Irmos: Prefiguring Thy three-day burial, the Prophet Jonah, praying within the sea monster, cried out: Deliver me from corruption, O Jesus, King of hosts!
Kontakion, in Tone VIII—
The Theotokos: “Accepting the joyous sound of thy words, O Gabriel, I have been filled with divine gladness! For thou speakest of joy, and dost announce gladness without end!”
The Angel: “To thee hath divine joy been given, O Mother of God! To thee doth all creation cry out “Rejoice!”, O Bride of God! For thou alone hast been called beforehand the Mother of the Son of God, O pure one!”
The Theotokos: “Let the condemnation of Eve now be annulled! Let her debt now be repaid by me! Through me let the ancient loan be repaid in full!”
The Angel: “God promised thine ancestor Abraham that the nations would be blessed in his seed, O pure one; and through thee hath this promise found its fulfillment this day!”
To thee, the champion leader, we, thy servants, dedicate hymns of victory and thanksgiving, as ones delivered from evils, O Theotokos; but in that thou hast invincible might, free us from all misfortunes, that we may cry to thee: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded!
Ikos: An angelic captain was sent from heaven to cry to the Mother of God: “Rejoice!” with his incorporeal voice. And, beholding Thee incarnate, O Lord, he was filled with awe and stood, crying to her such things as these: Rejoice, thou through whom Joy shineth forth! Rejoice, thou through whom the curse is lifted! Rejoice, restoration of fallen Adam! Rejoice, deliverance from tears for Eve! Rejoice, height difficult for human thoughts to scale! Rejoice, depth hard even for the eyes of angels to fathom! Rejoice, for thou art the throne of the King! Rejoice, thou who didst bear Him Who upholdeth all things! Rejoice, star heralding the Sun! Rejoice, womb of the divine incarnation! Rejoice, thou through whom creation is made new! Rejoice, thou through whom we worship the Creator! Rejoice, O Bride unwedded!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.