Irmos: Neither in wisdom, nor in power, nor yet in riches do we boast, but in Thee, O Christ, the hypostatic Wisdom of the Father; for none is holy save Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Kontakion of the venerable one, in Tone II—
Sessional hymn, in Tone VII—
“O Christ, Thou hypostatic Wisdom of the Father, for Thy sake I reject the understanding of the wise. Yet grant that I never be parted from Thee!” thou didst cry, O blessed one.
Theotokion: We confess thee to be the true Theotokos, more exalted than all creation, whose beauty the King and Lord of all truly desired, calling thee His Mother.
Irmos: There is none as holy as the Lord, and none as righteous as our God, Whom all creation doth hymn: There is none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!
Kontakion & ikos from the Pentecostarion.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion.
Full of the grace of the Holy Spirit, and heeding His voice mystically in thy heart, thou didst assume the appearance of drunkenness before men, O venerable one, willingly enduring their reproaches.
Theotokion: The prophet described thee beforehand, O Theotokos, as a candlestick all of gold, bearing Christ our God, the never-waning Light Who illumineth the world with beams of divinity.
Sessional hymn of the apostle, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Of the divine Faith…”—
Who can tell of thine all-night labors, O mother? Who can count thy tears? Who doth not marvel at thy boundless humility of mind, whereby thou hast laid up the eternal good things as treasure?
Glory…, Now & ever…: sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion.
Having acquired the mind of Christ, O divinely wise one, thou didst reject the wisdom of this world, showing the appearance of drunkenness to men, but worshiping God with understanding, meditating on His wisdom every hour, filled with the Holy Spirit. Wherefore, we all cry out: Rejoice, O Isidora, thou boast of Tabenna!
Ikos: Vouchsafed a revelation from God, the elder asked: “Where is she who hath pleased God more than all others? Where is she who is wiser than her peers? Behold, I have come to look upon her honored countenance and to delight in her conversation, not so much to give her a blessing as to do her homage. Why is she so humble of mind that she fleeth from our eyes? For a city which standeth on the summit of a mountain cannot be hid!” Wherefore, we all now truly cry out to thee: Rejoice, O Isidora, thou boast of Tabenna!
“I am the reproach of men!” thou didst cry, O blessed one. “By all who see me am I mocked! They speak with their lips and wag their heads, and they array their wicked souls against me, desiring to inflict pain upon my heart! Yet, O my Joy, deliver me from those who surround me, establishing me upon the rock of humble-mindedness. Grant me a word of consolation, and save me!”
Thou didst truly recognize the divine mystery of the incarnation, O God-pleasing apostle Simon, receiving transcendent radiance from the Savior Himself.
The unoriginate and ever-existent Word richly illumined thee, His servant, O wondrous Simon, with the splendid effulgence of divine grace.
With the radiant light of the divine Spirit thou didst destroy the darkness of polytheism, didst illumine the hearts of the faithful, singing forth the Savior’s commandments, and didst abolish the fables of the pagans. O glorious Simon, entreat Christ God, that He grant us great mercy. Twice
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.