Irmos: Rising at dawn unto Thee out of the night, I beseech Thee, O Lord my God: Grant me remission of my transgressions, and guide my steps to the light of Thy precepts, I pray.
Before thy repose thou wast invested with a life-bearing mortality, O father, and, cut down by the sword of thy martyrdom, thou wast translated to an abundant and higher life.
Theotokion: I pray thee, O pure Theotokos, who art a habitation of the never-waning Light and a temple of the divine effulgence: By thy light illumine my darkened soul.
O all-glorious initiate of ineffable mysteries, who takest part in the choirs on high: Save those who honor thee with love, dispelling the assaults of cruel temptations by thy supplications.
Possessed of boldness before the Master, Whose suffering thou didst also zealously emulate in thy struggles, O wise father, ask divine peace and tranquility for the faithful.
Thou didst first serve as minister to the Lamb of God Who taketh away the sins of the world; and afterwards slain, thou didst offer thyself to Him as a rational and living sacrifice, O father Methodius.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.