Ode III

Irmos: Establishing me upon the rock of faith, Thou hast enlarged my mouth against mine enemies, for my spirit doth exult when I chant: There is none holy as our God, and none righteous save Thee, O Lord!

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

Theotokion: He Who formed all things by His divine desire deigned to form Himself into a man, taking form in thy womb, O Theotokos. To Him do we now cry out: Thou art our God, and there is none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!

The uprisings of the baneful passions didst thou dry up, countering them with the medicine of fasting, O ever-memorable one, and crying aloud: There is none as holy as our God, and none more righteous than Thee, O Lord!

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Having stripped away garments of mortal skin with the knife of abstinence, thou didst weave a robe of salvation, crying out to thy Creator: Thou art our God, and there is none more holy than Thee, O Lord!

Strengthened by expectation of things eternal, and brought to God by the hands of the divinely wise Anthony, O venerable God-bearer, emulating him thou becamest a beacon, shedding the rays of all-glorious miracles.

Spiritually emulating the virtuous life of the godly Anthony, thou didst take the Cross of thy Lord on thy shoulders, setting aside all the care for this life; and, having mortified the passions, thou didst live thy life in the Spirit. Wherefore, thou hast filled creation with all-glorious miracles through the grace of the Spirit. O venerable Hilarion our father, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins to those who honor thy holy memory with love. Twice

All of us the generations of mankind, bless thee who without seed gavest birth to God in the flesh, as her who alone among women wast virgin; for the fire of the Godhead made its abode within thee, and thou gavest suck unto our Lord and Creator as a babe. Wherefore, we, the race of angels and of men, glorify thine all-holy birthgiving as is meet, and with one accord cry out to thee: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who with faith worship thine all-holy birthgiving.

Stavrotheotokion —

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