On Lord, I have cried, six stichera are sung: three of the feast, and three of the Forerunner.

Stichera of the feast from Vespers of the Theophany (p. 168):

Tone Two

The Forerunner beheld our Enlightenment…

The hosts of angels were filled with fear…

The streams of the Jordan received Thee…

Stichera of the Forerunner in the Greek use:

Tone One

to the special melody, O ye martyrs praised in all the world…

O Forerunner of Christ, who art praised in all the world, with reverence we call thee blessed, O Baptist inspired by God; and we glorify Christ who bowed His head before thee in the Jordan and sanctified the nature of mortal man. Entreat Him that peace and great mercy may be given to our souls.

O wise John the Forerunner, thou hast looked down from the bank of the river upon the Glory past speech of the Father, even the Son, as He stood in the waters; and thou hast seen the Spirit descend as a dove, cleansing and enlightening the ends of the earth. To thee the mystery of the Trinity was revealed: and to thee we sing, honouring thy divine festival.

O Baptist and Forerunner, strengthened by the divine grace of Christ thou hast shown us the Lamb that takes away all the sins of the world; and with joy thou hast this day brought two disciples to Him. Entreat Him that peace and great mercy may be given to our souls.

But in the Slav use we sing the following stichera:

Tone One

to the special melody, O ye martyrs praised in all the world…

When the Forerunner beheld Thee, O Christ, draw near to him and ask for baptism, he cried out in trembling: ‘Why dost Thou bid me perform what lies beyond my strength? How shall I touch Thee with my hand, O Lord all-powerful, who with Thy hand dost hold all things? Do Thou rather baptize me Thy servant.’

‘I have appeared this day as a complete man; by nature unapproachable, I have become approachable to thee. Being rich, I have of Mine own will made Myself poor, that what has grown poor I may make rich with incorruption and deliverance. Draw near and baptize Him who is not subject to corruption and who delivers the world from decay.’

‘I am constrained on every side’, said the Forerunner to the Creator, ‘and I am at a loss whither to flee. O bountiful Lord, Thou art a stream full of nourishment: how then shall the flowing streams receive Thee, O Word, who art come to pour forth salvation upon all who honour Thy holy Epiphany?’

Then both in the Greek and in the Slav use:

Glory be to the Father…

Tone Six

Thou Light in the flesh and Forerunner of the Saviour, offspring of a barren mother and friend of Him who was born of a Virgin, thou hast worshipped Him by leaping in the womb and hast baptized Him in the waters of the Jordan. We entreat thee, intercede with Him, O Prophet, that we may escape from the mighty tempests to come.

Both now…

Same Tone

God the Word appeared to mankind in the flesh. Ready for baptism, He stood in the Jordan and the Forerunner said to Him: ‘How shall I stretch forth my hand and touch the head of Him that rules all things? Though Thou art the child of Mary, yet do I know Thee to be the pre-eternal God. Thou whose praises the seraphim sing dost walk upon the earth. And I who am but a servant know not how to baptize the Master.’ O Lord past all understanding, glory to Thee.

Entrance, O joyful light.

Great Prokimenon:

Tone Seven

Our God is in heaven and on earth: He hath done whatsoever He hath pleased (Psalm 113:11).

℣ 1. When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language (Psalm 113:1).

Our God is in heaven…

℣ 2. The sea saw it and fled: Jordan was driven back (Psalm 113:3).

Our God is in heaven…

℣ 3. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? (Psalm 113:5)

Our God is in heaven…

Aposticha:

Tone Four

to the special melody, Thou hast given an ensign…

When he saw Thee, O Master, draw near to him, John the Forerunner was amazed, and as a faithful servant he cried out in fear: ‘What is this humility, O Saviour? What is this poverty that Thou hast put on? In the wealth of Thy goodness and compassion Thou hast raised up man from his humiliation, by clothing Thyself in him.’

℣. The sea saw it and fled: Jordan was driven back (Psalm 113:3).

‘Come unto me this day,’ the Saviour of all replied to the Forerunner, ‘for I bring to pass a mystery. Serve Me with trembling, yet draw not back in fear. For I, by nature undefiled, stand now before thee in the waters of the Jordan and am baptized as man: for I make Adam new, who was shattered by sin.’

℣. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? (Psalm 113:5)

‘Who among men has seen the sun being cleansed,’ replied John, ‘and Him that covered the heaven with clouds, stripped naked? Who has seen Him that made the springs and rivers, Himself enter the waters? I stand amazed at Thine ineffable dispensation, O Master. Burden not Thy servant with fearful commands.’

Glory be to the Father…

Tone Four

by Byzas

As the lover of the Spirit, the swallow that brings divine tidings of grace, O Forerunner, thou hast clearly made known to mankind the dispensation of the King, who shone forth in brightness from a pure Virgin unto the restoration of men. Thou dost banish the dominion of dark and evil ways, and guidest towards eternal life the hearts of those baptized in repentance, O blessed Prophet inspired by God.

Both now…

Same Tone

Come, let us do as the wise virgins; come, let us go and meet the Master who has appeared: for as a Bridegroom has He come forth to John. The Jordan, seeing Thee, crouched in fear and stopped; John cried aloud: ‘I dare not touch Thine immortal head.’ The Spirit came down in the form of a dove to hallow the waters, and a voice cried from on high: ‘This is My Son who is come into the world to save mankind.’ O Lord, glory to Thee.

Apolytikion (troparion) of the feast:

Tone One

When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness unto Thee, calling Thee the beloved Son, and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed His word as sure and steadfast. O Christ our God who hast appeared and enlightened the world, glory to Thee.

Then the apolytikion of the saint:

Tone Two

The memory of the just is praised, but thou art well pleased, O Forerunner, with the testimony of the Lord. For thou hast verily been shown forth as more honoured than the prophets, since thou wast counted worthy to baptize in the stream Him whom they foretold. Therefore, having mightily contended and suffered for the truth, with joy thou hast preached also to those in hell the good tidings of God made manifest in the flesh, who takes away the sin of the world and grants us great mercy.

And the Dismissal.

After the first reading from the Psalter, sessional hymn:

Tone One

When Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and baptized in the Jordan by John, the Spirit descended visibly upon Him in the form of a dove. Therefore the Prophet cried aloud with the angels, saying: ‘Glory to Thy coming, O Christ, glory to Thy Kingdom: glory to Thy dispensation, O Thou who alone lovest mankind.’

Glory be to the Father… Both now…

Repeat.

After the second reading from the Psalter, sessional hymn:

Tone Four

When the great Forerunner saw Thee, O Christ, seeking baptism in the streams of the Jordan, he cried out in gladness: ‘Thou hast come, Thou art made manifest, the light that no man can approach.’

Glory be to the Father… Both now…

Repeat.

Psalm 50.

The two Canons of the feast are read, in ten troparia, and then the Canon of the Forerunner by Theophanes, in four troparia. The irmoi of the two Canons of the feast are repeated as katavasia at the end of each Canticle. Before the verses of the Canon of the Forerunner we say, Great Saint John, Forerunner of the Lord, pray for us; or else, Saint of God, pray for us, or Baptist of Christ, pray for us.

Tone Two

Canticle One

Irmos: Let us sing to the Lord who by His divine command dried up the billowing sea where none might walk, and led the people of Israel across it on foot: for He has been greatly glorified.

I am plunged in the rough sea of the passions: come to me and save me by thine intercessions, O Forerunner. For as an honoured and pure vessel thou wast granted freedom from passion, and wast dedicated to the Lord on high while still a babe.

An angel that stands before God came in great rejoicing to thine honoured father Zacharias, while he was serving in the temple, and brought glad tidings of thee who art the equal of the angels: how thou, O all-blessed, wast to become the Forerunner and friend of the Lord.

While yet within thy mother’s womb thou wast filled with the Most Holy Spirit, and leaping with gladness thou hast joyfully announced the fruit of virginity and hast worshipped Him, O venerable Prophet.

Let us praise the divine and holy Forerunner of the Lord. He cut a path for himself where none before had trod, following a strange way of life, and he baptized Christ in the streams of Jordan.

Theotokion

O most sacred Temple of virginity, who hast conceived in thy womb God the Word, save by thine intercessions those who run to thee and call upon thee, O pure and all-blameless Lady, and set them free from every danger that assails them.

Canticle Three

Irmos: On the rock of the faith Thou hast established me, and Thou hast opened wide my mouth against mine enemies. For my spirit has rejoiced to sing: None is holy as our God and none is righteous save Thee, O Lord.

Having released thy parents from the reproach of childlessness, thou hast acknowledged the divine Offspring of the Virgin by leaping with great joy in the womb of thy mother, O Forerunner of Christ who art praised in all the world, companion of the angels and sharer in the mysteries of grace.

Thou hast prepared the paths of the Lord and hast gone before His face, O prophet. As a lamp that gives light to all, thou hast revealed through the waters of baptism the Brightness of the Father’s glory, made manifest in the flesh, O thou who wast chosen above all.

As the dawn hast thou shone forth, revealing the Sun of Righteousness to those in darkness. For thou hast become preacher and Forerunner of the salvation of all, and to all thou hast said: ‘Come ye to Christ with faith and be saved.’

Theotokion

Thou wast granted joy beyond speech, O Mother of God, and thou hast conceived thy Master without seed. All that is beneath the sun He calls back to Himself, and unto Him we cry: None is holy save Thee, O Lord.

Kontakion and ikos of the Theophany.

Then the sessional hymn:

Tone One

The mighty Rain comes forth in the flesh to the streams of the river, desiring baptism. Filled with amazement, the divine Forerunner said to Him: ‘How shall I baptize Thee who hast no stain at all? How shall I stretch out my right hand upon Thy head, before which all things tremble?’

Glory be to the Father… Both now…

Tone Four

Of His own will has God who is beyond all comprehension come down upon earth, and taken flesh for our sake according to His good pleasure; and He who is our Enlightenment has suffered Himself to be baptized. Therefore the Forerunner cried aloud to Him: ‘I dare not touch Thy head, O Saviour, for I see how Thou art beyond comprehension, O Lord.’ Thou Word, who hast dispensed all things for our benefit, glory to Thee.

Canticle Four

Irmos: I sing of Thee, O Lord, for I have heard the report of Thee and was afraid. Thou hast come and sought me who had gone astray. Therefore I glorify Thine abundant condescension towards me, O Thou who art rich in mercy.

Thou wast sent before the Master, O most venerable John, to wash the filthy clean in the water, preparing them to receive Christ, who takes away sin and drives out error by the light of the knowledge of God.

O blessed John, who hast baptized Christ in the streams of the Jordan, entreat Him that I may be healed from the poison of the serpent’s bite. For in these same streams has the Saviour crushed the evil dragons that lurked in hiding.

O preacher of Christ, thou hast come forth adorned with the wisdom of God. Thou hast become the voice of one crying ‘Repent’, and as a prophet hast thou foretold Him who declared thee to be greater than all men.

Following a way of life that was strange and untrodden by men, O Best of all, thou hast come to the waters of Jordan, there to hear the voice of the Father and to see the coming of the Spirit.

Theotokion

The Lord who fashioned all things is Himself fashioned as we are. Having taken up His dwelling in thy most holy womb, O all-pure Lady, He clothed Himself in the form of man and saved His own image.

Canticle Five

Irmos: O Christ my Saviour, the Enlightenment of those that lie in darkness, the Salvation of all in despair, I seek Thee early in the morning: enlighten me with Thy brightness, O King of peace, for I know no other God save Thee.

Adorned, as though from some heavenly initiation, with the radiance of virtue beyond nature, thou art come to the streams of Jordan, O Forerunner: and thou dost baptize and cleanse with water those who draw near to thee in faith.

Since it was thine appointed task to baptize the pure and undefiled Light, thou wast thyself made a vessel of purity. He declared thee greater than all men and more honoured than the prophets: for thou wast counted worthy to see Him of whom they spoke in prophecy.

The Forerunner who was sent before the face of the Lord and who showed unto men His straight paths, touched the head of the Master with trembling, and baptizing Him he said: ‘I know no other God save Thee.’

Theotokion

O Virgin, the Son of God was plainly revealed as thy Son, He that accomplished His divine works by the power of His will alone. Therefore we all name thee Theotokos verily and in truth: for we know no Mother of God save thee.

Canticle Six

Irmos: Compassed about in an abyss of sin, on the unsearchable abyss of Thy tender mercies do I call: bring me out of corruption, O God.

Thou hast come as the voice of the Word, and as the morning star hast thou risen, O Forerunner, plainly announcing the approach of the Sun of Righteousness.

Thou hast not known earthly cares but wast enriched by heavenly hopes, and as an angel upon earth hast thou passed through life, O most blessed John.

We acknowledge thee to be the seal of the prophets, the mediator between the Old and the New Testament: and we proclaim thee Baptist and Forerunner of the Saviour Christ.

Theotokion

Unsearchable in very truth is thy conceiving: beyond words and past understanding is thy birthgiving: yet it is known and believed by all the faithful, O thou only Bride of God.

Kontakion

Tone Six

by Romanos the Melodist

The Jordan, filled with fear at Thy coming in the flesh, was driven back trembling, and John, fulfilling the ministry of the Spirit, drew back in awe. The ranks of angels stood amazed, beholding Thee in the streams baptized in the flesh. And all those in darkness were filled with light, singing the praises of Thee who art made manifest and givest light to all.

Ikos

Adam became blind in Eden, but now in Bethlehem the Sun has appeared to him and opened his eyes, washing them clean in the waters of Jordan. Unto him that was in black darkness a Light has risen that shall never be put out: there is no more night for him, but all is day. For his sake the hour has now come round to break of day: for, as it is written, it was the cool of evening when he hid. He who fell at evening has found the Brightness that raises him up: he is released from gloom and has come to the Dawn, that is made manifest and giveth light to all.

Canticle Seven

Irmos: The bush on the mountain that was not consumed by fire and the Chaldean furnace that brought refreshment as the dew plainly prefigured thee, O Bride of God. For in a material womb, unconsumed thou hast received the divine and immaterial Fire. Therefore we cry aloud unto Him who was born of thee: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.

O Forerunner, thou hast celebrated the rites of baptism and accomplished the mysteries of God that were openly entrusted to thee; and becoming thyself the victim in a rite of sacrifice, thou wast offered as an innocent lamb. Therefore we join thee and sing: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.

O thrice-blessed Forerunner, thou hast become a new Elijah, like him displaying before the world an immaterial life; and with boldness thou hast openly reproved the transgressions of the King and Queen. Therefore we sing with thee, O Prophet: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.

Thou hast surpassed the prophets. O Forerunner, and hast inherited the godlike honour of the apostles of Christ: thou wast revealed as the fulfilment of the Law and the manifest first fruits of the new Grace. Therefore we join thee, O thrice-blessed, and we sing: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.

Theotokion

Let us all, as is right, reverently praise in hymns the all-pure Lady who received the Godhead, for she has conceived the Only-begotten God who was made manifest to us men. Unto Him do we, the faithful, sing with one accord: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.

Canticle Eight

Irmos: In Babylon of old by the command of God the fiery furnace worked in contrary ways: burning the Chaldeans, it refreshed the faithful with dew as they sang: O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

Joyfully we honour thee, O John most blessed, who hast appeared on earth as equal of the angels in thine unaccustomed way of life, and high above all men; and we cry, O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord.

Unto thee was revealed, O prophet, the mystery of the one essence of the Godhead in three consubstantial Persons. For through the voice of the Father and the coming of the Spirit thou hast known Him who was baptized to be the everlasting Word of God.

Child of a barren mother, O most venerable John, thou wast the spiritual dawn announcing the Sun who shone forth from the Virgin; and thou hast proclaimed the Lamb who in His love for mankind takes away the sin of the world.

Looking down upon us now from on high, O blessed and most happy Forerunner, guard by thine intercessions those who follow thy godly preaching, and who abide steadfastly by thine inspired teachings and thy saving doctrines.

Theotokion

In ways past telling thou hast conceived the pre-eternal Brightness of the glory of the Father, the Word without beginning who was in the beginning; and now without change has He proceeded forth from thee, O all-pure Virgin, and is become the firstborn of all creation.

Canticle Nine

The Magnificat and Greater in honour than the cherubim are not sung, but are replaced by the two canons of the feast with their megalynaria: after which is read the Canon of the Forerunner, with the following megalynarion:

Magnify, O my soul, the Forerunner great among the Prophets.

Irmos: From thy virgin womb the Light that was before the sun, even God who has shone forth upon us, took flesh ineffably, coming to dwell among us in the body. Thee, then, O blessed and all-holy Theotokos, do we magnify.

Magnify, O my soul, the Forerunner…

The voice of the Forerunner from the wilderness revealed the Word that was come to dwell among us in the flesh: and in exceeding joy he made ready to baptize Christ, who had drawn near and who through faith cleanses our souls from sin.

Magnify, O my soul, the Forerunner…

Thou art a holy mediator between the Law and Grace: thou settest the seal upon the first, and dost make a beginning of the second. The Word honoured thee above all the prophets, and now thou hast passed beyond things visible, O most venerable John.

Magnify, O my Soul, the Forerunner…

He who displayed a life which outshone that of the bodiless powers of heaven, now makes glad with the angelic choirs; and standing by the throne of the Master, he rejoices to intercede for the forgiveness and salvation of those who honour his memory.

Magnify, O my soul, the all-pure Virgin Theotokos, who is greater in honour than the hosts above.

Theotokion

In His supreme compassion, the Deliverer of all becomes man: for man’s own sake He who loves mankind, whose nature it is to show love towards us, accepts to be born according to the flesh from thy virgin womb, O all-blessed Mother of God.

Exapostilarion:

The Master declared thee to be a prophet higher than the prophets and greater than any born of woman. For Him whom all the prophets and the Law foretold, even Christ, thou hast seen in the flesh; and, more honoured than them all, thou hast baptized Him.

Glory be to the Father… Both now…

The Exapostilarion of the feast:

The Saviour, who is grace and truth, has appeared in the streams of the Jordan, and enlightened those that sleep in darkness and shadow. For the Light that no man can approach has come and is made manifest.

Lauds. Six stichera are sung, from lauds of the feast (p. 190:)

Tone One

Light from Light, Christ our God has shone upon the world… (twice)

O Christ our Master, how shall we Thy servants…

Thou, O our Saviour, wast baptized…

The true Light has appeared…

He who covers the heaven with clouds…

Glory be to the Father…

Tone Six

O Baptist, thou hast come forth as a messenger from a barren womb, and from thy very swaddling clothes hast thou gone to dwell in the wilderness. Thou wast made the seal of all the prophets: for Him whom they had seen in many forms and foretold in dark sayings, thou wast counted worthy to baptize in the Jordan. From heaven hast thou heard the voice of the Father testifying to His Son; and thou hast seen the Spirit in the form of a dove descending with the Father’s words upon Him who was baptized. O thou who art higher than all the prophets, cease not to intercede for us who celebrate in faith thy memorial.

Both now…

Tone Two

Today Christ has come to be baptized in Jordan; today John touches the head of the Master. The powers of heaven are amazed as they behold the marvellous mystery. The sea saw it and fled: Jordan at the sight was driven back. And we who have been enlightened cry aloud: Glory to God made manifest, who has appeared upon earth and brought light to the world.

Great Doxology and Dismissal.

According to the Greek practice we sing, as on 6 January, the antiphons and introit of the feast: then the troparion of the feast:

Tone One

When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness unto Thee, calling Thee the beloved Son, and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed His word as sure and steadfast. O Christ our God who hast appeared and enlightened the world, glory to Thee.

Troparion of the saint:

Tone Two

The memory of the just is praised, but thou art well pleased, O Forerunner, with the testimony of the Lord. For thou hast verily been shown forth as more honoured than the prophets, since thou wast counted worthy to baptize in the stream Him whom they foretold. Therefore, having mightily contended and suffered for the truth, with joy thou hast preached also to those in hell the good tidings of God made manifest in the flesh, who takes away the sin of the world and grants us great mercy.

Kontakion of the feast:

Tone Four

Thou hast appeared today to the inhabited earth, and Thy light, O Lord, has been marked upon us, who with knowledge sing Thy praise: Thou hast come, Thou art made manifest, the Light that no man can approach.

In place of the trisagion we sing:

As many of you as were baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.

According to the Slav practice we sing the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145) and the Beatitudes. With the Beatitudes are sung four troparia from Canticle Three of the first Canon of the feast, and four troparia from Canticle Six of the Canon of the saint.

Rejoice today, O Church of Christ, that before wast barren and sadly childless. For through water and the Spirit sons have been born to thee, who raise their cry in faith: None is holy as our God and none is righteous save Thee, O Lord (twice).

With a loud voice the Forerunner cries in the wilderness: ‘Prepare ye the way of Christ and make straight the paths for our God, raising your cry in faith: None is holy as our God and none is righteous save Thee, O Lord.’ (twice)

Thou hast come as the voice of the Word, and as the morning star hast thou risen, O Forerunner, plainly announcing the approach of the Sun of Righteousness.

Thou hast not known earthly cares but wast enriched by heavenly hopes, and as an angel upon earth hast thou passed through life, O most blessed John.

We acknowledge thee to be the seal of the prophets, the mediator between the Old and the New Testament: and we proclaim thee Baptist and Forerunner of the Saviour Christ.

Unsearchable in very truth is thy conceiving: beyond words and past understanding is thy birthgiving: yet it is known and believed by all the faithful, O thou only Bride of God.

The introit is as follows:

O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia.

Prokimenon, in both the Greek and the Slav use:

Tone Seven

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him (Psalm 63:11).

℣. Hear my voice, O God, when I pray unto Thee: deliver my soul from fear of the enemy (63:1).

Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (19:1–8).

In those days it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, he said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all the men were about twelve. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Alleluia:

Tone Five

℣ 1. Light hath shone forth upon the righteous: and gladness for the upright in heart (Psalm 96:11).

℣ 2. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness (Psalm 96:12).

Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John (1:29–34).

At that time John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for He was before me. And I knew Him not: but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon Him. And I knew Him not: but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

In place of It is meet, we sing the megalynarion and irmos from Canticle Nine of the second Canon of the feast.

Today the Master bows His head beneath the hand of the Forerunner.

O most pure Bride, O blessed Mother, the wonders of Thy birthgiving pass all understanding. Through thee we have obtained salvation in all things, and, as is right and meet, we rejoice before thee our Benefactor, bearing as gift a song of thanksgiving.

Communion verse:

The grace of God that bringeth salvation unto all men hath appeared (Titus 2:11),

and

The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance: he shall not be afraid of evil tidings (Psalm 111:6–7).

If 7 January falls on Wednesday or Friday, fish, wine, and oil are allowed, but meat and animal products may not be eaten.

The apodosis of the Theophany falls on 14 January. On that day all the office of the feast is repeated, omitting only the entrance, lessons, lity, blessing of bread, and blessing of the waters at Vespers; and the polyeleos and Gospel at Mattins.