Irmos: I will open my mouth, and with the Spirit will it be filled; and I shall utter discourse unto the Queen and Mother, and shall appear, keeping splendid festival; and, rejoicing, I will hymn her wonders.
Katavasia: I will open my mouth…
Theotokion: Thou didst announce the glad tidings of the destruction of death, the abolition of corruption and the manifestation of life, O wise one; for, having conceived the Unapproachable One in her womb, the Virgin hath restored the world.
O most glorious Matthew, servant of Christ, richly bestow upon me the grace with abideth within thee, that I may cry out, splendidly proclaiming, and, rejoicing, may hymn thy wonders.
Thou didst utterly abandon the tumult of earthly things; for, having hearkened to the voice of the incarnate Word, thou wast shown to be a steward and God-pleasing herald of His grace.
As an eye-witness and servant of the shining Word of the preëternal Father, O apostle, thou didst go forth, proclaiming the glad tidings of His coming to all the nations.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.