Irmos: The uttermost abyss hath surrounded us, and there is none to deliver us. We are accounted as lambs for the slaughter. Save Thy people, O our God, for Thou art the strength and correction of the weak!
Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “Seeking the highest…”—
Theotokion: Through the Virgin Mother of God didst Thou enlighten Egypt which aforetime was in darkness, entering it as an infant, O Lord; and Thou didst reprove its vanity through the teachings of the divinely eloquent Mark, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Thou didst set at nought the scorn of the wicked, O Lord, and didst put down their prideful arrogance, showing forth Thine apostle as a conqueror by Thy might, for Thou art the strength and restoration of the afflicted.
By thy words, O wise Mark, thou didst preach the Fashioner of creation, the Crown of hope wherewith we are now crowned, and which, to our glory, hath been wrought of the nature of the flesh.
O glorious one, the preëminent Peter clearly instructed thee to record the precious Gospel mystically, showing thee to be a servant of divine grace, for thou didst shed the light of divine knowledge upon us.
Receiving from on high the grace of the Spirit, thou didst destroy the snares of the orators, O apostle, and, hunting all the nations, thou didst lead them to thy Master, O most glorious Mark, preaching the divine Gospel.
Ikos: A disciple of the preëminent apostle, with him thou didst preach Christ the Son of God, rendering steadfast upon the rock of truth those who were shaken by falsehood. Do thou also make me steadfast thereon, and set aright my steps, that, delivered from the snares of the enemy, I may glorify thee without faltering, for thou hast enlightened all, O wise Mark, preaching the divine Gospel.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.