At Vespers

Glory..., in Tone VI —

On “Lord, I have cried...,” these stichera, in Tone I: Spec. Mel: “O marvellous wonder...” —

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “Having set aside…” —

Troparion, in Tone IV —

O wondrous Paul, how like unto the angels thou didst live; how thou didst humble thy soul like a babe; how thou didst discomfit all the powers of hell! Thy patience was ineffable and thy struggles glorious. Entreat Christ God, O venerable one, in behalf of those who honor thy holy memory with love.

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “When from the Tree…” —

Wondrous was thine obedience, O wise Paul, whereby, borne aloft as on wings, thou didst take flight in thy spirit, attaining even unto the heavens, where thou dost now abide in blessedness. Pray thou unceasingly to Christ God in behalf of those who honor thy holy memory with love.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, or stavrotheotokion.

Having Christ dwelling within thy soul, O venerable one, boldly didst thou say to Him: “On this place shall I remain immovable until Thou dost obey me, O Jesus my Saviour.” Wherefore, thou didst receive the fulfillment of thy petition in an instant, and didst drive out an unclean spirit with authority. Pray thou, O most marvellous wonderworker, for us who honor thy holy memory with love.

Heeding the Master’s voice within thy soul and having forsaken the world, thou didst hasten after Him, and didst emulate the angels, O blessed one, abiding in the desert like an incorporeal being, and emulating Christ Himself in obedience. Wherefore, thou didst find recompense an hundredfold and eternal life, O most wise one. Pray thou in behalf of our souls.

The undefiled ewe-lamb, the immaculate Mistress, when of old she beheld her Lamb upon the tree of the Cross, exclaimed maternally and, marvelling, cried aloud: “O my Child most sweet, what is this new and all-glorious sight? How hath the thankless assembly betrayed Thee to the judgment of Pilate and condemneth to death the Life of all? Yet do I hymn Thine ineffable condescension, O Word.”

On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…” —

Receiving the grace of the most holy Spirit, O most glorious Hierotheus, thou hast now traversed all the earth, teaching men to worship the Unity in three Hypostases: the unoriginate Father, the Source of the Godhead, and with Him the Son Who is equally enthroned and consubstantial with the Father, Who was born of the Virgin and became a man bearing flesh.

As one pleasing to God thou didst offer up thy soul as a sacred and divine gift, and didst commit thy sacred body as a thing divine, which halloweth the souls of those who believe in God Almighty, and which poureth forth salvation upon the faithful. Wherefore, we bless thy memory and burial, we love thy miracles and proclaim thy words.

Thou didst behold the twelve apostles at the dormition of the all-glorious Ever-virgin, the all-pure Theotokos, the Mother of the Lord, and with thee was Dionysius, who described the hierarchies. With them we, the faithful, bless thy most festive and all-holy solemnity, O glorious Hierotheus.

Glory…, in Tone II —

When thou wast present at the divine dormition of the Mother of God, O blessed herald of God, thou didst gladden the hearts of the faithful with divine proclamations, delighting the sacred company of the apostles, the preachers of God, and hymning the mysteries of God with divine ecstasy. Wherefore, having received boldness before Christ, O hierarch Hierotheus, pray thou in behalf of our souls.

When the unblemished Ewe-lamb beheld her Lamb willingly led as a man to the slaughter, weeping, she said: “Dost Thou hasten now to leave me childless who gave Thee birth, O Christ? What is this Thou hast done, O Deliverer of all? Yet do I hymn and glorify Thine exceeding great goodness, which passeth understanding and recounting, O Thou Who lovest mankind!”

Having learned goodness and been watchful in all things, arrayed, as befitteth a priest, in a good conscience, thou didst draw forth ineffable things from the chosen vessel; and, having kept the Faith, thou didst complete a course like unto his. O hieromartyr Hierotheus, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.