Ode III

Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast uplifted the horn of Thy faithful and established us on the rock of the confession of Thee, O Good One.

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

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

Letting divine sweetness fall from thy lips, O father, thou didst dry up the outpouring of bitter godlessness, giving the pious the understanding of God to drink, O blessed one.

Theotokion: The human mind is at a loss how to understand the ineffable depths of thy birthgiving, O pure one; for, abasing Himself in His compassion, within thy womb God hath wholly restored me.

Chosen beforehand by the judgment of God, O holy hierarch father Metrophanes, thou wast shown to be a hierarch, offering unbloody sacrifices to God Who was sacrificed for our sake.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

The tomb where thy precious body lieth poureth forth sweet fragrance as if it were the garden of God, perfuming the faithful, O all-glorious and most honorable Metrophanes.

Thou didst manifestly preach the Faith of Christ, and preserving it, thou didst truly cause thy faithful flock to grow into a multitude. Wherefore, thou dost rejoice with the angels, O Metrophanes, entreating Christ unceasingly for us all.

Having gained dominion over the carnal passions, thou didst show thyself to be a godly hierarch, O venerable and divinely inspired one, and didst most gloriously shepherd the imperial city, fending off the hordes of heretics with the staff of thy divine words. Wherefore, after thine end thou hast worthily inherited infinite grace, O blessed and holy hierarch, for which cause we cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who honor thy most precious memory.

Having fallen into greatly tangled perils from enemies visible and invisible, and been beset by the tempest of my countless offenses, O pure one, I flee to the haven of thy goodness as to my fervent help and protection; wherefore, O all-pure one, earnestly entreat Him Who became incarnate of thee without seed, in behalf of all thy servants who unceasingly praise thee, ever beseeching Him, O all-pure Theotokos, to grant remission of offenses unto those who fittingly hymn thy glory.

Stavrotheotokion —

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 Thy 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 hymn Thy divine sufferings with faith.