Irmos: Our God and Lord, the Son of the Eternal Father, revealed Himself
to us. He was incarnate of a Virgin that He might enlighten those
in darkness and gather those who were scattered. We therefore
magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within
me.
Taste and see that this is Christ, the Lord Who of old became like us for
us and Who, having once offered Himself as an offering to His Father, is
forever immolated, sanctifying communicants.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
May I be sanctified in soul and body, Master! May I be enlightened! May I
be saved! May I become Thy dwelling through communion of the Sacred
Mysteries, having Thee living in me with the Father and the Spirit, O
Most Merciful Benefactor!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
May Thy Body and Most Pure Blood, my Savior, be to me as fire and light.
May they set flame to my sinful matter, burning the thorns of passions
and fully enlightening me to worship Thy Divinity.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
God took flesh of your pure blood. Every race therefore hymns you, O
Theotokos, and the intelligent multitudes glorify you, for through you we
beheld the Ruler of all becoming substance in humanity.