Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Hearken, ye women…” —
Irmos: It is not possible for men to behold God, upon Whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze; but through thee, O most pure one, hath the Word appeared incarnate unto men; and magnifying Him with the armies of heaven, we call thee blessed.
As one meek and innocent thou hast made thine abode in the land of the meek, O holy hierarch, joining the armies of heaven, wholly adorned with the splendors of the virtues and clad in the light of virtue.
Theotokion: Like a heavenly rain God descended into thy womb, O Virgin, and hath dried up the torrents of falsehood and rained down incorruption upon all men. And through thee, O divinely joyous one, hath deliverance been granted.
Thou beholdest the splendors of God and the angels, and the beauties of the patriarchs, martyrs and apostles, with them entreating Him Who loveth mankind, that He grant remission of sins and amendment of life unto us who praise thee, O venerable one.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
Thou didst first splendidly adorn the throne of the foremost of all cities, having lived therein like an angel and adorned it with thy hierarchy; and anointing, thou hast sanctified the people, rendering them divinely wise.
We know thee to be a greatly radiant star of the Church, O holy hierarch Metrophanes; for with the council thou didst cast down the blasphemy of Arius, illumining the Church with Orthodox doctrines. Wherefore, we hymn thee with faith.
O Virgin who gavest birth to the hypostatic Wisdom, the transcendent Word, the Physician of souls and bodies: Heal thou the cruel and chronic infection and wounds of my soul, and ease the pangs of my heart.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.