Irmos: The King of Heaven, / Whom the angels sing, / Praise and extol to all ages.
When the wine of Galilee ran out at the brotherhood in Cana, Thy request, O Most Pure Virgin, performed a miracle; Jesus, according to Thy word, turned water into wine. Moreover, I humbly pray to You to speak a word to Your Son about my murdered child.
You are the Mother of God, as you bore Christ the Lord Himself, you marvelously gave birth and you made you grow. But the mother of her children is not worthy to be baptized, yet I entrust them to Your honest protection.
Glory: Do not weep for Me, Mother, seeing in the tomb, Your Son comforted You, when You fell from the Cross, You washed Him with your tears. But it is good for me to hear Christ’s words, only because of my deeds is the voice of condemnation of the righteous. Moreover, I pray to You: intercede and save me.
And now: All the generations of mankind honor Thee, O Most Holy One, and glorify Thy Son, Who hangs on the Cross, to Thy motherly care all the nations of the earth have given over. Don’t stop praying to Him, our Christ and Lord, for the salvation of sinners who destroyed your own children in the womb.