On Lord, I have cried…, 6 stichera: 3 in Tone I: Special Melody: O all praised martyrs…—

He Who loveth mankind and rose from the dead on the third day said unto Thomas: “Touch the wounds of My hands and feet, and the piercing of My side, and see; and acknowledge me as immutable God, Who by nature am conformable to the composition of men, and therein accepted suffering.”

The Twin was at a loss, seeing the wounds of the feet and the piercings of the hands, and he was awed by the dread wonder; and touching with his hand the all-pure side and seeing, he thereby showed to the nations that the rising from the tomb on the third day was beyond doubt.

I am filled with joy most great, beholding Thine arising confirmed, O my Savior, whereby Thomas was vouchsafed to dare audacious things; wherefore, we proclaim Thee simply God and man, bearing the energies of the two natures whereof Thou art comprised.

And 3 stichera from the Menaion.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone IV—

O Lord, Thou didst arrive in the unbearable radiance of Thy divinity, the doors being shut, and standing in the midst of the disciples Thou didst expose Thy side, revealing also the wounds of Thy hands and the holes in Thy feet; and easing their grief and sorrow, Thou didst manifestly cry out: “Ye see in me the assumption of the flesh in the same form, O friends; I have not assumed the nature of a spirit.” And Thou didst command the doubting disciple to touch Thee with trembling, saying: “Having tested all, come and doubt no more.” And, touching Thy twofold nature with his hand, he cried out with faith and fear, drawn on by faith: “My Lord and my God, glory to Thee!”

O gladsome Light…; Prokimenon of the day. Aposticha stichera, in Tone I—

Of the Cross: The Cross was set up on Golgotha, and hath blossomed forth immortality for us from the ever-flowing fountain of the Savior’s side.

Stichos: Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes, unto Thee that dwellest in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look unto the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He take pity on us.

Of the resurrection: Come, ye people, let us hymn and worship Christ, glorifying His resurrection from the dead; for He is our God, Who hath delivered the world from the deception of the enemy.

Stichos: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for greatly are we filled with abasement. Greatly hath our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon them that prosper, and abasement on the proud.

Martyricon: O how good was your barter, O saints! For ye gave your blood in exchange for heavenly things; and having undergone trials for a time, ye rejoice everlastingly. Of a truth your commerce was goodly! For, having forsaken corruptible things, ye received those things which are incorrupt; and joining chorus with the angels, ye unceasingly hymn the consubstantial Trinity.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone VIII—

“Touch My side with thy hand, O Thomas,” saith Christ, “and come, thrust thy finger into the print of the nails. Test with faith, and believe on Me: be not unbelieving.” And Thomas, as he touched the Master with his finger, cried with a loud voice: “My God and Lord! O Compassion-ate One, glory to Thee!”

Then, Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart…; troparion: When the sepulcher was sealed…; litany, and dismissal.

N.B.: Be it known that the stichera of the Cross come before the stichera of the resurrection on Wednesdays and Fridays, and the same holdeth true for the sessional hymns, because our Lord was crucified first, and only afterwards rose from the dead.

At God is the Lord…, the troparion of the feast, thrice.

After the first chanting of the Psalter, the sessional hymn of the Cross, in Tone I—

When Thou wast crucified, O Christ, tyranny perished and the power of the enemy was trampled down; for it was neither angel nor man, but Thou Thyself, O Lord, Who saved us. Glory to Thee!

Stichos: Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship the footstool of His feet; for it is holy.

Isaac was led up to the hill, and Jonah was brought down into the deep; they both depicted Thy suffering, O Savior: the one Thy bonds and sacrifice, the other Thy burial and the life of Thine all-glorious rising. Glory be to Thee, O Lord!

Stichos: Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.

Martyricon: Be Thou entreated by the pangs of the saints, which they suffered for Thee, O Lord; and heal all our wounds, we pray Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Stavrotheotokion—

Possessed of thine intercession, O all-pure one, delivered from griefs by thy supplications, and everywhere preserved by the Cross of thy Son, we all piously magnify thee as is meet.

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone I: Special Melody: Thy tomb O Savior…—

Thomas the Twin, who touched the unbearable side with his hand, was not consumed at the touch, but remained, touching the wounds with yet greater assurance, and saying unto Him Who was pierced for our sake: “Thou art my Lord and my God, even though Thou hast endured suffering!”

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Then, Having beheld the resurrection of Christ…, and Psalm 50.

Canon of the feast, with 8 troparia, including the irmos; and that from the Menaion, with 4 troparia. After Ode III, the sessional hymn from the Menaion. After Ode VI, kontakion & ikos of the feast. Exapostilarion of the feast.

On the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone I—

Of the Cross: We unceasingly hymn Thee as Savior and Master, Who wast nailed to the Tree and gavest life unto us. Twice

O Christ, Who by Thy resurrection didst make hades captive and raise man up, vouchsafe that we may hymn and glorify Thee with a pure heart.

Martyricon: Neither tribulation, nor affliction, nor starvation, nor persecution, nor wounds, nor the raging of wild beasts, nor the sword, nor the threat of fire were able to separate you from God, O most lauded martyrs; and ye forgot your own nature, struggling as in others’ bodies, and spurning death out of great love for Him. Wherefore, as is meet ye have received reward for your pangs, and have become inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. Pray ye unceasingly in behalf of our souls.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone VIII—

When the doors were shut and the disciples were assembled, the Savior stood forth where they were gathered, and standing in their midst said to Thomas: “Come, touch and see the print of the nails; stretch forth thy hand, and touch My side; and be not unbelieving, but proclaim with faith My resurrection from the dead.

Aposticha stichera, in Tone II: Special Melody: O house of Ephratha…—

O new wonder! O all-glorious sight! How was the hand of the apostle not consumed like grass by the fire of the Godhead?

Stichos: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

Let us also strive to sanctify our hands by abolishing the passions, and thus let us touch the side of the Master.

Stichos: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.

Make new all thy senses for the divine sight, O soul; for thus doth Christ desire that thou be made perfect by renewal.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same melody—

Noetically behold me, the transformation of the world, and make beauteous what is within thee, O soul, and be thou adorned with the virtues, as with leaves.

Then, It is good to give thanks unto the Lord…; First Hour, and dismissal.