Irmos: Thy victorious right arm hath in godly manner been glorified in strength; for as almighty, O Immortal One, it smote the adversary, fashioning anew the path of the deep for the Israelites.
Katavasia “I shall open my mouth...”
Manifestly delighting in the most luminous rays of the divine splendor of Christ, O divine preacher Philip, do thou enlighten us to partake of thy rays.
Theotokion: Desiring to behold the Light Who shone forth from thy womb, O Theotokos, Gregory set thee before the Creator as his advocate, and through thee hath received the grace he desired.
Having set thy mouth and mind to the Wellspring of gifts and spiritual wisdom, O all-glorious one, thou wast shown to be an abyss of grace. Grant thou a drop thereof unto me who hymn thee, O father.
Irmos: Traversing the deep on foot, as though it were dry land, and seeing the tyrant Pharaoh drowned, Israel cried aloud: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!
Christ Himself, showing thee the glory of the Father, enrolled thee in the choir of His disciples, O Philip, perceiving thy virtue, O divinely blessed one.
Theotokion: O most pure one, thy Son and God, having come forth from the tribe of Judah unto its failing princes, hath now truly reigned as King, Ruler of the ends of the earth.
Thou wast beyond nature a rule and law for monastic life, the divine mouth of theologians, holy hierarchs and teachers; wherefore, assembling together, we weave hymnody for thee.
Now thou dost not behold Christ, the Wellspring of blessings, the Ultimate of desires, in indistinct images, or shadows, or reflections, O most wise one, but thou dost clearly behold Him face to face.
Thou wast shown to be another Jeremiah, known from his mother’s womb, wholly inclined toward the Creator, wholly sanctified, O God-bearer; wherefore, thy mouth received the words of God.
Standing before the throne of God with the angels, O God-seer Gregory, thou dost now manifestly receive the unapproachable radiance. Pray that we may be released from the darkness of sin, we beseech thee.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.