Irmos: Beholding the sea of life surging with the tempest of temptations, fleeing to Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee: Lead up my life from corruption, O greatly Merciful One!
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared today…”—
Let the all-wise Trophimus and Aristarchus, and the wondrous Pudens, be praised with sacred hymns as disciples of the Word and sacred companions of Paul.
Theotokion: Strange was thy conceiving, and strange, awesome and past understanding thy birthgiving, O Maiden, who reconcilest to God those estranged from Him of old, and restoring our primal beauty.
Truly full of the water of the Spirit, ye have given every soul to drink of doctrine, wresting them from the midst of the flame of falsehood by divine grace.
United in the Spirit, ye were in nowise separated bodily; for ye were beheaded together with Paul your teacher, and with him are glorified.
This honored festival of the apostles hath appeared today, illumining us and dispelling the darkness of sin from those who cry: Light hath appeared and deliverance hath come!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.