Irmos: From the womb of the baby Jonah the sea beast vomited, and received Jacob; Into the Virgin the Word entered and the flesh that was received passed, preserving the incorruptibility: He, for the incorruptibility did not suffer, preserved the One who gave birth unharmed.
Saint Father Gregory, pray to God for us.
The rule of virtue, your divine life is seen to be truly faithful, Gregory, but the ruler of piety is your word and command, with which he discusses his own and empty, One God is preaching omnipotent, One and Uncreated.
Saint Father Gregory, pray to God for us.
Having preached the Divinity in one pious manner, the great Gregory appeared to us, having formed the Three One Nature and Power, in every possible way the Simple and Uncreated One, he put all to shame to the sovereign, The Godhead was created for those who speak whores [in the text: whorespeakers].
Saint Father Gregory, pray to God for us.
You denounce the foolish wisdom of Akindinus, like the proud Barlam before, who shared the glory of the Hellenics, bringing the Divinity into a creature, dishonored, like the first of the Jews, The dignity of the Son of God.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Bringing the statutes of commandments, Gregory, and the words of light, in which you opened the thoughts of honest theologians, with the Spirit, with your prayers, the immovable one, keeping Christ, delivering, the Church from all heresy.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The throne of the cherubim and all the heavenly powers, O Lady, and of every high rank, You have appeared, like the indescribable throne of the former composition of God, Whose, like Thy Son, O merciful One, I will surely sing to Thee, make.
Lord, have mercy (three times).