Ode I

Irmos: Overwhelming power once laid low the whole army of Pharaoh in the deep, and the incarnate Word hath destroyed pernicious sin. All-glorious is the Lord, for gloriously hath He been glorified.

Canon of the Venerable Hilarion, the acrostic whereof is: “I praise thy gladsome character, O father”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone II—

Theotokion: Uproot the tares of my transgressions, O Mistress, praying to thy Son and God; and destroy the sin which tormenteth me, O Ever-virgin, that, saved, I may ever praise thee, O most immaculate one.

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.

As thou art compassionate and meek, chaste and truly glad of spirit, O father Hilarion, by thy mediation vouchsafe unto me divine compassion, that I may hymn thee now in the stillness of my heart.

Theotokion: At the ineffable word of the archangel, O all-pure one, thou didst conceive Him Who by His word sustaineth all the ends of the earth, and gavest birth to Him. Earnestly beseech Him to have mercy upon us.

Having purified thyself from childhood and taken up thy cross, O father, thou didst follow the Lord; and, adorned with dispassion, by temperance and constant prayer thou didst cause the passions to wither away.

Taking up the easy yoke of the Lord, obedient to His precepts, O venerable Hilarion, thou didst cast off the most onerous burden of sin, acquiring holiness, O most wise one.

Canon of the Venerable Stephen, the acrostic whereof is: “I honor thy divine labors, O most blessed one”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone I—

Celebrating thy divine memory with faith, O divinely wise father Stephen, we ever glorify the Lord of all Who hath glorified thee with many miracles.

Deified at the bidding of God, thy mind turned utterly away from the passions of the flesh and showed thee to be an angel on earth, O most wise Stephen.

Thou didst endure the pangs of fasting, O father, and didst mortify the passions of the flesh, which are subdued only with difficulty; and thou didst manifestly clothe thyself in dispassion as with a garment.

Crucified by subduing thy members, O father, thou didst live for Christ Who by the Cross destroyed death and hath enriched thee with the abundant grace of healings.