Irmos: Neither in wisdom, nor in power, nor yet in riches do we boast, but in Thee, O Christ, the hypostatic Wisdom of the Father; for none is holy save Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Kontakion of the feast, in Tone IV—
Glory..., Now and ever..., of the feast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Joseph marvelled…”—
Sessional hymn, in Tone III—
Theotokion: A slave to the stomach, how can I subject flesh to spirit and acquire angelic purity? Yet, O most pure one, boast of virgins, deliver me from this irrational captivity.
Disobeying the commandment, our forefather was deprived of the sweetness of paradise, but the holy ones, inheriting everlasting life through obedience, delight in the vision of God.
The heavenly Father, perceiving your mystic activity, O lovers of quietude, had compassion upon you, as His sons, enriched you with grace, and hath glorified you in the heavens.
With a pure heart let us honor the lovers of purity, earthly angels, chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit, pure reflection of chastity, Sergius and Herman.
In thy holy nativity, O all-pure one, Joachim and Anna are freed from the reproach of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from mortal corruption. And, delivered from the affliction of sin, thy people celebrate it, crying out to thee: A barren woman giveth birth to the Theotokos, the nourisher of our Life!
Ikos: The supplication of Joachim over his childlessness, together with the sighing of Anna over her barrenness, were right acceptable to God: they entered the ears of the Lord and brought forth life-bearing fruit for the world. For the one made supplication on the mountain, and the other bore her reproach in the garden; and with joy the barren woman giveth birth to the Theotokos, the nourisher of our Life.
Departing far from the crash of the waves of life, from the lands of the East, ye came to an island of Lake Ladoga, where neither the deep of the passions nor the tempest of adverse spirits could shake your firmness of mind, O Sergius and Herman. And exercising yourselves in quietude in goodly struggle, ye were shown to be well pleasing unto Christ. Standing now before His throne, make supplication, that He ever regard the site of your habitation with a merciful eye, saving our souls in peace.
Like a cloud of light hath the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos, truly shone forth upon us today, and she cometh forth from the righteous ones for our glory. No longer is Adam condemned, and Eve is freed from her bonds. Wherefore, we exclaim, crying aloud with boldness to her who alone is pure: Thy nativity announceth joy to the whole world!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.