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: The same irmoi.
Theotokion: The ranks of the angels and the generations of men unceasingly praise thee, O Mother who knewest not wedlock; for thou didst bear their Creator as a babe in thine arms.
Having entered the church in great glory today as the Mother of God, with the ranks of the holy angels and the assemblies of the prophets and apostles, thou prayest for all Christians and deliverest them from perils and grief, covering them with thy mercy.
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!
Moses called thee the tabernacle and the rod of Aaron, for thou didst put forth Christ, the Tree of life; and as thou hast boldness before Him, O Queen, pray for us who honor thee, that He deliver us from all evil, that we may glorify the feast of thy protection.
Assembling choirs, David danceth, not as he did before the ark of old, but even more now, hastening into thy presence in the church with the ranks of the saints. And bowing low before thee, we say: Pray thou for us, the people who honor thee, that, glorifying thy protection, we may celebrate it with honor.
The ranks of the angels hymned thee, O Theotokos, and the patriarchs and holy hierarchs glorify thee, hastening into thy presence in the church. And the holy Andrew then beheld thee with them, praying to God for us sinners, that He have mercy upon the people who glorify the feast of thy protection.
Canon of the apostle, the acrostic whereof is: “Let the glory of Ananias be glorified”, the composition of John the monk, in Tone VIII —
O all ye faithful, let us open mouths of praise, and let us make radiant our tongues in commemorating the archpastor Ananias; and with him let us chant unto our God.
The all-glorious Ananias leadeth the Church of Damascus to Christ, the all-pure Bridegroom, as an undefiled bride. With her let us chant aloud to our God.
Thou wast one of the first disciples, O Ananias; thou didst restore the sight of the new disciple who before was a persecutor; and thou dost sing: Let us chant unto our God!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.