Canon of the Venerable One, in Tone VIII —

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “The heaven with stars…” —

Irmos: Let us chant unto Christ, Who overthrew the tyranny of Pharaoh in the sea, and led Israel over to dry land, for He hath been glorified forever.

Kontakion of the venerable Martha, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “In prayers…” —

Standing in prayer before the Lord and the all-pure Virgin Theotokos, and offering up hymnody and praises, O honored Martha, thou gavest birth to a sacred child, the all-wondrous Symeon, a beacon for the whole world. With him do thou ever pray for us all.

Sessional hymn of the holy hierarch, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go thou quickly before…” —

Theotokion: We, the children of the earth, having become children of God through divine grace and thine ineffable birthgiving, hymn thee earnestly, the sole cause of our salvation.

Wounded with divine desire for eternal good things, thou didst despise corruptible glory and food. Wherefore, in godly manner thou didst live an angelic life, O venerable one.

Irmos: O Christ Who by Thy command fixed the earth upon naught and suspended its weight unsupported: establish Thou Thy Church upon the immovable rock of Thy commandments, O Thou Who alone art good and lovest mankind.

Kontakion of the holy hierarch, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “Seeking the highest…” —

Keeping ceaseless vigil in prayer, pleasing God with almsgiving, going often to the divine churches, and praying with tears, faith and fasting, O all-praised Martha, thou didst receive a sacred child. With him pray thou, that we who honor thee with love be saved from misfortunes.

Glory…: Sessional hymn of the venerable one, in the same tone —

Theotokion: Now do I beseech thee, O most immaculate Mother of God, to deliver me from the captivity of the passions and to cleanse all the wounds of my sins, for thou didst all-gloriously give birth to Him Who taketh away the sin of the world.

Aflame with divine zeal and having lived a godly and manly life, thou gavest birth to a beacon and rampart for the faithful, a second Samuel, a comely offspring of the desert.

Irmos: None is as holy as the Lord, and none is as righteous as our God, Whom all creation doth hymn, singing: None is righteous save Thee, O Lord!

Theotokion: O all-pure one, establish thou the ascents of my soul upon the rock of my hope which remaineth ever immovable, that I may praise and glorify thee, mine only helper.

Thou hast been shown to be a scion of abstinence shining forth upon us a sun of great splendor, the great and all-wise healer Symeon, the intercessor and bulwark of the lands of the East.

Irmos: O Word, with divine vision the prophet perceived Thee Who wast to become incarnate of the Theotokos alone, the mountain overshadowed; and with fear he glorified Thy power.

Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Thou didst direct thy life with virtue, O venerable one, uniting thyself unto God by divine desire; and thou wast shown to be a reason-endowed instrument, brightening the whole world with hymns and drawing forth divine treasures.

Irmos: O Thou Who art clothed in light as with a garment: I rise at dawn unto Thee, and to Thee do I cry: enlighten Thou my gloom-enshrouded soul, O Christ, in that Thou alone art compassionate!

Theotokion: Thou hast been shown to be a noetic cloud, O Theotokos, bearing the very Sun of glory in the flesh, Who illumineth all creation with the light of divine grace.

Thou wast full of heavenly wisdom; for, opening the mouth of thy spirit, O venerable one, thou didst manifestly receive all the brilliant radiance of the effulgence of the threefold Sun, in that thou art a sacred minister.

Irmos: O Lord Who by divine knowledge brought the ends of the earth into the light out of the night of ignorance, enlighten me with the dawning of Thy love for mankind.

Theotokion: With tears I fall down before thee, praying intensely, that I may now be delivered from mine offenses, O most immaculate one, and be vouchsafed everlasting joy.

Fortifying the powers of thy soul and restraining thy flesh by abstinence, O venerable one, thou didst wholly become an all-radiant star, adorning the Church with thine Orthodox teachings and tuneful hymnody.

Irmos: O Christ Master, still Thou the sea of the passions which rageth with a soul-destroying tempest, and lead me up from corruption, in that Thou art compassionate.

Theotokion: Having thee as a staff of power, we who place our trust in thee, O Bride of God, vanquish the hordes of the adversary.

Offering the all-honored fruit of thy womb to the Master, O Martha, thou didst offer thyself as a perfect sacrifice on the fire of abstinence, chanting hymns unto Him.

Irmos: Grant me a robe of light, O Thou Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, O most merciful Christ our God.

Theotokion: By His incarnation from thee, O all-immaculate Bride of God, He Who shone forth without beginning from the Father entereth into full fellowship with me.

To thine immortal Christ thou didst offer a right acceptable sacrifice, him who sprang forth from thy womb, O venerable God-bearer, thou confirmation, bulwark and rampart of the faithful.

Irmos: The supremely exalted Lord of our fathers quenched the flame and bedewed the children, who sang together: Blessed art Thou, O God!

Theotokion: Ever looking to thee as the calm in the midst of the tempest of passions and misfortunes, O Mistress, I hasten to the haven of salvation.

Thou gavest wings to soul and body to soar aloft to the heights of heaven, and hast made thine abode with the wise virgins, and art a divine model for those who with faith have recourse unto God.

Irmos: O Lord God of our fathers, Who in the beginning founded the earth and established the heavens by Thy word: blessed art Thou forever!

Theotokion: He Who before was incorporeal became incarnate of thy holy womb in His ­boundless loving-kindness, O all-pure one. To Him do we all chant: Blessed art Thou, O God!

Thou wast a sacred minister adorning the crown of the Church with thy discourses as with precious stones, O all-wise Andrew. Wherefore, after manifold labors in this life, thou hast received glory and the kingdom which ageth not. Therein, O father, be thou mindful of those who commemorate thee.

Irmos: The children, forming a universal chorus in the furnace, chanted to Thee, the Creator of all: Hymn the Lord, all ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Theotokion: O thou who art full of the grace of God, pray thou earnestly, that we who hymn and desire thee may behold the glory of thy Son and enjoy it in purity.

O most immaculate Virgin who gavest birth to the transcendent God: entreat Him unceasingly with the incorporeal ones, that, before the end, He grant remission of transgressions and amendment of life to us who with faith and love hymn thee as is meet, O thou who alone art most hymned.

Irmos: The Lord Who was glorified on the holy mountain, and by the fire in the bush revealed to Moses the mystery of the Ever-virgin, hymn ye and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Theotokion: Come ye, let us hymn the divine Maiden with divine hymns, saying: Rejoice, O all-blessed Virgin, for whose sake joy hath been given to human nature!

Stavrotheotokion —

Irmos: Rejoice, O Isaiah! The Virgin hath conceived in her womb and borne a Son, Immanuel, both God and man. Orient is His name; and, magnifying Him, we call the Virgin blessed.

Theotokion: He Who fashioned our nature, O Theotokos, having clad Himself therein through thee, transformeth and restoreth those who truly hymn and glorify thee as the Theotokos, in that He loveth mankind.

O all-immaculate Virgin Mother of Christ God, a sword pierced thine all-holy soul when thou didst behold thy Son and God crucified of His own will. Him do thou entreat without ceasing, O blessed one, that He grant us forgiveness of transgressions.

Irmos: We magnify thee, the Mother of God, and we glorify thee, O Virgin Theotokos, as her who gave birth to the Savior of our souls.

Theotokion: Having truly given birth in manner past understanding to everlasting Life in the flesh, thou hast halted the unremitting onslaught of death; and, smiting its mouth, thou didst abolish bitter hell, O all-holy Virgin Mother.

Having Christ ever in thy mind, thou didst spurn the love of things corruptible and desire; wherefore, glorifying Him, O Martha, thou hast been vouchsafed spiritual gifts.

Theotokion: Thy prayer, emitting rays which surpass those of the sun, illumine those who magnify thee, O all-pure one.

Utterly quelling the threefold waves of the passions, O Martha, thou didst put down the assaults of wild beasts; and thou didst elude the tangled snares of the noetic Amalek.

Theotokion —

Thou hast been a rampart and bulwark for the faithful who honor thee with pure love and keep thy holy memory, O blessed of God, thou helper of the faithful.

We who are now adorned with thy teachings and in sacred manner delight in thy divinely inspired hymns honor thy memory, O most blessed Andrew.

Manifestly illumined by the splendor of the Spirit, in an all-holy manner thou didst praise the choirs of the saints; and with them thou dost now rejoice, O most blessed Andrew.

Thou now beholdest divine things, not with the senses of a corruptible body, nor in illusions, but noetically, O all-wise one, uniting thyself to higher things by the actions of thy soul.

Beholding thine offspring uplifted toward heaven on a pillar by his divine activities, O Martha, thou didst hymn Christ Most High.

Thou didst manifestly receive an answer from heaven, O Martha, and according to the revelation of God thou didst conceive His great servant.

O venerable one, the city of Antioch setteth thine offspring forth as a fervent intercessor, a rampart and refuge for those who are in tribulation.

With thy splendid mouth thou didst denounce the ungodly rhetors; for thou didst truly explain the veneration of the precious icons, O initiate of sacred mysteries.

In sacred manner thou didst adorn thy life, O glorious father; for thou didst quell the tumult of the passions and didst hasten to the life of dispassion.

All the faithful rejoice, piously delighting in the beauties of thy discourses and teachings, vanquishing the blasphemies of the heretics.

Desiring the Queen of all with all thy soul, thou didst adorn thyself with purity, O Martha, and for her sake hast received spiritual gifts.

The angels marvelled at thy mature wisdom, O honored one, and men hymn the Creator of all Who hath glorified thee.

Thou didst adorn thyself like a beautiful and well-planted tree, and thou wast a clear mirror reflecting the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.

Manifestly trumpeting forth hymns of divine sweetness, thou wast shown to be a most radiant beacon for the world, shining with the light of the Trinity, O venerable Andrew. Wherefore, we all cry out to thee: Cease thou never to pray for us all.

Ikos: Wretch though I am, I desire to praise thy life, O father; and now aware because of thy corrections, I seek hence to receive the praises of thine adornments as gifts, O Andrew, and to weave a wreath for thy head, which even the angels hold in honor; and I cry out: Cease thou never to pray for us all!

That thou mightest behold the splendor of the saints, O venerable one, with the splendor of thy works thou didst illumine thy life, crying: Blessed art Thou, O God!

Clad in a body, thou didst emulate the ranks of the incorporeal ones, O venerable one, and, rejoicing together with them, thou criest out: Blessed art Thou, O God!

Jerusalem now rejoiceth in splendor, having shone thee forth upon the world as a beacon of great radiance, O blessed one, crying aloud: Blessed art Thou, O God!

Shedding the robe of the passions, thou didst array thyself in the garment of dispassion, O venerable one; and in purity thou didst betroth thyself to Christ, and wast pleasing unto Him.

O honored Martha, thine offspring was shown to be a pillar of fire illumining the world and cleansing those in the world of dark ignorance and all wrath.

Thou didst put down the uprisings of the flesh, didst despise the machinations of the noetic foe, O venerable Martha, and didst cast their snares down to the ground.

O father, thou didst manifestly gladden the Church of the new ark, and didst form choirs, crying: Hymn the Lord, all ye works of the Lord, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

In the Church thou didst utter new hymnody to the Creator in holiness: Hymn the Lord, all ye works of the Lord, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Laboring in godly manner with virtue, thou didst hymn the sufferings of all the saints who of old were made wondrous and perfect by Christ forever, O all-wise Andrew.

Through poverty in transitory things thou didst acquire eternal riches and glory, O Martha; wherefore, thou didst cry out with love: Hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Knowing thy heart and desire, O venerable Martha, with heartfelt faith God divinely crowned him to whom thou gavest birth, and who crieth out to Him with faith for all ages.

The radiant day of thy festival illumineth the minds of the faithful and enlighteneth all the world like the morning star, shining even unto the ends of the earth.

The proclamation of thy words, and the beauty and splendor of thy doctrines have passed all around the world, O blessed Andrew. Wherefore, Christ, the King of all, hath crowned thee with a crown of magnificence.

Enjoying the thrice-radiant light through a higher union, O Andrew, initiate of supernatural mysteries, by thy supplications preserve now from tribulations those who in sacred manner lovingly keep thy holy memory.

With the incorporeal ranks thou now rejoicest in the heavens; for, having continually lived their life while on earth, O divinely eloquent and right ­wondrous one, thou wast shown to be an excellent preacher of the Orthodox Faith.

Joining chorus with thy Son, O Martha, entreat Christ our God in behalf of those who honor thee.

Having lived piously amid toil, thou didst struggle manfully: wherefore thou hast uncovered heavenly riches.

We venerate the shrine of thy relics, O most honored Martha, from whence we draw forth waters of healing.

Desiring the life of the angels, O venerable one, thou didst therefore manfully subdue the carnal passions, becoming angelic, O God-bearing father.

All of us sinners have thee as an intercessor, O all-holy Virgin. By thy supplications move thy Son to clemency.