Canon to the Venerable One, in the same tone —

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

Irmos: Same as the foregoing.

Kontakion of Theophanes, in Tone II: Spec. Mel: “Seeking the Highest...” —

Glory...: Sessional hymn of the venerable one, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Thou hast appeared today...” —

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

By thy prayers drive away the gloom of my mind, O hierarch of Christ, that with songs I may hymn thy sacred and radiant memory, O glorious one.

Theotokion: With the most splendid rays of the light of thy Son illumine thou my benighted soul, O Theotokos, and still thou the turmoil of the passions by thine intercessions, O pure one.

Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast uplifted the horn of Thy faithful and established us on the rock of the confession of Thee, O Good One.

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

Glory..., that of the venerable one: Spec. Mel: “Hearken, ye women...” —

From Sion didst thou flow like a river, O glorious one, and with exceedingly divine streams hast thou given drink unto the assemblies of the faithful, and thou hast cried out: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!

Theotokion: O Maiden, thou wast shown to be a mystic candlestick truly bearing the Light Who, in His extreme goodness, doth enlighten those who before were stuck fast in the night of ignorance.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing.

Having illumined thy soul with divine splendor, O Theophanes, thou didst utterly consume the pleasures of the passions with the fire of abstinence, truly chanting: Let us chant a hymn unto Christ!

Theotokion: Lo! the ladder of Jacob which he once beheld set up, whereon God established Himself, hath been shown to be the pure, radiant and virginal Theotokos.

Irmos: Christ is my power, my God and my Lord, the honored Church doth sing, crying out in godly manner with a pure mind, keeping festival in the Lord.

Children of light didst thou make of those who were in the darkness of unbelief, O blessed one, declaring the glory of the Word in awesome signs, like a lofty heaven.

Now & ever...: Theotokion —

Irmos: Same as the foregoing.

Proclaiming in sacred manner Christ Who shone forth from the tribe of Judah, O blessed one, with the light of grace thou didst show Him forth Whom Moses and the prophets foretold of old.

Theotokion: Incarnate of thy pure blood and begotten, O all-immaculate, thy Son hath made children of men sons of God. Wherefore, we glorify thee.

Irmos: With Thy divine light illumine the souls of those who with love rise at dawn unto Thee, I pray Thee, O Good One, that they may know Thee, O Word of God, to be the true God Who calleth all forth from the darkness of sin.

With words flowing with sweetness dost thou prevail upon those long cast off through ignorance, to reject soul-destroying poison and accept the grace of salvation, O divinely inspired Philip.

Theotokion: Thou was shown to be a most radiant beacon, a divine table, the dwelling-place of God, the ark, and the rod which put forth in the world the Blossom of Christ, O Virgin Mother.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing.

Thou wast shown to be one full of the divine Spirit, O wise one, richly nourishing the hearts of those who look to thee with the sweetness of piety and the living word.

Theotokion: Confessing thee truly to be the Theotokos with all our heart, we are delivered from temptations and vexations by thine intercessions before the Lord and God of all, O divinely blessed one.

Irmos: Beholding the sea of life surging with the tempest of temptations, fleeing to Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee: Lead up my life from corruption, O greatly Merciful One!

Shining forth with the commandments of divine splendor, O most blessed one, thou didst drive away the gloom of heresy, chanting unto Christ, the Bestower of life: Holy art Thou, O Lord!

Theotokion: O Theotokos, thou hast been shown to be the glory of mortals and a refuge for sinners, the beauty of Jacob, which God loved and wherein He chose to dwell.

Irmos: Same as the foregoing.

Ascending the mountain of divine virtues, O hierarch, and entering into the darkness, thou didst unite thyself with God and didst receive the tablet of wisdom, the law of grace.

Theotokion: O Christ most holy, Thy holy Mother gave birth unto Thee, the Author of creation, outside the laws nature, and in manner transcending nature she truly remained an undefiled Virgin.

Irmos: The Angel caused the furnace to pour forth dew upon the pious youths, and the command of God, which consumed the Chaldæans, prevailed upon the tyrant to cry out: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

Thundering forth the divine incarnation of Christ, thou didst utterly denounce the incorporeal foe, O wondrous Theophanes. Wherefore, we all piously cry out to thee with faith: Pray thou unceasingly in behalf of us all!

Theotokion: God, Who hath created and doth sustain all things by His will, Who is infinite in His divine essence, is borne in thine arms while contained within a body, O all-pure one.

Irmos: The children in Babylon did not fear the flame of the furnace, but, cast into the midst of the fire, bedewed, they sang: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers!

Shown forth as an expeller of demons and as a beacon enlightening those who are in darkness, thou didst reveal the Sun Who shone forth from the Virgin; and having destroyed temples of idols, thou didst raise up churches to the glory of God. Wherefore, we honor thee and radiantly celebrate thy divine memory, and together we cry out to thee: O apostle Philip, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who honor thy holy memory with love.

Theotokion: O all-pure Virgin Mary, saved by thee day and night from the harmful attacks of the enemy, all manner of temptations and defilements of soul, we call thee the Theotokos.

Irmos: From the flame didst Thou pour forth dew upon the venerable ones, and didst consume the sacrifice of the righteous one with water; for Thou, O Christ, dost do all things soever Thou desirest. Thee do we exalt supremely for all ages!

Thou hast appeared today, O venerable one, as another sun, that of the Church, illumining her with the lightning flashes of thy divine words, as a disciple of the Lord, O Theophanes.

Theotokion: The Son of God, Who was incarnate in thy womb, O Virgin Mother, hath now appeared, working a great mystery in thee. To Him do we chant with gladness: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Irmos: The blessed youths in Babylon, braving danger for the laws of their fathers, reviled the mindless command of the ruler, and, united by the fire which burned them not, they chanted a fitting hymn unto the Almighty: Hymn the Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Stretching forth thine all-pure hands, O Virgin Mother, protect those who that trust in thee and cry out to thy Son: Bestow Thou Thy mercies upon all, O Christ!

Theotokion: O pure Virgin, strengthen thou my soul which is vexed by the malice of the adversary, O thou who by divine regard hast received within thyself Him Who moveth all things, yet is Himself unmoved.

Irmos: It is not possible for men to behold God, upon Whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze; but through thee, O most pure one, hath the Word appeared incarnate unto men; and magnifying Him with the armies of heaven, we call thee blessed.

Or this Stavrotheotokion —

Theotokion: O Virgin, thou art shown to be that most fertile mountain of God which thy forefather David described of old, chanting prophetically, whence Christ, the Cornerstone, was cut, Who hath crushed all the might of idolatry. Him do we unceasingly hymn and exalt supremely forever!

Irmos: Ineffable is the Offspring of the seedless conception, and incorrupt the Fruit of the Mother who knew not man; for the birthgiving of God restoreth nature. Wherefore, in Orthodox manner all of us, the generations of men, magnify thee as the divine Bride and Mother.

Beholding thy Son raised aloft upon the Tree, O all-pure one, thy maternal womb rent with pain, thou didst cry out in pity: “Woe is me! How art Thou set, O mine everlasting Light?”

Theotokion: Every breath doth offer thee a cry of thanksgiving, which soundeth forth with gladness, saying: Rejoice, thou fiery throne of the Most High! Rejoice, most spacious field of God! Rejoice, O pure one, magnificent crown of the apostles!

Simon, seeing thee working wonders and great signs, O Philip, accepted baptism hypocritically, without forsaking his wickedness; wherefore he hath been given over to damnation.

Theotokion: O Virgin Theotokos, blessed and most glorious, pure Mother who knewest not wedlock, who dost fight on behalf of faithful kings in battle against barbarians and dost protect us from all the malevolence of the enemy, grant us victory, that, hymning thy Son, we may magnify thee.

They who lived in the city of Samaria, beholding thee wielding great powers, O Philip, preacher of Christ, accepted the light of divine knowledge with gladness.

Now & ever...: Theotokion —

God, said the angel of the Lord unto thee, directed the way of the sacred Ethiopian, O Philip, that he might come to know the way of the Word’s incarnation.

The most sacred eunuch of Candace, beholding thee enjoining him, was baptized at thy hand, O Philip, and filled with the Holy Spirit, he became a divine preacher

Having cleansed thyself through fasting, O most wise father Theophanes, thou didst become wholly filled with light, wholly containing God, wholly partaking of the Holy Spirit.

Starved with hunger, cast into cruel imprisonment, thou didst endure torment like a martyr, O most blessed one, rejoicing in the Lord in a pure conscience.

Resplendent in thy corrections, thou wast sharpened as a sword of Christ which cutteth through the machinations of the heretics, tempered by the divine Spirit.

Fearing not the wrath of the iniquitous, O Philip, thou didst truly walk among wolves like a lamb, bringing them to piety through the word of grace, O most blessed one.

Emmanuel was led like a lamb to the slaughter, as the glorious Isaiah doth say. And the sacred eunuch of Candace, unable to understand this, was taught by thee, O Philip.

Thee have we known as a disciple of sacred eloquence, one of the seven chosen deacons, a divine foundation of the Church, a beacon for all who are in darkness, O Philip.

With thy radiant splendors, O most sacred father, thou didst destroy the gloomy darkness of the heretics, illumining and enlightening the ends of the world with the light of knowledge divine.

With grievous wounds did the proponents of ungodliness wound thee who art right wondrous, whom the ranks of angels have embraced as a hierarch of Christ and a divine martyr.

Thou hast been a radiant guide for those who are astray, O father, a helmsman for those who sail the sea, firm ground for those who are tossed about by the assaults of cruel enemies, and an immovable rampart.

Full of spiritual waters, like a river of divine Eden didst thou issue forth, watering the ends of the earth with a calm wave and giving drink to the hearts of the faithful, O right wondrous one.

When thou didst open thy lips, O disciple of Christ, they were filled with divine knowledge; and when thou didst pry open the maw of the evil one, thou didst rescue countless multitudes of those he had swallowed, and didst save them, O apostle.

The might of the invisible foe was cast down, and he perished when with the might of the Spirit thou didst preach Christ crucified, Who called the nations to Himself, O Philip.

Like the sun, thou didst emit rays of divine splendor, O most blessed one, praising the sufferings, bonds, wounds and wondrous struggles of the martyrs, O hierarch of Christ.

Praising the all-pure Mistress with thy tongue in a pure manner, O divinely wise one, thou hast chanted splendid discourses which gladden the assemblies of the faithful and the hearts of the wise.

With the writing on thy most honorable and pure face, O wise one, thou dost obliterate the writings of the impious and their abominable and godless commands, proclaiming the veneration of the icon of Christ.

The most wondrous fisher of nations, converser with the disciples of Christ, Philip, forechosen from among the apostles, doth today bestow a wealth of healing upon the world, and doth protect those who praise him from evil circumstances. Wherefore, together we cry aloud to him: Save us all by thy prayers, O apostle!

Ikos: Declaring the glory of God like the heavens, O thou who didst thyself see Christ, thou didst draw far-off nations to the faith, that they might be close to God. Wherefore, like Moses the giver of the law, thou dost enrich thy flock, O all-praised one; for of old he divided the sea and led his people across, and afterwards in the desert fed them with heavenly bread; but thou, delivering all creation in Christ from cold and cruel lack of faith, hast led up to the heavenly mansions on high those who cry: Save us all by thy prayers, O apostle!

The All-divine hath led thee, O Philip, as a horse roiling the sea of the nations, crusheth the heads of the foe and doth chant unto Him with song: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!

Having become an imparter of mysteries, O wise Philip, thou didst teach lands and nations, imparting the mystery hidden before all the ages, and thou didst cleanse them of abominable mysteries.

Thou didst appear as a most magnificent star, O glorious Philip, and the adornment of Tralles, wherein thy precious body doth lie working most glorious wonders for the enlightenment of those who piously bless thee, O wise one.

Dividing the word of truth, subjected to persecution, O hierarch Theophanes, thou didst endure the trial of wounds and didst chant: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers!

The streams of thy dogmas, O wise one, have overwhelmed the sea of the ungodly who do not chant unto Christ our God: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers!

The rivers of thy words flowing with honey, O Theophanes, have filled with divine gladness the souls of men who in songs chant unto God most glorious.

Using the divine word as it were salt, O most blessed one, thou didst dispel the foul stench and didst heal the hearts of men, that they might honor and glorify the Trinity forever.

The legs of the lame were strengthened at thy word, O wise one, and the vile and unclean spirits lamented, unable to endure the grace given thee.

They who of old lived in Samaria, beholding the many wonders wrought by thee through the power of the Spirit, the Source of grace, received a ray of grace from thee, O Philip.

Truly holding to the law of the fathers, O most blessed one, thou didst spit upon the mindless command of the most iniquitous ruler who was destroying those who piously venerated the image of the Lord, which He assumed when He manifested Himself for the world through the Virgin Maiden. Him do we exalt supremely forever!

A divine intellect, a most harmonious harp of the all-holy Spirit, a melodious nightingale, the summit of the faithful, pillar and ground of Orthodoxy, the firmament of the Church, boast of monks, the glory and strength of the fathers, wast thou shown to be, O wise Theophanes, hymning Christ forever.

A vial of myrrh of the all-holy Spirit wast thou shown to be in the outpouring of thy myrrh-scented and wise teachings, O father, destroying the fœtid corruption of delusion; and with thy manner of life thou dost perfume the honored Church, crying out unceasingly: With hymns do we exalt Thee supremely forever, O Christ!

Beholding things for which thou didst look from of old, and having received a divine and unchallenged authority, O divinely eloquent Philip, thou didst teach men concerning it. Adorn thyself and dance, delighting in divine enlightenment and consolation!

Like a lamp, like a star, like the great sun, thou hast traversed the world with thy luminous rays, announcing thy divine proclamation. And having come to Tralles, a city of Asia, becoming a leader thereof, O blessed one, thou didst repose therein.

To those near and far away didst thou proclaim the Cross, death and resurrection of the Deliverer, being thyself a starry heaven glittering with divine radiance, O Philip, right wondrous apostle of Christ.

The earth covered thy much-suffering body, which emitteth the radiance of healings, and heaven possesseth thy holy spirit, which maketh merry with the apostles. With them do thou remember us who praise thee, O wise one.

He who cannot bear to gaze upon the One Who loveth mankind, Who is thy Champion in the Church of Christ, laid snares for thee. Yet thou didst remain unmoved, valiantly and with manly mind opposing the ungodly rulers, exhorting them to venerate the image of Christ, O Theophanes.

Adorned with the ineffable beauty of the Trinity and bedecked with splendors, O divinely wise one, thou dost shine forth, O thou who art most rich, and dost truly stand at the throne of thy Creator and God, where the voice of those who keep festival is heard, O God-bearing father Theophanes.

Thou hast received honor for thy struggles, as is meet, and now, crowned, thou dost rejoice with the angels in the heavens, where are the assembly of prophets and apostles, a truly great army of martyrs and choirs of patriarchs. Remember us, O father Theophanes.

O apostle of Christ, throughout all the world hath thy proclamation gone, whereby thou didst preach God to us. Him do thou entreat in our behalf, that He shine upon us His noetic light.

Thou hast been shown forth to the Church as a divine light, O Theophanes, illumining it with the splendor of thy hymns and with the light of thy face whereon thou didst bear the wounds of Christ as an adornment. Cease thou never to pray to Him in behalf of thy flock, O father.

The garment given me of old in the font of baptism have I defiled with the wantonness of the passions, and, wretch that I am, I am afraid, mindful of the hour of the divine and truly dread Judgment. O all-immaculate Virgin, intercede for me and deliver me from the awful threat.