Synaxis of the “Axion Estin” Icon of the Mother of God - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Go quickly before...”)
Gather together, all ye Fathers of Athos, / faithfully celebrating with joy and gladness today, / for wondrously the Mother of God / is hymned by the Angel; / therefore, we glorify her forever as the Theotokos.
Kontakion — Tone 4
(Podoben: “Thou hast appeared today...”)
All of Athos keeps festival today, / for wondrously, it has received hymns from the Angel, / extolling the Mother of God, whom all of creation honors and glorifies.