Canon I of the saints, in Tone VIII—

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast visited us…”—

Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Kontakion, in Tone VIII—

Sessional hymn, in Tone IV—

On the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone IV: "Spec. Mel.: "Called from on high…"—

Theotokion: O all-pure Ever-virgin Theotokos, who gavest birth in the body to the eternal Word of the unoriginate Father, unto Him do we now cry aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

O God, grant that I may offer hymnody unto Peter, Who was pleasing unto Thee and glorified Thee on earth, that I may magnify Thee, the Giver of understanding, with hymns.

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Hearken, ye women…” —

Irmos: Let us all chant a hymn of victory unto God, Who hath wrought marvelous wonders with His upraised arm and saved Israel, for He is glorious.

Kontakion of the martyr, in Tone VI: Spec. Mel.: “O helper…” —

Sessional hymn of the Forerunner, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Pondering what was mystically commanded…” —

Like a sun of brilliant splendor shining forth from the west, ye have enlightened the whole land of Russia and guided it to the light of gladness> And now, O blessed Peter and all-wise Febronia, pray ye earnestly to Christ for those who hymn you, who glorify and ask healings; and have recourse unto Christ, that He save and enlighten our souls.

Theotokion: O most immaculate one, with thy light drive the gloom from my mind and deliver me from everlasting darkness, that I may hymn thy mighty works.

To your homeland hath Christ shown you to be like an all-radiant sun, illumining with miracles all who have recourse to you with faith.

Irmos: The bow of the mighty hath been broken by Thy might, O Christ, and the strengthless have girded themselves with power.

Kontakion of the Forerunner, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Today the Virgin…” —

Glory…: Sessional hymn of the martyr, in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “Of the wisdom…” —

O great and ineffable wonder of grace divine! How are we able to hymn or speak of the blessed Peter and the all-wise Febronia? The one was brave and pious, and the other was wise and preserved reverence; the one vanquished the prideful serpent, and the other loved humility. And they now pray to Christ God, that He save and enlighten our souls.

Theotokion: Thee have all of us Christians acquired as a refuge and bulwark, and thee do we unceasingly glorify, O thou who knewest not wedlock.

Having given no mind to the things of the body, hated earthly things as corruptible and renounced the world, ye have been vouchsafed the honor of the venerable. With them pray ye for the world.

Irmos: O Lord, Fashioner of the vault of heaven and Creator of the Church: establish me in Thy love, O summit of desire, confirmation of the faithful, Who alone lovest mankind.

The most honored feast of the holy wonderworkers is come, bringing salvation unto all; and, mystically clapping our hands thereon, let us say thus unto them: Rejoice, lamps of the noetic Sun for those in darkness! Rejoice, Peter and thy spouse, who preserved the Orthodox Faith in the Unity of the Holy Trinity, Whom do ye entreat, that our souls be enlightened and saved.

Theotokion: Deliver us from all perils, from the many temptations of the serpent and from darkness, O most immaculate one who for us gavest birth to the never-waning Light.

Assembling, let us praise as it meet the crowned and pious Peter and Febronia, the bestowers of abundant miracles, who save our souls.

Irmos: Let my heart be made steadfast in Thy will, O Christ God, Who didst establish the second heaven above the waters and didst found the earth upon the waters, O Almighty One.

Having first labored for Christ from your youth, O all-lauded ones, and recognized Him in this world, in that ye are all-praised, ye were thus well pleasing unto Him through almsgiving and prayer. Wherefore, even after death ye grant healing and great mercy unto all who honor you with faith, O Peter and Febronia.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

With hymns and spiritual songs let us praise the blessed ones, crying thus: Rejoice, O all-lauded ones, all-radiant luminaries and steadfast helpers of our homeland!

Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, of Thy glorious dispensation, and I have glorified Thine unapproachable power, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Glory…: Idiomelon, in Tone II—

Theotokion: Grant us cleansing from our transgressions, in that Thou art all-good, and bring peace to Thy world, O God, through the supplications of her who gave Thee birth.

Even though in the latter years the newly-enlightened Russian land gave rise to these blessed ones, yet have they been vouchsafed the honor of the ancients; for they impart gifts of miracles in abundance unto those who flee to them.

Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, the mystery of Thy dispensation; I have understood Thy works, and have glorified Thy divinity.

Come, all ye nations, clap your hands and join chorus! Come, all ye hierarchs and priests of Russia, ye monks and simple folk, and be glad in spirit on the appointed day of the feast of the new wonderworkers of Murom, the blessed Peter and Febronia the all-wise! And let us honor them with praises and hymns, as with blossoms, saying thus: Rejoice, O all-glorious ones, heavenly ones and earthly angels, abodes of the Holy Spirit, followers of the sayings of the Gospel, through which ye have received the things of incorruption instead of those which are corrupt. And now, on your memorial, beseech Christ God, that He preserve your homeland and have mercy on the city and people who honor you; and that He save our souls.

Theotokion: Understanding through the Spirit of God, the prophet described thee beforehand as the mountain overshadowed, O pure one. By thy mediation, O Virgin, cool thou my soul, which withereth beneath the burning heat of many transgressions, for thou alone art the correction of men.

He Who, as the Creator of time, is outside of all time, O Virgin, willingly made Himself a Child through thee.

Irmos: Foreseeing in the Spirit the incarnation of the Word, O Prophet Habbakuk, thou didst announce, crying out: When the years draw nigh, Thou shalt be acknowledged; when the season cometh, Thou shalt be shown forth! Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

All of my hope do I set on thee, O Mother of God; keep me under thy protection.

Theotokion: We hymn thee, who art virgin even after giving birth, O Theotokos; for for us thou gavest birth in the flesh to God the Word, to Whom we all cry out thus: Make straight our paths, we pray Thee!

Let us hymn the womb that is far more spacious than the heavens, through which Adam came to make his abode in the heavens, rejoicing.

Irmos: The burning Ember was revealed to Isaiah, and the Sun hath shone forth from the Virgin's womb, granting the enlightenment of the knowledge of God to those who have gone astray in darkness.

Having had an angel of heaven foretell thy divine nativity, O glorious Forerunner, thou wast shown to be an earthly angel and heavenly man.

Theotokion: O Maiden, thou splendid temple of Christ, by thy supplications to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit make us also to be temples, O all-pure one, rendering us venerable.

Be thou a helper for the helpless and merciful consolation for the grieving, O blessed Peter, that, delivered by your supplications, we may honor thee.

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

In the supernatural exaltation of thy life thou wast shown to be a reason-endowed ­heavenly firmament, having Christ in its midst like the sun, and the virtues like stars.

Theotokion: The voices of the prophets make clear that thou art the Mother of God, O Virgin; and beholding the fulfillment of their honored prophecies, we also hymn thee, who art truly the abode of virginity and purity.

As thou didst once commit the serpent to utter destruction, slaying him, O thrice blessed one, so now vanquish those who make war upon thy homeland, that we may glorify thee.

Irmos: Shine forth thy radiant and everlasting light upon us who rise early unto the judgments of Thy commandments, O Master Christ our God, Who lovest mankind.

Precious is thy death in the sight of the Lord Who sacrificed Himself for our sake, O wise one, and the male sex which thou bearest as a reason-endowed lamb.

Theotokion: Christ our God hath wrought mighty works in thee, O pure one. Him do thou ever beseech, that in us also He may magnify His mercy, O all-immaculate Mistress.

Behold our despondency; behold our grief; behold the misfortune that the enemy bringeth upon us! Wherefore, change it by your prayer unto the Lord, O Peter, that we may piously honor thee.

Irmos: Hearkening unto the sound of cries of entreaty from a soul in pain, O Master, deliver me from my grievous sins, for Thou alone art the Cause of our salvation.

Canon of the martyred nun, the acrostic whereof is: “Wisely do I hymn thee with songs, O Febronia”, the composition of Theophanes, in Tone VIII —

Theotokion: The Drop, divinely flowing, that was born of thee, O Virgin Theotokos, hath sanctified the world. Pour forth upon me the drops of mercy that sanctify the souls and minds of those on earth.

To the Russian lands hath God shown thee to be glorious in miracles, O all-blessed Peter, and hath adorned thee with heavenly gifts. Him do thou now entreat, that He have mercy on us all.

Irmos: . Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.

O pure Febronia, champion of the glory of Christ, grant me grace and thine enlightenment, that I may joyfully praise thy luminous solemnity.

Theotokion: Thee, O most holy and pure one, do thy servants ever entreat, day and night, with contrite mind, asking that we be granted deliverance from our sins through thy supplications.

O all-radiant beacons shining like another sun, illumine us who keep your memory, O all-blessed Peter and Febronia.

Irmos: Imitating the Prophet Jonah, I cry out: O Good One, free my life from corruption! O Savior of the world, save me who cry out: Glory to Thee!

Continually enlightening thy soul with the thought of death, O martyr Febronia, thou didst ascend to the summit of martyrdom, offering thyself to Christ through thine agonies.

Theotokion: As thou art the vessel of divinity, O pure one, enlighten me, that I may walk in the commandments of the Light Who shone forth from thy womb and hath illumined the hearts of the faithful, O all-pure one,.

A conduit of gladness hath opened for us: the splendid day of the all-wise Peter and Febronia, who grant great mercy unto those who hymn them with faith.

Irmos: The youths of old showed themselves to be rhetors with the greatest love of wisdom, for, theologizing with their lips, they sang from the depths of their God-pleasing souls: O most divine God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Having manifestly harrowed the field of thy heart with thy pangs, O martyr, thou hast received the crown of martyrdom and chantest to our God in thy sufferings.

Theotokion: Cure the passions of my heart, O all-pure one who gavest birth to God the King; and show me to share in the lot of the righteous, O Virgin Theotokos, entreating Christ thy Son.

O ye faithful, let us hasten to the blessed and splendid solemnity of Peter and Febronia as to the shining sun, and let us unceasingly cry out: Even though ye have passed from this earth, O all-glorious ones, ye have not parted from us, but stand with the angels before the Trinity, Whom do ye entreat, that our souls be saved.

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the youths who had come forth from Judæa trod down the flame of the furnace with their faith in the Trinity, chanting: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

O greatly flourishing offshoot of a barren womb, show my barren soul as greatly fruitful with goodly offshoots, like a growing vine which produceth forth the sweet grapes of the virtues.

Theotokion: O great wonder! How did Christ God, Whom naught can contain, make His abode in thy womb? Beseech Him in behalf of those who praise thee, O Virgin, that He ever deliver us from misfortunes and from iniquitous men.

Christ our God Who became incarnate of thee have we acknowledged to be the Word of the Father, O Virgin Theotokos who alone art pure, alone art blessed. Wherefore, chanting, we unceasingly magnify thee.

Irmos: The young men raised together in piety, disdaining the impious command, feared not the threat of the fire, but, standing in the midst of the flame, they chanted: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

The beauteous branch of sacred lineage gave rise to a truly sacred root and pure seed. And thou, O blessed one, hast baptized Christ, the life-bearing Offspring Who sprang forth from the divine root of Jesse.

Theotokion: O most immaculate one who gavest birth to the divine Light, enlighten me who am benighted by all the assaults of the evil one, who live in despondency and anger God, and guide me unto good works, for thou art the cause of all good things.

Behold! the most manifest Mother of God, the divine mountain of the house of the Lord, is exalted far above the hosts of heaven.

Irmos: The thrice-blessed youths, disdaining the golden image and beholding the immutable and living image of God, chanted in the midst of the fire: Let all existing creation hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O all-praised one, grant me continual sighs, frequent tears, a contrite heart, a humble spirit, sorrowful lamentation, fervent compunction and abiding pangs.

Now & ever…: Theotokion—

O Virgin, who, alone outside the laws of nature, gavest birth unto the Ruler of creation: thou hast been vouchsafed a divine calling.

Irmos: The King of heaven, Whom the hosts of angels hymn, praise and exalt ye supremely for all ages!

Thou wast strengthened by the Spirit, to cast down the savagery of the tyrant and the polytheism of the ungodly, O all-glorious Febronia.

Theotokion: Having made His abode within thee, O Maiden, the Deliverer hath truly cast out the greatly lamentable sin which made its abode within me, and hath shown me to abide in paradise.

As a mediator and helper of thy homeland, be thou as one who scattereth the adversary, as an ally of thy people, who glorify thee, O Peter.

Irmos: Him of Whom the angels and all the hosts of heaven stand in awe as their Creator and Lord, hymn, ye priests; glorify, ye children; bless, ye people, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

With Thy mighty arm, O Master, Thou hast now rendered the glorious Febronia steadfast, who struggled in martyrdom.

Theotokion: By a gesture, He Who createth all things became incarnate of thee, O Mother of God; and, piously desiring Him, the maiden Febronia brought herself to Him through martyrdom.

As ye dwell in the mansions of heaven with the venerable and the righteous, O all-blessed Peter and Febronia, never cease to pray for thy people.

Irmos: Thou art all desire, all sweetness, O Word of God, Son of the Virgin, God of gods, all-holy Lord of the saints. Wherefore, we magnify Thee and her who gaveth Thee birth.

Thy body, which was cloven asunder in thy martyrdom for Christ, O most wise and pure one, won for thee the delights of paradise.

Theotokion: Having sprung forth from an earthly root, O pure Mistress, thou gavest rise to Christ, the ever-flowering and beauteous Offspring of nature, the flower of the Godhead; for the rod of Aaron was a representation of thee.

Thee do we beseech, O all-blessed one: quell the uprisings of adversaries and ease the infirmities of men, that we may magnify thee with voices of praise.

Irmos: Saved by thee, O pure Virgin, we confess thee to be in truth the Theotokos, magnifying thee with the incorporeal choirs.

“O my Bridegroom, Jesus most sweet,” cried Febronia, “it is not difficult for me to follow Thee; for the sweetness of Thy love hath given wings of hope to my soul, and the beauty of Thy mercy hath sweetened my heart, that I might drain the cup of sufferings in emulation of Thee, that Thou mayest worthily reckon me among the wise virgins who dance with Thee in Thy bridal-chamber.” Wherefore, O venerable passion-bearer, honoring the struggles of thy labors, we entreat thee: Pray thou, that we not find the door of the bridal-chamber locked against us.

Theotokion: O all-pure one, the glorious martyr Febronia found thee, the Mother of God, to be her help; and she put the tyrant to shame.

Once, slaying the serpent, O blessed one, thou didst commit him to utter destruction. And so now also preserve thy homeland unassailed, O Peter, with Febronia, by thy supplications.

Irmos: The radiant cloud upon which the beginningless Master of all descended from heaven, like rain upon the fleece, and of whom He was incarnate, becoming man for our sake, let us all magnify as the pure Mother of God.

The fruit of Zachariah, the flower of the barren woman, the honored forerunner John hath been born for us today according to the promise; and, leaping up within his mother’s womb, even before his birth he proclaimeth the Creator of all. He hath shown forth the ineffable and salvific manifestation of God, and we all honor him.

Now & ever…: theotokion —

Illumining your splendid feast with the radiance of the grace of the threefold Sun, O blessed one, from the passion-fraught darkness of the demons deliver those who keep thy memory with faith.

Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Thy soul bound by the love of Christ, O wise martyr, as a disciple of the Word thou didst ignore corruptible and transitory things paying them no heed; and having first mortified the passions with fasting, thou didst later put the deceiver to shame with suffering. Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed twofold boldness before the Creator, O glorious Febronia who art most rich, in that thou wast obedient to Him. Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses to those who honor thy holy memory of love.

Theotokion: Fervent faith is declared, but not the report of thine awesome mystery, O Maiden; for, though seen, it can in nowise be recounted, and though witnessed, it is unapproachable. For with thee it eludeth and avoideth comprehension; and, revealing itself, discloseth little of its essence.

Today the holy festal day calleth the flock of monks to gladness, to a spiritual banquet, to the food of life incorruptible, to the divine delight of the wonderworkers.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

As the most immaculate Bride of the Creator, as the Mother of the Deliverer who knewest not man, as the vessel of the Comforter, O all-hymned one, haste thou to deliver me, who am the vile habitation of iniquity and am become in mind the plaything of the demons, from their machinations; and show me forth to be a splendid dwelling-place of the virtues, O unblemished light-bearer. Drive away the cloud of the passions, and, by thy supplications, vouchsafe me to share in the never-waning light of the Most High.

Theotokion: O most immaculate one, thou hast been revealed as the portal of the Light, having shone forth upon all who are in darkness Christ, the Sun of righteousness, the infinite Light; and Febronia, strengthened by His rays, hath acquired the glory of the martyrs.

Clouds of darkness rain down delight upon those who are on earth, for unto us hath a Child been given, Who hath existed from before the ages: our God, Who is incarnate of the Virgin.

Irmos: O Lord, Fashioner of the vault of heaven and Creator of the Church: establish me in Thy love, O Summit of desire, confirmation of the faithful, Who alone lovest mankind.

Stavrotheotokion —

Theotokion: O Lady and Virgin, who art called the city of Christ the King which is gladdened by the flowing of the mystical river, arrange for my wretched soul to dwell where the habitation of all those who are glad is.

Light hath shone forth upon my life and my flesh, and hath dispelled the gloom of sin: the most Exalted One, Who in the latter days was incarnate without seed of the Virgin.

Irmos: Thou art the confirmation of those who have recourse to Thee, O Lord; Thou art the light of the benighted; and my spirit doth hymn Thee.

The ewe-lamb, beholding the Lamb, Shepherd and Deliverer upon the Cross, exclaimed, weeping, and bitterly lamenting, cried out: “The world rejoiceth, receiving deliverance through Thee, but my womb doth burn, beholding the crucifixion which Thou endurest in the loving-kindness of Thy mercy. O long-suffering Lord, abyss and inexhaustible wellspring of mercy, take pity and grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith hymn Thy divine sufferings!”

Theotokion: Thy severed feet trod the path of the divine martyrs and passed over to Him Who was born of the holy Virgin, joyously walking into paradise, O virgin Febronia, bride of God.

The ground that received your precious bodies hath been sanctified, O divinely blessed Peter and Febronia; and receiving healing through you, men glorify Christ Who hath glorified you with might.

Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power; Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, Who, without leaving the bosom of the Father, hast visited our lowliness. Wherefore, with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

The mouths of men are unequal to the task of praising thee, whom the sweet and honeyed mouth of Christ, full of life, praised, granting His words unto all; yet accept my hymnody and my very entreaty, O thou who knewest Love, for it is inexorable.

Theotokion: Thou art like the ladder which extended from earth to heaven, O Mistress; thou art truly the impassable gate, the golden jar, and bridge leading to the heavens, giving access to life.

Even though ye have passed from this earth, yet have ye attained unto the abodes of heaven, where ye stand with the angels before the Trinity, Whom do ye entreat, that those who honor you with love may be saved, O blessed ones.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

Thy pure heart was shown to be the phial of the Holy Spirit, holding the virtues like scents, perfuming men’s minds and sweetening their good works, O Forerunner; for blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.

Theotokion: The animate bridal-chamber of the Master, shining radiantly with the bright beams of virginity, the all-pure Virgin ­Theotokos of godly magnificence is glorified like a lily among a mass of thorns.

Having acquired you as all-radiant stars and a never-setting sun, your homeland boasteth, cherishing your all-honored memory, O Peter and Febronia.

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

The time draweth nigh when the axe shall be laid to the root; and witness is borne that every tree which beareth not good fruit will be felled by the axe and cast into the fire of Gehenna. Wherefore, bring forth fruits of repentance, O my soul.

Theotokion: The inanimate jar of old called thee the animate Jar, O Mistress; for thou didst bear Christ, the Manna of life Who taketh away the bitterness of death, the true sweetness and enlightenment of the world.

O all-good twain! O all-radiant beacons! O goodly couple, who art a single light in two bodies! O ye who were goodly lamps unto your own life! FTaking up the yoke of the Lord, ye followed Him with all your soul.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

As thou dwellest in the heavens and hast received a city which hath unshakable foundations, thou hadst no desire for a city here; and thou hast revealed the abiding Jerusalem, the free mother of Paul, Sion most high.

Theotokion: Thou dancest with the choirs of the virgins, O right wondrous virgin Febronia, crying out to the Virgin Mother of God: Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, O all-pure one!

Your right wondrous and all-glorious memorial hath dawned in the Russian land, O blessed ones, and filleth with joy and gladness the assembly of the faithful, who earnestly glorify you in hymns, O holy ones.

Irmos: I pour forth my prayer unto the Lord, and to Him do I declare my grief; for my soul is full of evil and my life hath drawn nigh unto hell, and like Jonah I pray: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

There was no fault in thee, O most praised Febronia; for Him Who was both thy Deliverer and thy desired Lover didst thou strive to please, adorned with the pangs of asceticism and the sufferings of martyrdom, O divinely wise one who art most rich.

Theotokion: Strange, wondrous and awesome is the tale of thy strange and all-glorious birthgiving, O most hymned Mary! For the Lord of glory, before Whom the cherubim and seraphim stand, Who is One of the Trinity without confusion, was immutably born, incarnate of thee without seed.

O ye hierarchs and priests, ye monks and lay folk, ye elders and youths, and people of every age: leap up with splendor, magnifying the memory of the all-glorious Peter and Febronia in hymns.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

From infancy thou didst desire the love of the ever-flowing Wellspring desired by all the reason-endowed; and, full of the pangs of martyrdom, thou didst endure, burned with fire, thy members severed, O Febronia, boast of ­virgins.

Theotokion: The tongues of orators cannot hymn thee, O Mary Theotokos, Bride of God; for from thy virginal womb which knew not wedlock thou gavest birth to Him Who is God over all, O pure Maiden. To Him doth Febronia now cry out, chanting: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Human nature, enslaved to sin, hath obtained freedom through thee, O pure Lady; for thy Son hath been sacrificed like a lamb.

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the youths who had come forth from Judæa trod down the flame of the furnace with their faith in the Trinity, chanting: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Nurtured on the words of God, O divinely wise one, and sacredly committing the salvific discourse of sanctified books to those who desired to learn of God, O martyr, in godly manner thou didst extend thy hands to receive the reward of thy teaching, enriched with the glory of the martyrs.

Theotokion: O all-pure Virgin Mother of God, thou animate tongs of the seraph, who immaterially bearest the Ember Who burneth away the dross from men’s souls, thou flaming throne of Him Who is upborne by the cherubim: with immaterial fire burn away the dross of my soul, and deliver me from the unquenchable fire.

We all cry out to thee, the true Mother of God: Save thou thy servants, the objects of wrath, for thou alone hast boldness before thy Son.

Irmos: In the furnace the Hebrew children boldly trod the flame underfoot and transformed the fire into dew, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

The eloquent language of those who thunder forth in love of wisdom, the powers of discourse which proceed in number and order, and the adulatory high rhetoric of concepts, are unable to praise thee as is meet.

Theotokion: Thou hast set aright the stumbling of women by giving birth to the Word Who raiseth up those who have fallen, in that He is good and mighty in power, O Virgin. Him did the glorious Febronia ardently desire, crying out in rejoicing: “I hasten after Thee!”

O all-honored couple! O great luminaries! Sanctify and glorify those who with love glorify you in hymns, O wonderworkers.

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O Forerunner, Christ hath shown thee to be a shower-laden cloud which letteth fall the rain of understanding, spreading dew upon those withered by the flame of ignorance and cooling those who were perishing.

Theotokion: O Virgin who gavest birth to the hypostatic Wisdom, the transcendent Word, the Physician of men’s souls and bodies, heal thou the grievous and burdensome sores and wounds of my soul, and cause thou the pangs of my heart to disappear.

As an all-radiant twain and an all-honored summit and couple, who took up the yoke of the Lord, ye served Him with all your soul.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

With gifts of incorruption, divine benefactions and bestowals enrich me, who am become poor and am stripped bare of every virtue, and in thy salvific protection clothe me as with a divine robe.

As good counselors for your own way of life, possessing a single mind in two bodies, ye illumine the world with miracles; wherefore, illumine us also by your supplications.

Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, and the ends of the earth were amazed, that God hath appeared in the flesh, and that thy womb became more spacious than the heavens. Wherefore, the ranks of men and angels magnify thee as the Theotokos.

My soul, rife with vile thoughts and corrupt fantasies, O blessed one, hath been rendered barren by the thorns of the passions; but, having burned away its weeds, cleansing it with the fire of thy supplications, sow in it the fear of God.

From a most honorable root didst thou arise, an all-glorious scion, O Peter; and having lived on earth in piety, thou becamest a pure receptacle of the Holy Spirit, Who enlighteneth those who now hymn thy memory.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing .

Clad in a purple robe woven for thee of thy blood, O martyr, thou didst strip thy body bare and cast off the garments of the passions; and, standing before the tribunal of the tyrants, O Febronia, thou didst emulate the nakedness of Christ.

The land of Russia is now filled with gladness on the appointed day of your feast, O all-glorious wonderworkers; and chanting, it saith thus: Entreat Christ to preserve your homeland from alien nations.

Kindled by the love of thy noetic Bridegroom and set afire by His incorrupt beauties, thou didst endure the severing of thy hands and painful wounds, O martyr Febronia, boast of the martyrs.

Ye are the helpers of orphans and widows, unassailable allies amid tribulations, the calm haven of all who have recourse unto you, and their true consolation amid sins.

The torrents of thy blood quenched the flame of polytheism, and thine uprooted teeth removed the falsehood of idolatry and made thee food of eternal beauty, O Febronia.

Pondering the transitory glory and governance of this world, for this thou didst live piously in peace with the all-wise Febronia thy spouse, O Peter, pleasing God with almsgiving and prayers. Wherefore, lying inseparably in the tomb even after death, ye invisibly impart healing.. Pray ye now unto Christ, that He preserve your city and the people who glorify you.

Learning the immortality of the immaterial ones in thy mortal and material flesh like one incorporeal and immaterial, O Baptist, in fasting thou didst adorn thyself with supreme love of knowledge, and didst partake of both angelic and human nature.

Ikos: Make clear my tongue and pacify my heart; enlarge my mouth and fill it with the Spirit and wisdom, that therewith I may give utterance and chant thus to Thy wonderworkers: Rejoice with the all-praised Febronia, O blessed Peter;. Rejoice, allies of the land of Russia and helpers of Orthodox princes! Rejoice, preservers of our homeland and confirmation of our city! O all-honored twain and goodly couple, pray ye to Christ, that He preserve the city and people who glorify you!

An all-radiant sun among stars, a sweet spring among seasons, enriching every nature with impeccable majesty, thou standest above the council of the saints as the sun doth above all the stars.

At night Jacob beheld God as in a dream, and He Who was incarnate of thee hath manifested Himself in splendor unto those who chant: Most divine and supremely glorified is the God of our fathers!

O great aid of Christians, ardent comforter of sinners, herald of the kingdom of heaven, introducer of divine baptism, preacher of repentance: Make me steadfast with models of penitence.

He Who wrestled with Jacob, prefiguring the ineffable union in thee, O pure one, whereby He willingly united Himself to mankind, is the most divine and supremely glorified God of our fathers!

Thou didst cast down the ungodly and prideful savagery of the wicked Selenus, O glorious one, by God’s providence for all, which sought thy blood; and the godly Lysimachus was saved by thine endurance.

The vile one who had not proclaimed Thee, the Son of the Virgin, to be One of the all-hymned Trinity, cried out with steadfast thought and with his tongue: Most divine and supremely glorified is the God of our fathers!

The wise and God-bearing Bryene, who instructed thee with doctrines, showed thee to be a divinely radiant lamp, O maiden, and thou didst in nowise disappoint her hope; for she presented thee to Christ as an undefiled bride, O Febronia.

O all-blessed Peter and all-praised Febronia, deliver those who flee unto you amid sickness and who cry out unto Christ: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Today she who before was barren giveth birth unto the Forerunner of Christ, and he is the fulfillment of all prophecy; for, laying his hand in the Jordan upon Him Whom the prophets foretold, he hath been shown to be the prophet, herald and Forerunner of the Word of God.

Be ye a refuge for all and tranquility untouched by storms for those amid sins, that with you we also may cry out to Christ: O God of our fathers, blessed art

Ikos: Isaiah and all the prophets of old beheld Jesus Christ, our true God, in images and shadows; but this prophet was the greatest of them, as is written, for he beheld God the Word in the flesh, Whom He foretold, and touched Him, and even before his birth proclaimed Him the joy of all the world by his leaping within his mother’s womb, for he was first to be the prophet, herald and Forerunner of the advent of the Word.

Be ye a refuge for me on the day of wrath, O divinely blessed ones, for I walk among many snares; wherefore, deliver me from them, that I may hymn you.

Christ, the true Head of the whole Church, showed thee forth, O blessed one, as the summit of the prophets, the seal of the apostles, the first of ascetics, the perfection of the righteous and the confirmation of the martyrs.

Today the all-glorious memorial of Peter and Febronia hath shone forth in the world like the sun; and gathering together for it, we all chant thus: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

From thy mother’s womb thou wast filled with the Holy Spirit, O Forerunner, and thou didst quaff neither wine nor strong drink, as the angel told thy father. Wherefore, thou hast been called great in the sight of God.

Among all lands did the word spread that all-glorious wonderworkers had appeared to the city of Murom, who grant a multitude of healings unto all who have recourse unto them and hymn them with faith.

He Who first baptized men in fire by the Holy Spirit will later plunge into the fire of Gehenna those who do not believe on Him. O Baptist, deliver me from that bitter baptism!

Lo! From all cities and lands have hierarchs and priests, monks and lay folk, the rich and the poor, hastened now, all of them rejoicing together, to render praise unto you, O ye who are blessed of God.

Thou pourest forth streams of healing upon those who have recourse to thy tomb with faith, O Febronia, and cry out to thy Bridegroom: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

Like a flower didst thou flourish in thy miracles, O all-glorious Peter, as saith the prophet: The righteous man shall flourish like a palm-tree. Wherefore, all of us now glorify thee, O blessed one.

O thy goodly commerce, O divinely wise one! For with a cup of blood thou didst purchase the kingdom of God, O most lauded one, crying out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

Through thee did He Who is incomparable in grace and might become visible on earth and dwell with men. Chanting unto Him, O all ye faithful, let us cry out: Let all existing creation hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Through wounding by the staff of Moses, the dry, hard and uncut stone poured forth sweet and potable water for the disobedient and ignorant people of Israel; and from a barren and childless womb a river of healings hath poured forth upon us.

Truly proclaiming thee the pure one, we glorify thee, O Theotokos, for thou gavest birth to the One of the Trinity Who became incarnate. And to Him, with the Father and the Spirit, we sing: Let all existing creation hymn the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

With praises the assembly of the righteous, the company of the prophets, the army of the martyrs and the band of ascetics, the ranks of the venerable and all the saints, keep thy memory, O prophet; for the memory of the righteous is truly celebrated with hymns of praise.

Wash away and forgive our offenses, O Sinless One, through the supplications of Peter and Febronia who pleased Thee, that we may hymn Thee, O Christ, forever.

Let the Forerunner be hymned: the animate heaven adorned with the virtues as with stars, the golden sun shining with rays of gold, the lamp of grace, the treasury of the Spirit, the great preacher of the kingdom, the divinely inspired orator, the tongue with voice of thunder, the great clarion.

Accept the praise offered thee offered thee with an unworthy hand from the depths of my heart, O blessed ones, and make entreaty in our behalf unto Christ God.

Thy splendid memory is now celebrated, shining with radiant lightning-flashes, O Febronia; for thou drewest nigh to the Light and becamest light, crying out to the Creator and Bestower of light: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Triadicon: Remit the offenses of the singers who hymn Thee, O all-holy Trinity, in that Thou art all-good, through the supplications of Peter and Febronia, that we may hymn Thee forever.

Thou wast first made marvellous by ascetic feats, O all-praised one, and wast afterwards adorned with feats of martyrdom; for thou didst hasten after thy Lover, O radiant maiden. Both of thy breasts, better than wine, were cut off, O Febronia, for piety’s sake, and the sweet scent of thy fragrance perfumeth the faithful.

The ranks of angels praise you, O all-glorious ones, and the generations of men hymn you unceasingly, celebrating your memory with faith.

Weighed down by the burden of transgressions and battered by the waves of the passions, I flee to thy protection, O most lauded Febronia, seeking deliverance from both. As thou art wondrous and the chosen one of the Master, O virgin, disdain me not who cry out, but by thy supplications rescue me from soul-destroying snares.

O Christ God, grant me the intelligence and sense to hymn the all-glorious wonderworkers with worthy praises, that, rejoicing, I may hymn their memory.

Lo! to Thee, my blessed Master, the fervent Helper of my soul, have I brought this poor offering, wisely fulfilling my ministry as servant. Hearken unto it, valuing mine intention above my deeds, and my thought above my gift.

Truly victory hath been proclaimed by the faithful, for Peter and Febronia have shown themselves to be mighty allies amid misfortunes.

With impure and defiled lips do I, who am impure, defiled and besmirched with pleasures, entreat thee, the most pure kinsman of the all-pure Virgin, O blessed one: Wash thou my body, cleanse my spirit and sanctify my soul.

In thy womb, O pure one, the Word of God was given to corruptible nature as a staff of strength. And He restored what had been dragged down to hell. Wherefore, we magnify thee, O all-pure one, as the Theotokos.

O initiate of the mysteries of the heavenly bridal-chamber, true friend of Christ the Bridegroom, who art worthy to stand and listen to the joyous voice of the Bridegroom, show me forth also as pleasing to God Who with blessings summoneth the heir of His kingdom into his inheritance.

O Master, mercifully accept Thy Mother as an intercessor in our behalf, as Thou hast willed, and all things will be filled with Thy goodness, that we all may magnify Thee as our Benefactor.

O divine turtle-dove of the Master, rendered golden by the splendor of virginity, who made thy body bright by asceticism and hast furnished thyself with golden wings through the golden luster of thy confession and thy divine blood: Illumine those who hymn thee.

Possessed of a conscience pure before God from your youth, ye therefore lived in piety and have passed over to the Most High. Entreat Christ God in our behalf, that we may honor you with love.

Conversing with the mind of God, thine own mind laid bare, O divinely wise Febronia, thou didst utterly trample down carnal desires and hast been vouchsafed to attain a blessed end; and now thou reignest in splendor with Christ thy Bridegroom, abiding in gladness with the ineffable mansions of heaven.

As ye stand before the Holy Trinity with the venerable and the righteous, O blessed ones, pray ye that He deliver us from wrath and every threat, that we may unceasingly magnify you.

Thou pourest forth healings like rivers upon those who have recourse to thy precious shrine with faith, O godly Febronia, thou pillar of virginity, beauteous flower of nature, daughter of the King, who hast within thee the ­blessedness of divine glory.

Thy people beseech thee, O Peter blessed of God: with the all-wise Febronia, with whom ye lived a God-pleasing life in the world, entreat Christ to deliver us from all evils.

Today the joyous nativity of the Forerunner looseth the burden of his father’s muteness and the barrenness of his mother, and proclaimeth true joy and gladness. Wherefore, all creation doth celebrate it with splendor.

Comely of soul and body, and resplendent in piety, O glorious Peter, full of divine understanding and wisdom thou wast an instrument of the Holy Spirit; and thou hast passed over, rejoicing, to immortal life, to endless bliss.

Your feast hath appeared like he morn, like the radiant day, O glorious ones, and all manner of healings pour forth from your shrine like a stream, watering the hearts of the faithful, who honor you with love.

Thou hast been found to be a great shield and a mighty fortress for the land of Russia, O blessed Peter and Febronia, the boast of the Orthodox people and their glory among all the nations. And now we beseech you to preserve our homeland from barbarian invasion.

O divinely blessed Peter and Febronia, who lived together in peace and piety, entreat Christ, that He grant remission of sins to your servants, who piously celebrate your memorial.

Knowing thee alone to be our hope and boast, O all-holy Theotokos, we who pay thee homage with faith pray: Rejoice, O holy Mary who didst not taste of wedlock, our protection and wall of defense, and the helper of those amid misfortunes! Beseech Christ thy Son in behalf of thy servants; for set our hope on thee.

Great Doxology. Troparia. Litanies. Dismissal. First Hour.