At Vespers

Having mowed down the tares of the passions with the scythe of prayer, O father Gregory, and worked the ground of thy soul with the plough of abstinence, thou didst scatter the seeds of piety upon it, thereby producing for us the fruits of healing.

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 of the forefeast, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

Troparion of the saints, in Tone IV—

The lamp-bearing virgins who with splendor accompany the Ever-virgin truly prophesy the future in spirit; for, in that she is the temple of God, the Theotokos is led as a child into the temple with virginal glory.

The Theotokos, the right glorious fruit of the holy promise, is truly revealed to the world; she who surpasseth all things is piously escorted into the temple of God and fulfilleth the vow of her parents, preserved by the divine Spirit.

Having been faithfully nurtured with heavenly bread in the temple of the Lord, O Virgin, thou gavest birth unto the Word, the Bread of life for the world. To Him wast thou mystically betrothed beforehand by the Spirit, in that thou art the chosen and most immaculate temple, betrothed to God the Father.

And 3 stichera of the venerable one, in the same tone & melody—

Dwelling with gladness in the mansions of heaven, O father, and standing boldly with the angels before the throne of the Lord, pray thou that He grant release from sins and the passions unto those who on earth celebrate thy memory.

We call thee a receptacle of the virtues, O venerable one, a friend of silence, a keeper of vigils, a model of chastity, an abode of prayer which cannot be taken away, a treasury of miracles, who prayest for those who honor thee, O Gregory.

Glory…, Now & ever…, of the forefeast, in Tone IV—

Today the Theotokos, the temple which contained God, is brought into the temple of the Lord, and Zachariah receiveth her; today the Holy of holies rejoiceth, and the choir of the angels doth mystically keep festival. And we, celebrating with them today, cry out with Gabriel: Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace! The Lord is with thee, Who hath great mercy!

But if it be Friday evening: Glory…, of the forefeast; Now & ever…, dogmatic theotokion in the tone of the week.

At the Aposticha, these stichera of Saint Proclus, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…”—

With the splendor of thy dogmas and the beauty of thy life thou didst adorn the hierarchy with piety, O ever-memorable Proclus, and didst truly show thyself to be a pillar of the Church, illumining all with thy words. Wherefore, we call thee blessed, and in psalms and hymns celebrate thy most honored memory.

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

With splendor thou didst teach and with divine wisdom thou didst proclaim the Theotokos, the all-pure Maiden, who gavest birth to the Creator and Master, the Son and Word of the Father, Who was begotten before time began, and in latter days became man for us of His own will, and Who is immutable of nature; and thou didst put to shame Nestorius, the ungodly and most foolish.

Stichos: Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and thy righteous shall rejoice.

O ever-memorable one, thou didst draw forth the golden waters of the wise preacher of God whose successor thou wast, and wast shown to be a seat of piety as well, making steadfast the flock of Christ with thy teaching of the truth; and his most precious and all-honored relics thou gavest to the Church like imperial ornaments.

Glory…, Now & ever…, of the forefeast, idiomelon, in Tone IV—

Come, all ye faithful, let us praise her who alone is immaculate, who was proclaimed by the prophets and is led into the temple: her who before time began was called to be a mother, and in latter times was shown to be the Theotokos. Through her supplications, O Lord, grant Thy peace and great mercy unto us.

O God of our fathers, Who ever dealest with us according to Thy gentleness, take not Thy mercy away from us, but by their entreaties govern our life in peace.

Glory…, Now & ever…, of the forefeast, in the same tone—

Anna now beforehand doth betroth joy unto all, bringing forth the only Ever-virgin as fruit which allayeth grief, and today she bringeth her, rejoicing, into the temple of the Lord, in fulfillment of her promise. For she is the pure Mother, the temple of God the Word.