Irmos: The ungodly perceive not Thy glory, O Christ; but, waking at dawn out of the night, we hymn Thee, O Only-begotten One Who lovest mankind, Thou effulgence of the glory of the Father’s divinity.
Radiant with the glory of Christ, O apostle, having touched the side of the Creator of life, thou didst draw forth an unfathomable abyss of theology and didst enrich the world.
Theotokion: O all-undefiled one, show forth our mind to prevail over the passions, and put down the assaults of the thoughts thereof, O Bride of God, Who gavest birth unto God, the Savior of our souls.
O greatly Merciful One, Thomas, who had not been present at Thy first entrance, did not believe the disciples, but, believing later, he cried out, proclaiming Thee God and Lord, rejoicing.
Like an animate heaven Thomas proclaimed Thy glory with spiritual thunder, O Christ; and confessing Thee to be God and Lord, he announced the glad tidings to the faithful.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.