Exapostilarion of the resurrection, then Glory..., that of the fathers: Spec. Mel: “Through the Spirit in the sanctuary...” —
Irmos: Saved by thee, O pure Virgin, we confess thee to be in truth the Theotokos, magnifying thee with the incorporeal choirs.
Glory..., the composition of George of Nicomedia, in Tone VIII —
Thou didst astonish the world, O venerable one, with thy life, equal to that of the angels; wherefore, thou hast passed from thy narrow and doorless cell to the bridal chamber of Christ, all adorned, wherein thou dost now magnify God.
Theotokion: O Jesus, accept Thine all-immaculate Mother, whom Thou hast exalted above all creation, and who doth ever pray for us, that we may magnify Thee with thankful heart and mouth.
Thou didst truly desire to behold the beauty of Christ thy Bridegroom, O venerable one, for Whose sake thou didst crucify thyself to the world, didst cause the beautiful flower of thy body to wither up, and didst hate the love of life.
Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.
The choir of the holy fathers, which hath gathered from the ends of the earth, hath taught the single essence of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and hath carefully committed to the Church the mystery of theology. Praising them in faith, let us bless them, saying: O divine company, divinely eloquent warriors of the regiment of the Lord, most radiant stars of the noetic firmament, unassailable towers of the mystical Sion, sweet-scented blossoms of paradise, golden mouths of the Word, boast of Nicæa and adornments of the whole world: Pray ye earnestly in behalf of our souls!
Thy manifold sins are forgiven, O Thais, for thou didst love much, offering all-cleansing tears of repentance to Christ; and blessing thee for His sake, we magnify the mercy of God.
Theotokion: I hymn thy grace, O Virgin, I magnify thy glory! For thou art truly the enlightenment and consolation of my soul, my speedy helper, my salvation and defense.
Casting off all the burden of the body, O Pelagia, through abstinence and pangs thou didst hasten to the mansions of heaven, wherein thou delightest in the beauty thou lovest, O glorious one.
Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, and the ends of the earth were amazed, that God hath appeared in the flesh, and that thy womb became more spacious than the heavens. Wherefore, the ranks of men and angels magnify thee as the Theotokos.
Glory..., Now & ever..., The evangelical sticheron.
Teach us thy fiery repentance, O Thais, bride of Christ, that after our repose, passing through the toll-gates like lightning, we may magnify God in the sweetness of paradise.
Theotokion: The mind of man is in nowise able to comprehend the mystery of thine awesome birthgiving, nor can the exalted intelligence of the angels; for, in manner transcending nature, thou gavest birth to God incarnate. Wherefore, knowing thee to be the Theotokos and depicting thee with Him, we magnify thee.
O venerable one, watch now over all who honor thee with love and celebrate this, thine annual commemoration. Pray thou to thy Creator and Fashioner, that we may become partakers of His glory.
O only God, Who art unapproachable, O Great One Who sustainest all things by Thy might and counsel, almighty Ruler and King of all: Make steadfast the Church, preserving it in Thine Orthodoxy, through the supplications of the most glorious fathers who denounced heresy.
Now & ever...: Theotokion —
Great honors were ye vouchsafed on earth, O holy ones of heavenly wisdom, for ye lovingly honored the image of Christ. And now, having cast off the shadow and the covering of the flesh, ye gaze directly upon His countenance and are vouchsafed yet greater honors.
N.B.: The theotokion of the exapostilarion of the resurrection is not recited, but rather that of the fathers’ exapostilarion.
Though we be chastened by the mighty host of barbaric insanity which Thou hast loosed against us, yet do Thou Thyself crush their assault and audacity, and defend the right-believing Orthodox hierarchs who place their trust in Thee, O Thou Who dost accomplish all things, through the confident entreaties of the holy fathers whose memory we keep.
Now & ever...: Theotokion “All-blessed art thou, O Virgin Theotokos...”
O ye fathers of heavenly mind, who assembled at the Seventh Council, ever offer earnest prayer unto the Trinity, that we who hymn your divine Council may be delivered from all heresy and eternal condemnation, and may receive the kingdom of heaven.
At the entreaties of Thy Mother, O all-good Lord, and of the fathers who assembled at the seven Councils, make steadfast the Church and strengthen the Faith; and when Thou wilt come to earth to judge all creation, show us all forth as heirs to the kingdom of heaven.
On the Praises: 8 stichera; 4 of the resurrection, and 4 of the fathers, in Tone VI: Spec. Mel: “Having set all aside...” —
Having combined all their spiritual art, and reviewed the heavenly and precious Symbol of Faith through the divine Spirit, the honored fathers recorded it in divine writing, and therein the right glorious, most rich and truly divinely wise ones teach most clearly that the Word is equally eternal and without beginning with Him Who begot Him, thus following most carefully the teachings of the apostles. Twice
Stichos: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy name unto the ages of ages.
Having received all the noetic radiance of the Holy Spirit, as preachers of Christ, the divine defenders of the teachings of the Gospel and the traditions of the pious, inspired by God, proclaimed their most supernatural goodly utterance; and having manifestly received from on High the revelation thereof, illumined, they expounded the Faith taught by God.
Stichos: Gather together unto Him His holy ones who have established His covenant upon sacrifices.
Mustering all their pastoral skill, moved to a wrath most just, as champions, as most true servants of Christ and most sacred initiates of the mysteries of divine preaching, the divine pastors drove forth the savage and pernicious wolves, expelling them from the fullness of the Church; and they fell, as it were, to their deaths as ones afflicted incurably.
Great Doxology & Dismissal.
Then, the usual departure to the narthex.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.