Canon of the feast, the composition of Basil, in Tone I—

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Hearken, ye women…”—

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.

Katavasia: Christ is born, give ye glory! Christ cometh from heaven, meet ye Him! Christ is on earth, be ye exalted! O all the earth, sing ye unto the Lord, and chant with gladness, ye people, for He hath been glorified!

Kontakion of the hieromartyrs, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared today…”—

Keeping vigil in prayer, thou didst shake off slumber from thine eyelids, and with untiring vigilance thou didst drive the pestilent from thy flock, crying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Sessional hymn of hieromartyr Clement, in the same tone & melody—

At the Praises, 6 stichera: 3 of the feast, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

Theotokion: Arrayed in purple vesture dyed in thy blood, O all-pure one, God the King, issuing forth, hath restored the whole human race in His compassion.

Let us hasten today, honoring the Theotokos with hymns, and let us celebrate a spiritual feast; for she is offered to God in the temple as a gift.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Exapostilarion of the feast, in the same melody—

Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Katavasia: To Christ God, the Son Who was begotten of the Father without corruption before time began, and in latter times without seed became incarnate of the Virgin, let us cry aloud: O Lord Who liftest up our horn, holy art Thou!

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Having been lifted up…”—

Glory…: Sessional hymn of hieromartyr Peter, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

Virgins bearing lamps, escorting the Ever-virgin with splendor, truly prophesy the future in the Spirit; for the Theotokos, as the temple of God, is led as a child with virginal glory into the temple.

Theotokion: Behold, the prophets’ predictions concerning thee have truly reached their fulfillment! For, having conceived the Word without seed, O Theotokos, thou gavest birth to Him in the flesh.

With songs let us hymn the glorious arrival of the Theotokos; for today, as the prophets foretold, she is borne into the temple as a gift of great price, though she is herself the temple of God.

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Heaven with stars…”—

Irmos: Let us chant unto the Lord, Who led His people through the Red Sea, for He alone hath gloriously been glorified.

Katavasia: To Christ God, the Son Who was begotten of the Father without corruption before time began, and in latter times without seed became incarnate of the Virgin, let us cry aloud: O Lord Who liftest up our horn, holy art Thou!

Kontakion of the holy hierarch, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Today the Virgin…”—

Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Joseph marvelled…”—

Truly the Theotokos hath appeared to the world as the right glorious fruit of a holy promise, for she surpasseth all. Piously led into the temple of God, she fulfilleth the supplication of her parents’, and is preserved by the divine Spirit.

Theotokion: O all-pure Theotokos, we hymn thee, who gavest birth supernaturally to the incarnate, everlasting and all-divine Word.

Triadicon: O Trinity One in essence — Father, Word and Holy Spirit: Thee do we glorify with faith as the Creator of all, and unto Thee do we piously cry aloud: Save us, O God!

Glory…, Now & ever…: Exapostilarion of the feast: Spec. Mel.: “Hearken, ye women…”—

Irmos: Let my heart be made steadfast in Thy will, O Christ God, Who didst establish the second heaven above the waters and didst found the earth upon the waters, O Almighty One.

Katavasia: To Christ God, the Son Who was begotten of the Father without corruption before time began, and in latter times without seed became incarnate of the Virgin, let us cry aloud: O Lord Who liftest up our horn, holy art Thou!

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Having been lifted up…”—

Sessional hymn of the holy hierarch, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

Faithfully raised on heavenly bread, O Virgin, in the temple of the Lord, thou hast given birth to the Word, the Bread of life, for the world, to Whom thou wast mystically promised beforehand by the Spirit as the chosen and most immaculate temple, betrothed to God the Father.

Theotokion: Ineffably, O all-pure one, didst thou conceive the Savior and Lord, Who hath delivered from evils us who call upon thee in truth.

Having been taught by the godly Peter, preëminent among the apostles, and acquired divine understanding from him, O father, thou didst denounce the falsehood of idolatry.

Irmos: Plant Thou the fear of Thee in the hearts of Thy servants, O Lord, and be Thou the confirmation of us who call upon Thee in truth.

Katavasia: The sea monster thrust forth, like a babe from the womb, Jonah whom it had swallowed; and the Word, Who dwelt within the Virgin and took flesh of her, issued forth, preserving her incorrupt. He kept her who gave Him birth unharmed, for He Himself was not subject to corruption.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Joseph marvelled…”—

And 3 stichera of hieromartyr Peter, in the same tone & melody—

Theotokion: We all hymn the holy Virgin, as the door of salvation, the beauteous garden, the cloud of the everlasting Light, saying to her: Rejoice!

Christ setteth thee forth on earth as a divinely planted vine, the virtuous fruits of pious doctrines, a truly flourishing vineyard.

Irmos: None is as holy as the Lord, and none is as righteous as our God, Whom all creation doth hymn, singing: None is righteous save Thee, O Lord!

Katavasia: The sea monster thrust forth, like a babe from the womb, Jonah whom it had swallowed; and the Word, Who dwelt within the Virgin and took flesh of her, issued forth, preserving her incorrupt. He kept her who gave Him birth unharmed, for He Himself was not subject to corruption.

Defending the consubstantiality of the transcendent Trinity, O most blessed one, as of an uncreated Unity, thou didst cast down Arius, showing us the inseparability of the Son, that His divinity is the same as that of the Father and the Spirit.

Theotokion: O all-pure and pure one, unceasingly entreat thy Son and God to Whom thou gavest birth in the flesh, that He deliver all thy servants from the multifarious snares of the devil and from every assailing temptation.

The sound of thy divine precepts hath truly passed over all the ends of the earth, O wise Clement, and hath enlightened all to theologize concerning the Trinity, the Godhead in unity.

Irmos: Foreseeing in the Spirit the incarnation of the Word, O Prophet Habbakuk, thou didst announce, crying out: When the years draw nigh, Thou shalt be acknowledged; when the season cometh, Thou shalt be shown forth! Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Katavasia: The dew-bearing furnace showed forth the image of a supernatural wonder; for it burned not the youths whom it had received, just as the fire of the Godhead burned not the Virgin, whose womb it entered. Wherefore, chanting, let us sing: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

The murderous assault of the persecutors hath ceased, the outpouring of blood hath now staunched, vanished, both being sealed, O wise Peter, by thy sacred witness, as once the young Moses staunched the flow with the stone of Zipporah.

Theotokion: We have acquired thee, with God, as our helper; for thou wast the Mother of God, the Creator and Fashioner, Who took upon Himself our form and saved it from corruption and death, and hath glorified it with divine glory, O all-immaculate one.

Canon of hieromartyr Peter, the acrostic whereof is: “I praise the thrice-rich Peter”, the composition of Theophanes, in Tone VIII—

Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power; Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, Who, without leaving the bosom of the Father, hast visited our lowliness. Wherefore, with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

Katavasia: The dew-bearing furnace showed forth the image of a supernatural wonder; for it burned not the youths whom it had received, just as the fire of the Godhead burned not the Virgin, whose womb it entered. Wherefore, chanting, let us sing: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Having lived as a pastor, O hieromartyr of Christ, thou didst valiantly show forth struggles of martyrdom, receiving a single crown through both, adorned with both the priesthood and the pangs of suffering; wherefore, pray thou, that we be saved.

Theotokion: Having given birth to the Fulfillment of all good things, O Virgin, fulfill thou our petitions, asking for us deliverance from sins, enlightenment and great mercy.

As thou hast thy dwelling in the most splendid mansions, O most blessed Peter, by thy supplications grant me enlightenment.

Irmos: O Word, with divine vision the prophet perceived Thee Who wast to become incarnate of the Theotokos alone, the mountain overshadowed; and with fear he glorified Thy power.

Katavasia: Christ is born, give ye glory! Christ cometh from heaven, meet ye Him! Christ is on earth, be ye exalted! O all the earth, sing ye unto the Lord, and chant with gladness, ye people, for He hath been glorified!

Glory…: Idiomelon, in Tone IV—

Theotokion: Ever delivered from misfortunes and tribulations, O Theotokos, we have acquired thy prayer as a right tranquil haven and an invincible bulwark amid evil circumstances.

Having been taught understanding and been adorned with the priesthood, O most blessed Peter, thou didst offer thyself to Christ in the shedding of thy blood.

Irmos: Shine forth thy radiant and everlasting light upon us who rise early unto the judgments of Thy commandments, O Master Christ our God, Who lovest mankind.

Katavasia: Christ is born, give ye glory! Christ cometh from heaven, meet ye Him! Christ is on earth, be ye exalted! O all the earth, sing ye unto the Lord, and chant with gladness, ye people, for He hath been glorified!

Anointed a priest by the hand of God, O namesake of the preëminent one and sharer in his works, thou didst feed the noetic sheep with the grass of the Gospel, as a wise and true pastor, and didst show thyself to be a worthy successor of Mark. With the blood of suffering thou didst finish the race of faith, sacrificed beforehand for the people and emulating Christ. Pray thou in behalf of our souls.

Theotokion: O Virgin Mother of God, by thy supplications deliver from misfortunes those who hymn thee with faith, for we know thee to be our intercessor, O pure one.

O blessed one, thou wast given by God to the Church of Christ as an offering of great value, as an elaborate ornament.

Irmos: Enlighten us with Thy commandments, O Lord, and with Thine upraised arm grant us Thy peace, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Katavasia: A rod from the root of Jesse and blossom therefrom, O Christ, Thou didst spring forth from the Virgin; from the mountain overshadowed and densely wooded hast Thou come, incarnate of her who knew not man, O Thou praised and immaterial God. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Now & ever…, of the feast, in Tone II—

Theotokion: We hymn thee, as Virgin after giving birth, O Theotokos, for for the world thou gavest birth in the flesh unto God the Word.

O ye who love the feasts of the Church, let us keep festival and rejoice together in spirit, revelling today on the holy feast of the daughter of the King, the Mother of our God.

Irmos: Waking at dawn, we cry to Thee: Save us, O Lord! For Thou art our God, and we know none other than Thee.

Katavasia: A rod from the root of Jesse and blossom therefrom, O Christ, Thou didst spring forth from the Virgin; from the mountain overshadowed and densely wooded hast Thou come, incarnate of her who knew not man, O Thou praised and immaterial God. Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Today the most immaculate Virgin is brought into the temple, into the habitation of God, the King of all, the Nourisher of our whole life. Today the most pure sanctuary is led into the Holy of holies like a heifer of three years. Like the angel let us cry out unto her: Rejoice, O thou who alone art blessed among women!

Theotokion: Contained in thy womb, O all-pure Mother of God, He Whom nought could contain issued forth from thee in two natures: God and man.

Rejoice today, O Joachim! Be thou glad in spirit, O Anna, leading to the Lord the three-year old child born of thee, as though she were a pure and most immaculate heifer.

Irmos: Emulating the Prophet Jonah, I cry out: O Good One, free me from corruption! O Savior of the world, save me who cry out: Glory to Thee!

Katavasia: The sea monster thrust forth, like a babe from the womb, Jonah whom it had swallowed; and the Word, Who dwelt within the Virgin and took flesh of her, issued forth, preserving her incorrupt. He kept her who gave Him birth unharmed, for He Himself was not subject to corruption.

Great Doxology. Litanies. Dismissal. First Hour.

Theotokion: By thine entreaties, O pure one, rescue me from misfortunes and cruel perils, and deliver me, I pray; for thou art an impregnable rampart, a haven and wall of protection, and an unassailable bulwark.

Triadicon: The Father is light; His Son is light; and the comforting Spirit is also light: for the Trinity, shining forth as from a single sun, doth divinely illumine and preserve our souls.

Irmos: Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.

Katavasia: The sea monster thrust forth, like a babe from the womb, Jonah whom it had swallowed; and the Word, Who dwelt within the Virgin and took flesh of her, issued forth, preserving her incorrupt. He kept her who gave Him birth unharmed, for He Himself was not subject to corruption.

On the Praises, 6 stichera: 3 of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

Theotokion: O thou who at the angel’s word alone gavest birth to the Word in the flesh, deliver our souls from the snares of the enemy, we pray.

O pure one, the prophets proclaimed thee as the ark of the sanctuary, the gold censer, the lampstand and table; and we hymn thee as the tabernacle which held God.

Irmos: Grant me a robe of light, O Thou Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, O most merciful Christ our God.

Katavasia: The dew-bearing furnace showed forth the image of a supernatural wonder; for it burned not the youths whom it had received, just as the fire of the Godhead burned not the Virgin, whose womb it entered. Wherefore, chanting, let us sing: Let all creation bless the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Virgins bearing lamps, escorting the Ever-virgin with splendor, truly prophesy the future in the Spirit; for the Theotokos, as the temple of God, is led as a child with virginal glory into the temple.

Theotokion: The Lord to Whom thou gavest birth, do thou entreat, in that He is compassionate by nature, O Theotokos, that He save the souls of those who hymn thee.

Richly, O wise one, was the grace of the Spirit poured forth in thy lips, whereby thou hast enlightened all by thy divine teachings and led them to Christ.

Irmos: The furnace was bedewed, O Savior, and the children, dancing, chanted: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Katavasia: A strange and most glorious mystery do I behold: the cave is heaven; the Virgin, the throne of the cherubim; the manger, the place wherein lay Christ God, Whom naught can contain, Whom praising, we magnify.

Truly the Theotokos hath appeared to the world as the right glorious fruit of a holy promise, for she surpasseth all. Piously led into the temple of God, she fulfilleth the supplication of her parents, and is preserved by the divine Spirit.

Theotokion: It was fitting that He Who became incarnate of thee without seed issue forth, O all-pure Virgin; for thou gavest rise to thy Son in manner greater than all others, O pure one. Wherefore, we unceasingly cry out: Blessed is the Fruit of thy womb!

With the fire of abstinence thou didst utterly consume the fiery assaults of the passions, having made thyself a temple of the divine Spirit, O father of valiant mind.

Irmos: In Babylon, the pious youths did not worship the golden image, but, bedewed in the midst of the fiery furnace, they chanted a hymn, saying: O supremely exalted God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Faithfully raised on heavenly bread, O Virgin, in the temple of the Lord, thou hast given birth to the Word, the Bread of life, for the world, to Whom thou wast mystically promised beforehand by the Spirit as the chosen and most immaculate temple, betrothed to God the Father.

Theotokion: In that thou art wholly pure, thou didst receive the incarnate Word in thy womb; but entreat Him, that He cleanse my soul and body of transgressions, O all-pure one, for I run to thee with pure faith.

Having ascended the mountain of divine virtues and been covered by noetic darkness, thou didst perceive the ineffable effulgence of the Spirit in thy pure soul.

Irmos: Same as that of the preceding canon.

And 3 stichera of the holy hierarch, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…”—

Now & ever…: Theotokion: The Word Who is without beginning receiveth a beginning in the flesh, being born of the Virgin Maiden as was His good pleasure: both God and man, restoring us who before were fallen, in His extreme loving-kindness.

Thou didst mount to the heavens, riding thy blood as it were a chariot, O all-wise one, where Christ, our Forerunner, Who alone is sinless, hath entered.

Irmos: Him of Whom the angels and all the hosts of heaven stand in awe as their Creator and Lord, hymn, ye priests; glorify, ye children; bless, ye people, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O divinely wise Clement our father, through restraint of the passions of the flesh and the intense asceticism of thy life thou didst furnish thyself with wings to soar aloft to the exalted love of the never-setting divine Sun and the all-desirable blessedness of heaven, the delights wherein thou didst ever share. Standing in spirit before the throne of Christ, the King of all, entreat Him, that He save our souls, in that He is full of loving-kindness.

Theotokion: O Mary, Virgin Theotokos, who for men gavest birth to God the Savior in the flesh: Save those who hymn thy birthgiving with faith and exalt thee supremely for all ages.

Thou didst forsake this corruptible life and didst find life immortal, O blessed one, where, crowned, thou joinest chorus, praying that our souls be saved.

Irmos: When the musical instruments sounded and innumerable were those who worshipped the image in Dura, the three youths, refusing to obey the tyrant’s command, hymned and glorified the Lord for all ages.

O divinely wise Clement our father, receiving from God vesting as a hierarch, thou wast a good pastor of the city of Okhrid, and didst shepherd well the people of the Lord, leading all Bulgaria to piety with divine discourses and teachings, and the revelation of all-glorious miracles. Wherefore, we honor thee, glorifying Christ, Whom do thou entreat, that He save our soul, in that He is full of loving-kindness.

Theotokion: The Lord Who dwelt in the Virgin’s womb and in manner awesome past understanding issued forth from her and restored ancient Adam, hymn and supremely exalt for all ages.

Thou didst flourish like a most fruitful palm-tree; thou wast shown to be like a fertile olive-tree in the courts of the Lord, O divinely inspired one, and like myrrh, frankincense and sweetly fragrant ointment.

Irmos: The Lord Who was glorified on the holy mountain, and by the fire in the bush revealed to Moses the mystery of the Ever-virgin, hymn ye and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O divinely wise Clement our father, thou didst shine forth from the West more radiantly than the sun, emitting the rays of thy words and illumining the ends of the world. Thou hast been shown to be the firm foundation of the Church and an unshakable pillar of piety; thou hast put the darkness of heresies to flight and glorified Christ in Orthodox manner. Him do thou entreat, that He save our souls, in that He is full of loving-kindness.

Theotokion: Fill my heart with joy, O Virgin who received the Fullness of joy, wiping away the grief of sin.

O ye divine and immovable towers of the Church, godly pillars of piety truly strong, most lauded Clement and Peter: by your supplications preserve us all.

Irmos: The radiant cloud upon which the unoriginate Master of all descended from heaven, like rain upon the fleece, and of whom He was incarnate, becoming man for our sake, let us all magnify as the pure Mother of God.

Glory…, in Tone VIII—

Theotokion: Thou art our sword and rampart, O Theotokos, thou art the help of those who have recourse to thee, and we now prompt thee to make supplications, that we may be delivered from our enemies.

Having shone forth like the radiance of the sun, O venerable Clement, divinely eloquent light-bearer, boast of martyrs, thou dost radiantly shine upon the whole world with thy teachings.

Irmos: Saved by thee, O pure Virgin, we confess thee to be in truth the Theotokos, magnifying thee with the incorporeal choirs.

Let us all praise Clement, the holy hierarch of Christ, the boast of the Slavs and confirmation of the Orthodox, the glory of Bulgaria and tireless intercessor for the whole world; and let us unceasingly say unto him: Rejoice, O Clement, most sacred among the fathers! Rejoice, fountain of miracles and treasury of healings which cannot be plundered! Rejoice, glory of hierarchs and boast of monastics! And now ask thou forgiveness of sins and salvation of soul for us who celebrate thine honored memorial with splendor.

Theotokion: Arrayed in purple vesture dyed in thy blood, O all-pure one, God the King, issuing forth, hath restored the whole human race in His compassion.

Thou didst lead the flock given thee by Christ, the Judge Most High, and didst tend it in meadows of goodly life with thy most wise dogmas, driving away Arius, as he were a savage wolf, who had come among them with ungodly teachings. Wherefore, thou didst lay down thy life for them, and didst earn the name shepherd, as said the Lord. O blessed hierarch Peter, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins to those who honor thy holy memory with love.

Irmos: Thy birthgiving, O Ever-virgin, which was revealed to the law-giver on the mountain in the fire and the bush, for the salvation of us, the faithful, do we magnify with unceasing hymnody.

Now & ever…, of the feast, in Tone II—

Theotokion: In hymns, as is meet, let us magnify the Virgin who gave birth unto Christ, the gate of heaven whom the prophets proclaimed.

With gladness Mary, the Theotokos, is all-gloriously brought into the house of God: the unblemished ewe-lamb, the undefiled bridal-chamber, whom the angels of God escort with faith and all the faithful ever call blessed and hymn her unceasingly with a loud voice in thanksgiving: Thou art our glory and salvation, 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.

Today the most immaculate Virgin is brought to the temple, to the habitation of God, the King of all, the Nourisher of our whole life. Today the most pure and holy one, is led to the Holy of holies like a heifer three years of age. Let us cry out unto her like the angel: “Rejoice, thou who alone art blessed among women!”

Theotokion: With thy fervent aid give me the strength to keep the honored commandments of the Savior, O all-pure one, that with love I may glorify thee who in giving birth preserved the glory of virginity intact.

O Prophet Isaiah, prophesy unto us: Who is the Virgin who will conceive in her womb, who, springing forth from the root of Judah, shall give birth to the right glorious Fruit of the holy seed of King David?

Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!

Theotokion: Having ineffably given birth to the Effulgence of the Father, the Author of all creation and Savior of our souls, establish us in the love of thee, O all-pure one.

O virgins, commence ye to chant hymns, holding candles in your hands, and praising the arrival of the pure Theotokos who now cometh to the temple of God, and celebrating with us!

Irmos: O Thou Who wast born of the Virgin, drown Thou, I pray Thee, the three parts of my soul in the depths of dispassion, as of old Thou didst drown the mounted captains of Pharaoh; that, in the mortality of my body, as on a timbrel, I may chant a hymn of victory.

Theotokion: O Mistress, thou rich mountain which David foresaw in the Spirit, I entreat thee earnestly: Turn me who am astray in the mountains of despair!

Triadicon: Let us piously glorify the true God, the Trinity of Persons, the Unity in image, Whom the ranks of angels and archangels hymn as the Master of creation, and whom men ever worship with faith.

Irmos: Let my heart be made steadfast in Thy will, O Christ God, Who didst establish the second heaven above the waters and didst found the earth upon the waters, O Almighty One.

Theotokion: O all-pure and pure one, unceasingly entreat thy Son and God to Whom thou gavest birth in the flesh, that He deliver all thy servants from the multifarious snares of the devil and from every assailing temptation.

Having arrived in the East from the West, O blessed one, thou didst join the Apostle Peter, and, illumined by his divine effulgence and teachings, thou didst traverse all the lands of the West, announcing with him the word of salvation.

Irmos: O Lord, Fashioner of the vault of heaven and Creator of the Church: establish me in Thy love, O Summit of desire, confirmation of the faithful, Who alone lovest mankind.

Theotokion: O all-immaculate one who didst seedlessly conceive the Creator of all, lifting up thine all-pure hands, with thy pinions cover us in the world, and deliver us from the wrath to come.

Thou wast another Moses, O Clement, for, setting forth the laws of God for all and writing down sacred teachings, thou dost set in order all the fullness of the Church. Wherefore, having thee as our legislator and teacher, we all honor thee with faith.

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.

Theotokion: O Virgin, thou gavest birth in the flesh to the immutable Master, Who desired to save man. Wherefore, by thine intercessions turn me to repentance who turned to a prodigal life.

Having washed away all the sweat of ascetic endeavor, O blessed one, thou wast shown to be a holy hierarch, leading all by thy divine narrations to the pious faith of Christ; and in suffering lawfully thou didst fittingly for thyself plait a wreath, O ever-memorable one.

Irmos: Foreseeing in the Spirit the incarnation of the Word, O Prophet Habbakuk, thou didst announce, crying out: When the years draw nigh, Thou shalt be acknowledged; when the season cometh, Thou shalt be shown forth! Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Theotokion: Ever delivered from misfortunes and tribulations, O Theotokos, we have acquired thy prayer as a right tranquil haven and an invincible bulwark amid evil circumstances.

Having trod the path of the virtues, O God-bearing father, thou didst attain the mansions on high, adorned with the anointing of the priesthood and resplendent with the blood of martyrdom.

Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power; Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, Who, without leaving the bosom of the Father, hast visited our lowliness. Wherefore, with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

Theotokion: As thou hast maternal boldness before thy Son, Who was born for the salvation of men, disdain not our prayers, O all-pure one, for thee do we have as our only helper after God.

With the outpourings of the torrents of thy blood, O blessed one, thou didst quench the furnace of deception and didst destroy the darkness of the persecutors, O right glorious hieromartyr.

Irmos: Seated in glory upon the throne of the Godhead, Jesus most divine hath come on a light cloud, and with His incorrupt arm hath saved those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Christ!

Theotokion: In thee, O pure one, have virginity and the title of mother been united; for in manner past understanding thou gavest birth to the Creator. Wherefore, perceiving thee to be both Mother and Virgin, we glorify thee.

Thou hast shown thyself to us as a new Peter, truly shining with apostolic gifts, a performer of sacred mysteries and as a witness to the sufferings of thy Master, O thou who art most rich.

Irmos: Shine forth thy radiant and everlasting light upon us who rise early unto the judgments of Thy commandments, O Master Christ our God, Who lovest mankind.

Theotokion: Contained in thy womb, O all-pure Mother of God, He Whom nought could contain issued forth from thee in two natures: God and man.

O all ye Orthodox, let us take up lamps, hastening to glorify the Mother of God, for she is led to the Lord today as a right acceptable sacrifice.

Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.

Theotokion: Cease not to make entreaty in our behalf, O Virgin Theotokos, for thou art the confirmation and divine strength of the faithful.

Let thine ancestors be glad today, O Mistress; and let her who gave thee birth rejoice with thy father, for their fruit is offered to the Lord.

Irmos: The ungodly perceive not Thy glory, O Christ; but, waking at dawn out of the night, we hymn Thee, O Only-begotten One Who lovest mankind, Thou effulgence of the glory of the Father’s divinity.

Theotokion: O Mother of God, render thy Son merciful unto those who piously confess thee to be the Theotokos, and grant us thine abundant mercies.

Triadicon: Glorifying the one all-originating and ever-existing Godhead, we worship the indivisible Essence in three Persons, equal in honor and glory.

Irmos: Emulating the Prophet Jonah, I cry out: O Good One, free me from corruption! O Savior of the world, save me who cry out: Glory to Thee!

Theotokion: The Lord to Whom thou gavest birth, do thou entreat, in that He is compassionate by nature, O Theotokos, that He save the souls of those who hymn thee.

Walking in the light of the Lord’s commandments, O blessed one, thou wast verily shown to be His true child.

Irmos: Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.

Theotokion: O thou who without seed didst contain the Creator in thy womb and ineffably gavest birth unto Him, entreat Him as His Mother, that He save our souls.

Thou didst renounce all passionate attachments on earth, O hierarch, that thou mightest receive the goodly fame which is to come and the splendor of the glory of Christ.

Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.

Theotokion: Thou gavest birth, O Maiden, to the Angel of Great Counsel, Whom we glorify as the Creator of angels and Savior of men, saying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Adorned with the splendors of the martyrs, thou now standest with the angels before the Master. Pray thou for those who hymn thee.

Irmos: The furnace was bedewed, O Savior, and the children, dancing, chanted: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Now & ever…: Theotokion: The Word Who is without beginning receiveth a beginning in the flesh, being born of the Virgin Maiden as was His good pleasure: both God and man, restoring us who before were fallen, in His extreme loving-kindness.

Having ascended the rock of faith, O athlete, thou didst remain unshaken amid temptation by the adversary.

Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the youths who had come forth from Judæa trod down the flame of the furnace with their faith in the Trinity, chanting: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Theotokion: O Mother of God, who in the flesh gavest birth to the Savior, free us from the bonds of the passions, and pray that we may be saved, who chant: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

With the flaming sword of the Holy Spirit, O hierarch, thou didst slay Arius the blasphemer by divine judgment.

Irmos: O all-hymned Lord God of our fathers, Who saved the children of Abraham in the fire, slaying the Chaldæans whom justice rightly overtook: blessed art Thou!

Theotokion: With the radiance of thy fervent entreaties illumine my soul which hath been darkened by the passions, O thou who art full of grace, and with the light of repentance show me to be a child of the noetic Light, who cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Strengthened by the might of the Savior, O glorious one, thou didst trample down the power and might of the enemy.

Irmos: Him of Whom the angels and all the hosts of heaven stand in awe as their Creator and Lord, hymn, ye priests; glorify, ye children; bless, ye people, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Theotokion: O Theotokos who without seed didst conceive the Creator of angels and gavest birth in the flesh unto our Savior: Earnestly beseech Him, that He grant us remission of sins, that we may magnify thee as is meet.

O ye faithful, let us celebrate the spiritual feast of the Mother of God, chanting piously; for she is more holy than the heavenly intelligences.

Irmos: Madly did the Chaldæan tyrant heat the furnace sevenfold for the pious ones; but, beholding them saved by a higher Power, he cried out to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Theotokion: Deliver from misfortunes and all tribulations those who with mouth, soul and heart confess thee to be the Theotokos, O Virgin, for thou hast boldness before the Lord Who was born of thee.

With spiritual hymns let us praise the Mother of the Light, O ye faithful, for she hath appeared to us today, going forth into the temple of God.

Irmos: Stretching forth his hands, Daniel shut the lions’ mouths in the pit; and the young lovers of piety, girded about with virtue, quenched the power of the fire, crying out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Triadicon: O Father, Son and upright Spirit, Unity in three Hypostases, indivisible Trinity: have mercy upon those who worship Thy divine might.

Irmos: The radiant cloud upon which the unoriginate Master of all descended from heaven, like rain upon the fleece, and of whom He was incarnate, becoming man for our sake, let us all magnify as the pure Mother of God.

Afire with zeal for the love of the Lord, O wise one, thou didst mightily denounce the falsehood of idolatry with discourse directed against it and with miraculous manifestations, O most lauded one.

Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, and the ends of the earth were amazed, that God hath appeared in the flesh, and that thy womb became more spacious than the heavens. Wherefore, the ranks of men and angels magnify thee as the Theotokos.

Thou didst keep the eye of thy heart from slumber, in nowise falling into the sleep of evil, ascending to the preëminent one with divine ascents of the virtues.

Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.

Receiving the authority to bind and loose transgressions from Christ the Savior as an honored hierarch, remit thou the debt of my manifold transgressions, leading me to repentance.

Having lived for God in chastity and righteousness, O most blessed Peter, thou didst receive from Him a blessed end.

O wondrous Peter, thou didst offer thyself as a most perfect and acceptable sacrifice unto God Who became a sacrifice for thy sake.

Full of spiritual discourse, thou wast an instrument played by the Spirit, giving rise to ineffable music, O divinely eloquent one.

The most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasury of the glory of God, is on this day brought into the house of the Lord, bringing with her the grace that is in the divine Spirit. To her do the angels of God chant the hymn: She is the heavenly tabernacle!

Ikos: Beholding the grace of the ineffable and divine mysteries of God made plainly manifest in and filling the Virgin, I rejoice; yet I know not how to understand this strange and ineffable image. How hath the pure one alone been shown to be above all creation, visible and noetic? Wherefore, desiring to praise her, I am greatly in awe in mind and word; yet, making bold, I proclaim and magnify her, saying: She is the heavenly tabernacle!

O ye who love the feasts of the Church, let us join chorus and hymn the pure Mistress, honoring Joachim and Anna as is meet.

Prophesy, O David, giving utterance in the Spirit: The virgins that follow after thee shall be brought to thee into the temple of the Queen and Mother.

Triadicon: We glorify the indivisible Trinity, and we hymn the one Divinity: the Father, the Word and the most Holy Spirit.

Thou didst shine forth like the dawn, illumining all the ends of the earth and driving away the most deceitful night of the falsehood of idolatry, O divinely eloquent one, crying: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

Desiring to save all through thy supplications, God bestowed clear sight upon Sisinnius, opening the eyes of both his soul and body, O father; and thereafter he found enlightenment in the divine font.

Thou pourest forth streams of healings from thy divine shrine, O glorious Clement, and dost ever deliver from many sufferings those who have recourse to thee and chant: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

Adorned with a godly life and illumined with divine light, O wise one, thou didst enter into the impassable precincts of heaven, making thine abode there, and crying out to the Creator: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

That thou mightest please Christ God most splendidly, O divinely blessed one who art most rich, of thine own will thou didst give thyself over to the hands of the iniquitous, chanting: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

Wholly illumined, thou wast vouchsafed to behold Christ Who showed thee His own robe, woven from on high, which was cruelly rent, O venerable one, and thou didst cry: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

Joachim rejoiceth today in splendor, and the blameless Anna offereth to the Lord God a sacrifice: the holy daughter given her according to God’s promise.

The holy David and Jesse render praise, and Judah offereth homage; for the pure Virgin, of whom the preëternal God was born, grew forth as fruit from their root.

Triadicon: Let the Thrice-holy One be hymned: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the indivisible Unity, the one Godhead, Who holdeth all creation in His hand for all ages!

As a disciple of Peter, thou didst emulate his divine character, O athlete Clement; wherefore, thou wast truly shown to be the inheritor of his cathedra, illumining all creation.

Having mystically reddened thy lips with the cup of wisdom, O Clement, thou didst cause the abyss of divine teachings to overflow, drowning the fear wrought by the demons and pouring forth salvation upon men’s souls.

The Church, having acquired thy divine precepts as a most precious ornament, boasteth in thee and moveth all to honor thy memory with faith for all ages.

Thou didst put down the ripe perniciousness of the most evil blasphemy of Arius, cutting him off from the company of the faithful and driving him from the fold of the Church, O divinely wise one.

Peter was shown to be the leader, the divine primate of the choir of the apostles, and thou wast the pillar of the martyrs, O wise God-bearer Peter, and a sacred performer of the divine mysteries.

Having been taught the understanding of things to come through divine inspiration, O thou of godly eloquence, and seen thy departure from the earth through martyrdom, thou hast passed over to the highest, to Christ, the Lord of glory, for all ages.

At Ode IX the Magnificat is not chanted, but we chant the refrain of the feast:

Magnify, O my soul, her who hath been led into the temple of the Lord and been blessed by the hands of the priest.

The divine maiden Mary, the fruit of the promise, issued forth from the righteous Joachim and Anna, and, a babe in the flesh, she is brought into the holy sanctuary like pleasing incense, to dwell in the Holy of holies.

Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the dominion of the indivisible Godhead in three Hypostases.

Triadicon: Let us glorify the indivisible Trinity, the Essence in three Hypostases, the undivided glory, Who, in a single Godhead, is unceasingly hymned in heaven and on earth, piously worshipping the Father, the Son and the Spirit.

Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the all-pure Theotokos, who is more honorable and more glorious than the armies on high.

O Virgin Theotokos, pray thou, that we who flee with faith beneath thy compassion and piously worship thy Son as God and Lord of the world be delivered from corruption, misfortunes and all manner of temptations.

Having finished thy race with many struggles and kept the Faith of Christ without wavering, thou hast been adorned with the crown of righteousness.

As of old thou didst save the boy overtaken by the sea at the time of thine annual procession, O martyr of Christ, so also save me from the abyss of sin.

O athlete Clement, from perils, misfortunes and sorrows save those who honor thee with love, entreating Christ the Creator.

Let us hymn the wondrous Peter who was appointed beforehand to serve in sanctity as a hierarch, right gloriously received the crown of the priesthood and emulated the suffering of Christ.

Let us hymn the God-bearing Peter, who was strengthened by the staff of the power of the Lord, who was made a priest and served as priest, and who offered himself to Christ as a sacrifice.

Let us hymn the God-pleasing Peter, who was permeated with the effulgence of the Trinity, hath found delight in the most splendid radiance thereof and asketh salvation for us.

Thou givest salvation abundantly to my soul, for as primate thou hast the authority to loose and bind transgressions through thine entreaties, O most sacred one.

Now hath been revealed to us the excellent day of the sacred heirs of the sacred apostles, Peter and Clement, the preachers of the Faith, the invincible martyrs, whose annual memorial we all celebrate with faith.

With faith let us praise Mary, the divine Maiden, whom the company of the prophets proclaimed of old as the jar and the staff, the tablets and the unquarried mountain; for she is led today into the Holy of holies, to be raised for the Lord.

Let us hasten today, honoring the Theotokos with hymns, and let us celebrate a spiritual feast; for she is offered to God in the temple as a gift.

With songs let us hymn the glorious arrival of the Theotokos; for today, as the prophets foretold, she is borne into the temple as a gift of great price, though she is herself the temple of God.

Triadicon: O Trinity One in essence — Father, Word and Holy Spirit: Thee do we glorify with faith as the Creator of all, and unto Thee do we piously cry aloud: Save us, O God!

Come ye, and with spiritual hymns let us praise the splendid memory of the holy hierarch Clement, in whom the whole Church, enlightened, glorifieth Christ.

Shining forth in the world like the sun, O holy hierarch Clement, thou illuminest the whole world with thy life; and do thou therewith also enlighten me, I pray.

The radiant day of thy memorial hath dawned, O holy hierarch Clement, illumining all the faithful who have assembled in thy holy church and glorify thee.

Canon II of the Holy Hierarch, the composition of Demetrius Chomatianus, Archbishop of Okhrid, in Tone IV—

Shining with immaterial enlightenment, and leading a pure life, O blessed one, thou becamest a companion of the angels and a light unto the faithful by thy virtuous manner of living.

Unto the people who had become lost in the ways of perdition through the deception of Satan didst thou show the paths of piety. Wherefore, O ever-memorable one, with hymns we glorify thee as a divinely eloquent apostle of the Lord.

Manifestly emulating Timothy instead of Paul, the enlightener of the whole world, thou didst follow after Methodius and Cyril, the preachers of the Faith. Wherefore, thou hast been glorified with them, O divinely wise one.

Thou didst love God with all thy heart, and didst wholly reject the beautiful things of this world; wherefore, I beseech thee: By thy supplications free me from enslavement to the flesh, for it giveth rise to enmity towards God.

O ye who love the feasts of the Church, let us keep festival and rejoice together in spirit, revelling today on the holy feast of the daughter of the King, the Mother of our God.

Rejoice today, O Joachim! Be thou glad in spirit, O Anna, leading to the Lord the three-year old child born of thee, as though she were a pure and most immaculate heifer.

Triadicon: The Father is light; His Son is light; and the comforting Spirit is also light: for the Trinity, shining forth as from a single sun, doth divinely illumine and preserve our souls.

O pure one, the prophets proclaimed thee as the ark of the sanctuary, the gold censer, the lampstand and table; and we hymn thee as the tabernacle which held God.

Come ye all, let us honor Clement, the adorner of the Church, praying that peace never cease for his flock, and that mercy be imparted to our souls.

Falling down before thy holiness, O blessed one, with compunctionate voices we cry unto thee: Mercifully regard us in thy supplications, we beseech thee!

Setting the whole world of the Slavs afire with the rays of literacy, thou shinest forth like the sun in thy discourses of golden luster, whereby do thou illumine us, we beseech thee.

With the wisdom of thy words thou didst elucidate the Faith, and didst teach the people, who had turned aside into the deception of polytheism, to worship the one Trinity.

With the power of the Spirit Comforter shutting the mouths which blasphemed against Him, thou didst put to shame the chief heretics, dealing a blow unto them.

Serving God with a blameless life, O blessed father, like Aaron of old thou didst offer up sacrifice, praying for thy flock.

I have no tear-drops to wash away the defilements of my soul; wherefore, bathe me in thy supplications, pouring forth upon me a stream of repentance.

Thy temple, O holy one, is all-gloriously shown to be spiritual healing for those who approach it with faith; for it delivereth all from divers sicknesses, and lulleth all the passions of men’s souls to sleep. Wherefore, O most blessed one, we call thee our fervent intercessor.

Ikos: Let us all now hymn the hierarch of the Bulgarian people, reverently approaching his temple; and let us kiss the divine shrine of his relics, saying unto him: O divinely wise father, thou art our pastor and teacher! Cease thou never to preserve thy city and people, for, trusting in thine earnest supplications, O most blessed one, we call thee our fervent intercessor.

Together let us with praises honor the great and holy hierarch, who hath nurtured all with books of discourse and illumined the world of the Slavs with the rays of the Spirit. Wherefore, assembling, let us glorify his holy struggles as is meet, and cry out to him: O glorious Clement, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love honor thy holy memory!

With gladness Mary, the Theotokos, is all-gloriously brought into the house of God: the unblemished ewe-lamb, the undefiled bridal-chamber, whom the angels of God escort with faith and all the faithful ever call blessed and hymn her unceasingly with a loud voice in thanksgiving: Thou art our glory and salvation, O most immaculate one!

O Prophet Isaiah, prophesy unto us: Who is the Virgin who will conceive in her womb, who, springing forth from the root of Judah, shall give birth to the right glorious Fruit of the holy seed of King David?

O virgins, commence ye to chant hymns, holding candles in your hands, and praising the arrival of the pure Theotokos who now cometh to the temple of God, and celebrating with us!

Triadicon: Let us piously glorify the true God, the Trinity of Persons, the Unity in image, Whom the ranks of angels and archangels hymn as the Master of creation, and whom men ever worship with faith.

Christ hath given thee to the world as a pastor, entrusting to thee the flock of the elect, O blessed one; wherefore, thou shinest forth like the sun, illumining those who pray to thee.

Having purified soul, body and mind, O wise Clement, on earth thou wast as lustrous as gold, a vessel worthy of the all-holy Spirit.

All creation glorifieth thy labors today, O holy hierarch Clement; wherefore, enlighten and grant us remission of sins by thy supplications.

The precious coffer of thy holy relics driveth the demons away, healeth incurable sufferings, and delivereth from multifarious evil circumstances those who hasten thereto; wherefore, we glorify thee with faith.

We honor thee dead as one living, O blessed one; for thou bearest the activity of imperishable life, receiving the grace of miracles. Wherefore, we cry out: Glory to Him Who hath filled thee with grace!

Once a year, the Pool of Siloam wrought a single cure; but the shrine of Clement ever dispelleth countless multitudes of all manner of ailments.

I ever commit sins in thought, word and deed; wherefore, I have removed myself far away from Thy countenance, O Lord. Yet, turning me, save me, a prodigal, through the constant supplications of Thy holy hierarch.

O all ye Orthodox, let us take up lamps, hastening to glorify the Mother of God, for she is led to the Lord today as a right acceptable sacrifice.

Let thine ancestors be glad today, O Mistress; and let her who gave thee birth rejoice with thy father, for their fruit is offered to the Lord.

Triadicon: Glorifying the one all-originating and ever-existing Godhead, we worship the indivisible Essence in three Persons, equal in honor and glory.

We all fall down before thy holiness, O Clement, high priest of the Savior, crying out with voices of compunction and tears: Forget not those who pray to thee!

Having led an angelic life on earth, thou receivest honor equal to that of the angels; and standing now with them before the Master, pray thou for thy flock.

Ever offering up sacred service unto God, by thy spiritual discourse thou didst bring all to piety. Therewith illumine me also, I beseech thee.

By the power of the Spirit thou didst sow thy preaching in the ears of those who loved vanity, O father, and thou didst reap the grain of piety in abundance.

Willing to bear the mortification of Christ ever in thy flesh, thou didst have Him living within thee, as Paul saith; and He hath caused thee to dwell in the land of the living.

Receiving the cries of thy servants, O thou who art most rich, by thy supplications deliver us from all manner of ailments, evil circumstances and future condemnation.

As thou art a river of healings, O wondrous one, by thy supplications dry up the torrent of my pernicious passions, and cleanse my soul with streams of tears.

O ye faithful, let us celebrate the spiritual feast of the Mother of God, chanting piously; for she is more holy than the heavenly intelligences.

With spiritual hymns let us praise the Mother of the Light, O ye faithful, for she hath appeared to us today, going forth into the temple of God.

Triadicon: O Father, Son and upright Spirit, Unity in three Hypostases, indivisible Trinity: have mercy upon those who worship Thy divine might.

Thou hast been shown to all the Churches as a rain-laden cloud, O holy Clement. And now, pray thou to the Master, that He pour forth the dew of the Spirit upon us who hymn thee.

The Church of Okhrid, to which thou camest, is illumined, honoring thy labors. Preserve thou from misfortunes those who venerate thine honored memory.

Thundering forth heavenly doctrine like thunder, with a thunderous voice, and causing thy golden lips to ring forth like cymbals, thou hast catechized the whole world, O blessed and divinely eloquent Clement.

Like a star thou didst hasten to illumine the lands of the Slavs, lifting up to the light of the knowledge of God those who because of the passions slept in the darkness of ignorance.

With the oil of thine aid anoint the heads of those who surround the precious shrine of thy relics and honor thy venerable precepts.

Thou didst set at nought the malevolence of the heretics, who uttered blasphemy against the Spirit in the highest, and thou didst strengthen the power of pious dogmas.

Set me above the malice of the malevolent, for thou hast boldness before the Master, O great and holy hierarch, and be thou for me a refuge most strong.

The most pure temple of the Savior, the precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasury of the glory of God, is on this day brought into the house of the Lord, bringing with her the grace that is in the divine Spirit. To her do the angels of God chant the hymn: She is the heavenly tabernacle!

Ikos: Beholding the grace of the ineffable and divine mysteries of God made plainly manifest in and filling the Virgin, I rejoice; yet I know not how to understand this strange and ineffable image. How hath the pure one alone been shown to be above all creation, visible and noetic? Wherefore, desiring to praise her, I am greatly in awe in mind and word; yet, making bold, I proclaim and magnify her, saying: She is the heavenly tabernacle!

O ye who love the feasts of the Church, let us join chorus and hymn the pure Mistress, honoring Joachim and Anna as is meet.

Prophesy, O David, giving utterance in the Spirit: The virgins that follow after thee shall be brought to thee into the temple of the Queen and Mother.

Triadicon: We glorify the indivisible Trinity, and we hymn the one Divinity: the Father, the Word and the most Holy Spirit.

Standing round about thy precious tomb with fear, O holy hierarch, we cry out to thee with a voice of compunction, asking deliverance from our sins.

Turn not thy face away, O blessed Clement, but pray thou to Christ God the Deliverer, that He vouchsafe unto us His mercy.

Stretch forth unto supplication thine all-honorable hands, O holy Clement, and defend us from all evils, strengthening and sanctifying us.

Thou dost adorn the choir of the apostles as an orator of divine eloquence, dost fulfill the multitude of passion-bearers like a martyr, though thou didst not shed thy blood, and didst form a company of priests as a standard-bearing hierarch, crying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Even the teaching of children was not hidden from thee, for by means of letters thou didst perfect them in piety; and they cry out: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

O thrice-blessed one, my soul, which is tormented by cruel passions, do thou show forth through good works to be a vine of goodly branches laden with fruit, crying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Joachim rejoiceth today in splendor, and the blameless Anna offereth to the Lord God a sacrifice: the holy daughter given her according to God’s promise.

The holy David and Jesse render praise, and Judah offereth homage; for the pure Virgin, of whom the preëternal God was born, grew forth as fruit from their root.

Triadicon: Let the Thrice-holy One be hymned: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the indivisible Unity, the one Godhead, Who holdeth all creation in His hand for all ages!

Dwelling with the incorporeal hosts, and standing with them before Christ God, pray thou in behalf of those who celebrate thine honored memorial, chanting: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Look thou mercifully upon the nestlings whom thou hast nurtured beneath the shelter of thy wings, and hast delighted with thy words sweet as honey; and, stretching forth thy hands, bless thou thy disciples, who chant: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

With the blessed Cyril and the splendid Methodius thou didst blossom forth as on a mountain. With them do thou ever pray for thy flock, which chanteth: Ye children, bless; ye priests, hymn; ye people, exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Having nailed thyself to good things which pass understanding and disdained visible things, thou didst preserve thy life in a manner surpassing human strength, and hast been shown to be a precious vessel of the Spirit, chanting: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Having yearned for living waters like a thirsty deer, when thou didst drink thereof thou becamest an inexhaustible wellspring of divine dogmas and awesome miracles for those who cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Be thou a haven for me who founder upon the deep of life, and still thou the violent waves of temptations for me who call upon thee as intercessor and cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

At Ode IX the Magnificat is not chanted, but we chant the refrain of the feast:

Magnify, O my soul, her who hath been led into the temple of the Lord and been blessed by the hands of the priest.

The divine maiden Mary, the fruit of the promise, issued forth from the righteous Joachim and Anna, and, a babe in the flesh, she is brought into the holy sanctuary like pleasing incense, to dwell in the Holy of holies.

Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the dominion of the indivisible Godhead in three Hypostases.

Triadicon: Let us glorify the indivisible Trinity, the Essence in three Hypostases, the undivided glory, Who, in a single Godhead, is unceasingly hymned in heaven and on earth, piously worshipping the Father, the Son and the Spirit.

Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the all-pure Theotokos, who is more honorable and more glorious than the armies on high.

O Virgin Theotokos, pray thou, that we who flee with faith beneath thy compassion and piously worship thy Son as God and Lord of the world be delivered from corruption, misfortunes and all manner of temptations.

Refrain: O holy hierarch Clement, equal of the apostles, pray unto God for us!

Be thou not mindful of my countless sins, O blessed and holy hierarch, but, lifting thine all-pure hands on high, raise me up who lie amid pernicious sins.

Thee do I entreat, O holy hierarch Clement, and to thee do I stretch forth my hands, shed tears and bend my knees, begging release from my countless transgressions through thy supplications.

O blessed one, ask thou victory from heaven against the foes who wage war upon the pious, and deliver Christian warriors and the Orthodox people from all evils, that we may bless thee as is meet.

Having instilled the words of everlasting life in thy sanctified flock, and perfected it with the dogmas of piety, O thrice blessed one, thou hast hastened to the habitations of heaven.

That thou mightest be vouchsafed greater glory in the heavens, thou didst show thy life on earth to be free from enslavement to any passion; wherefore, thou hast inherited a free city.

On high the Church of the firstborn rejoiceth, O thrice blessed one, and below it glorifieth the grace of miracles which God, Who is ever glorious in His saints, hath bestowed upon thee.

Honoring thee as a hierarch of Christ and luminary of the Church, O God-bearing Clement, we entreat thee with voices of hymnody: O venerable one, disdain not the prayers of thy servants!

O sacred and wise Clement, thou glory of hierarchs, who hast illumined thy Church like the sun: thou pourest forth miracles upon the whole world.

With faith let us praise the divine Maiden Mary, whom the company of the prophets of old proclaimed to be the jar, the staff, the tablet and the unquarried mountain; for she is led today into the Holy of holies to be raised for the Lord.

Great Doxology. Troparia. Litanies. First Hour.