Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!
Sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go Thou quickly before…”—
Of the Prophet
Theotokion: Without knowing man thou gavest birth, O all-pure Virgin, and thou remainest a virgin eternally, revealing the true divinity of thy Son and God through prefigurations.
As thou didst save Jonah from the sea monster, O Savior, keeping him safe in manner past understanding, so no save my soul from the snares of the serpent.
O prophet, thou wast a mediator of salvation for the Ninevites, who believed on thy preaching, O glorious one who proclaimed repentance.
Of the Venerable One
Knowing the transience of the things of life, and forsaking them, O father, thou didst strive for reward of a portion on high, O thou who art most rich.
Piously nurturing multitudes of monastics, thou didst not forsake them, O blessed father; wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed higher delight in the mansions of heaven.
As a prophet of the coming of Christ, O blessed one, spending three days unharmed in the belly of the sea monster thou didst proclaim beforehand His resurrection on the third day, crying out: Now doth my life go up from corruption, unto Thee Who desirest to deliver mortals from corruption.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.