Ode III

Irmos: Thy Church rejoiceth in Thee, O Christ, crying aloud: Thou art my strength, O Lord, my refuge and my confirmation!

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

Sessional hymn, in Tone IV—

The splendor of the disciples of Christ is exalted far above all majesty; for they were His friends and peers, kinsmen and companions, and the transmitters of His mysteries.

Theotokion: In that thou art a garden of life, O Theotokos, speedily deliver me from mortal sin and the multifarious passions.

We celebrate thy memory with gladness, O our archpastor and guide; and we venerate thy precious and incorrupt relics, asking thy supplications.

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.

Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…” —

Thy brethren praise thee, O Jude, as the brother of the preëternal Word Who appeared, shining forth from the eternal and unoriginate Father, and deigned to appear in the flesh.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Thou didst assume the image of an angel, and, clad in the full armor of God, didst array thyself against the spirits of wickedness in high places, vanquishing them.

Mortifying thy members on the earth, thou didst live with Christ, the Life of all, O thou who art most rich, and wast a herald of life-bearing Life for the whole world, announcing the words of life.

Theotokion: Behold, thou hast been blessed above all others, O pure one, hast surpassed all in holiness, art more exalted than all, and hast been shown to be higher than the heavenly hosts, in that thou art the Mother of God.

Thou didst not give sufficient sleep to thine eyes, nor didst thou lie upon a bed to take thy rest, emulating the fathers of old, O ascetic.

As one who conversed with Paul, with him thou didst announce the proclamation of divine grace, O blessed apostle Jude, who hast uttered divine mysteries. Wherefore, we cry out to thee: Cease thou never to pray for us all.

Glory…, Now & ever…: sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion, or this theotokion —

Thy supplications, O father John, are like a pillar of fire reaching up to the heavens, guiding the New Israel amid life’s wanderings; wherefore, unto us who honor thee grant patience, and instill in our hearts gratitude to the Lord, that we may not be condemned like those complainers, the lovers of the hotpots of Egypt, but may be vouchsafed to enjoy the incorruptible good things of the promised land.

Thou wast the brother of the Master Who was born and became the brother of all the elect, O blessed and all-wise Jude; and thou wast sent by Him as an apostle unto all the ends of the earth, sowing the word of faith among all and enlightening those who labored for the evil prince of this world in the darkness of ignorance. Wherefore, we cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who honor thy holy memory with love. Twice

O Mother of God, thou art a citadel and sacred refuge for us who are battered by the assaults of the enemy; and, protected by thee, we find forgiveness of sins and boldness before the Lord.

As the most immaculate Bride of the Creator, as the Mother of the Deliverer, who knewest not wedlock, as the vessel of the Comforter, O all-hymned one, haste thou to deliver me, who am the vile abode of iniquity and have become in mind the plaything of the demons, from their machinations; and make me the splendid habitation of the virtues. O radiant and incorrupt one, dispel from me the cloud of the passions, and vouchsafe unto me communion on high and the never-waning light, through thy supplications.