Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast visited us…”—
Irmos: Every ear trembleth to hear of the ineffable condescension of God, for the Most High willingly came down even to the flesh, becoming man through the Virgin’s womb. Wherefore we, the faithful, magnify the all-pure Theotokos.
Ever flooded by the well-spring of the divine Spirit, the shrine of the martyrs poureth forth healing. Come ye most diligently, and let us draw forth, sanctifying body, heart and soul, and faithfully magnifying Christ the Savior, O ye who love the martyrs.
Theotokion: O portal of the Light, illumine my soul, which hath become darkened, benighted and vexed by disobedience, and show me forth as a partaker of the divine day, that I may glorify thee, the unashamed intercessor of the faithful.
Send down now thy blessing from on high upon the rulers of the nation, O all-blessed one, that they may ever shepherd in peace the pious Christ-bearing people, for whom thou wast condemned to die upon the wood of the gibbet.
Glory…, Now & ever…: exapostilarion from the Pentecostarion.
Irmos: The radiant cloud upon which the unoriginate Master of all descended from heaven, like rain upon the fleece, and of whom He was incarnate, becoming man for our sake, let us all magnify as the pure Mother of God.
Like flowers of the garden of God, like mystic roses did ye blossom forth; and ye have filled the Church with precious fragrance, driving far away the fœtid falsehood of the enemy with divine grace, O ye forty martyrs of Christ.
Theotokion: O pure and all-blameless one who gavest birth to the Light, illumine me who am benighted by all the assaults of the evil one and all manner of evil, and who have angered God; and guide me toward good works, in that thou art the cause of all good things.
Upon those who now would fain subjugate Greece let thy curse not be slow to fall, O wise one, that, living under it in this age and in that which is to come, they may be fittingly punished as enemies of the devout.
Today, O ye faithful, with faith let us praise and bless Maximus and Alexander, Theodore, Zephon and Pompey, Africanus and Terence, with the other athletes, hymning their struggles.
O illustrious patriarch, ask thou that timely remission of many sins be granted even to me, who venerate thee, that, saved, I may hymn the one indivisible God in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The earth took unto itself your blood and your suffering bodies, and heaven received your divine spirits. The armies of the angels assembled to honor your triumph, O wise ones, and Christ hath crowned you as victors.
Let us, the faithful, give glory to the one God in three Persons, the King of all, Who hath delivered us through the hanging of the godly patriarch. Twice
On the Praises, 6 stichera: 3 from the Pentecostarion, and 3 for the hieromartyr, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Called from on high…”—
Thou wast fittingly called passion-bearer, O blessed Gregory, for the Master, in that He is good, foreordained thee to be a godly shepherd for His Church. Then didst thou receive the greatly radiant splendor of the Paraclete, through Whom thou didst illumine thy flock and wast rewarded as His most diligent steward. Intercede before Him, that He save and restore thy nation.
Consumed by perfect love when heavenly desire inflamed thy soul, O most sacred father, as one most eager to set forth, thou didst exclaim the memorable words: “I am the servant of the Creator, and for this am I slain by the hands of the iniquitous, that, in a word, I may be shown to be a most trustworthy steward of our God.” Him do thou entreat, that He save and deliver our nation.
Thou wast crucified with Christ, O hieromartyr, when thou didst cry forth the divinely inspired words: “My race hath fallen, and therefore I greatly desire to raise it up!” Wherefore, O Gregory, like Moses thou didst hasten from the land of the Hellenes to the Imperial City, and with the diadem of martyrdom thou wast adorned, passing on to Christ, Whom do thou entreat, that He save and raise up our people.
Glory…, in Tone I—
Come, O ye faithful, let us bless Gregory, the Œcumenical Patriarch, who courageously contested for piety, saying: Rejoice, O adamantine soul and most valiant man of God! Rejoice, O shepherd who gavest thyself for thy flock! Rejoice, O boast of Greece and gladness of the Orthodox! Intercede fervently for our people.
Now & ever…: doxasticon from the Pentecostarion.
Great Doxology. Litanies. Dismissal.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.