!
Glory..., Now and ever...: Theotokion —
Sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel: “Of the divine Faith...” —
Having preached the incarnation of the Master and loosed the bonds of wickedness, O wise and great preachers, ye loosed those who of old were bound with unbelief, and led them to God through faith.
Theotokion: He Who is Light unapproachable found thee to be higher in honor than the angels, O Theotokos, and entered into thy holy womb; and He showed Himself to be a man incarnate of thee, known in two natures.
As lamps of the never-waning radiance, ye drove away the darkness of ungodliness, showing the light of knowledge to men, O all-praised ones. Wherefore, ye are ever blessed.
Unto all the earth hath the divine proclamation of the apostles gone forth, as David doth sing, and it teacheth the suffering and resurrection of the Savior, whereby we have all risen from graves of vanity.
As divine embers kindled by the fervor of the Comforter, O all-praised apostles, ye dispelled the gloom of ungodliness and warmed the faithful in sacred manner. Wherefore, honoring your memory today, we ask to receive great mercy.
Thou wast the divine tabernacle of the Word, O thou who alone art the all-pure Mother and Virgin, who surpassest the angels in purity; with the divine water of thy prayers cleanse me who, more than all others, am dirt, defiled by carnal transgressions, and grant me great mercy, O pure one.
Stavrotheotokion —
The undefiled ewe-lamb of the Word, the incorrupt Virgin Mother, beholding Him Who sprung forth from her without pain suspended on the Cross, lamenting maternally cried out: “Woe is me, O my Child! How is it that Thou sufferest willingly, desiring to deliver man from the dishonor of the passions?
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.