Ode III

Irmos: O Theotokos, thou living and abundant fountain: in thy divine glory establish those who hymn thee and spiritually form themselves into a choir; and vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory.

Sessional hymn, in Tone III—

Adopted through grace divine, O Paul, following the dogmas of the God-bearing Paul thou didst not presume the nature of the only-begotten Son to be a created being.

Theotokion: The Word of the unoriginate Father Who is beyond any beginning, hath now received a beginning, incarnate, from thee, O pure one; and He Who transcendeth all time hath come under time.

With mouth, heart and tongue thou didst preach the wisdom and power of God, the hypostatic Word, O divinely wise and venerable Paul, denouncing the ungodly Arius.

Now & ever…: Theotokion—

O most wise one, thou didst preach God Who in essence is all-creating and omnipotent, through the righteous judgment of the transcendent authority of the Holy Spirit of God, whereby we are deified.

Holding fast to the dogma, thou didst reject ungodly words, O divinely wise Paul, putting Arius to shame; for, making the faithful steadfast, thou didst preach the Son as of one essence with the Father. O venerable Father, entreat Christ God, that we be granted great mercy.

Glory…: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…”—

As the namesake and emulator of the chosen vessel, O father, thou didst endure tribulations and persecution for the Faith; and like him, thou didst also go to Rome, everywhere preaching that all the Persons of the Trinity must receive equal adoration. Wherefore, having reached the end of thy course in Armenia, thou didst receive from the Lord a crown, as is meet, putting to shame Macedonius and the ungodly Arius. Therefore, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love celebrate thy holy memory.

All of us, the generation of men and angels, bless thee as the Virgin who, alone among women, gavest birth without seed to God in the flesh; for the Fire of the Godhead dwelt within thee, and thou didst nourish the Creator and Lord with milk as a babe. Wherefore, we, the generation of angels and men, glorify thine all-holy birthgiving as is meet, and together cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith worship thine all-holy birthgiving.

Stavrotheotokion—

The ewe-lamb, beholding the Lamb, Shepherd and Deliverer upon the Cross, exclaimed, weeping, and bitterly lamenting, cried out: “The world rejoiceth, receiving deliverance through Thee; but my womb doth burn, beholding Thy crucifixion, which Thou endurest in the loving-kindness of Thy mercy. O long-suffering Lord, abyss and inexhaustible wellspring of mercy, have pity and grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith hymn Thy divine sufferings!”