The choir of the disciples hath assembled all-gloriously from the ends of the earth, to bury thy divine and incorrupt body, O Maiden.
On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 of the feast, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “With what crowns of praise…”—
Troparion of the martyrs, in Tone IV—
With what unworthy lips shall we bless the Theotokos, who is more honorable than creation and more holy than the cherubim and all the angels: the immovable throne of the King, the house wherein the Most High dwelt, the sanctuary of God, the salvation of the world, the one who richly bestoweth great mercy upon the faithful on the day of her divine memorial?
Glory…, Now & ever…: troparion of the feast, in Tone I—
What wondrous hymns were they that all the apostles of the Word, who stood round about thy bier, then offered unto thee, O Virgin, crying out in awe: “The palace of the King departeth! The ark of sanctification is borne aloft! Open wide, ye gates, that the portal of God may enter into joy, unceasingly entreating great mercy for the world!”?
What spiritual hymns shall we now offer unto thee, O most holy one? For by thine immortal dormition thou hast sanctified the whole world and passed over to the things which are above the world, to comprehend the beauty of the Almighty, and to rejoice in Him, as His Mother, the ranks of angels and the souls of the righteous accompanying thee. With them ask for us peace and great mercy.
And 3 stichera of the martyrs, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…”—
Revealed as perfect stones quarried by martyrdom and dressed by torments, O holy ones, ye fashioned yourselves into a church of the Lord, casting down to the ground the temples and worship of the idols. Wherefore, we call them blessed, as inhabitants of paradise and offerings of the temple of heaven.
O ye who have touched the relics of the sacred martyrs Florus and Laurus, draw forth grace and receive enlightenment, gladness and mercy: for from them doth the divine action of healing richly flow! And blessing them as favorites of the Lord, let us earnestly cry out: Glory to Thee, O our God!
Having been imprisoned in a pit and inured within the earth at the command of the tyrant, by divine utterances and the revelation of the Holy Spirit ye have been shown to us as stars which shine forth portents and wonders and gifts of healing, O fraternal athletes, fellow citizens with the angels.
Glory…, in Tone II—
O holy zealots, brethren in Christ, Florus and Laurus: be ye honored with fitting hymns! For, having contended mightily and suffered steadfastly for your confession of God, ye have received crowns of victory. Wherefore, ye join chorus with the angels in the highest, earnestly entreating the Holy Trinity to grant peace to the world and to save our souls.
Now & ever…, in Tone IV—
Come, O ye people, let us hymn the all-holy and pure virgin from whom the incarnate Word of the Father came forth ineffably; and let us cry aloud, saying: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the womb which contained Christ! Having surrendered thy soul into His holy hands, O all-pure one, entreat Him, that our souls be saved.
At the aposticha, these stichera of the feast, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “O house of Ephratha…”—
Raise a hymn, all ye choirs of heaven! For the Virgin Mother hath been all-gloriously translated from earth to the heavens.
Stichos: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness.
Stichos: The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David, and He will not annul it.
Be ye lifted up, O ye gates of heaven, beholding the only Mother of God, the portal of the Most High coming to the highest.
Glory…, Now & ever…, in the same tone—
Let us chant the hymn of David unto Christ God today, O ye people: The virgins that follow after her, said he, shall be brought to the King, and those near her shall be brought in gladness and rejoicing; for she who is of the seed of David, for whose sake we have been deified, is gloriously and ineffably placed in the hands of her Son and Master. Hymning her as the Mother of God, let us cry aloud and say: From every evil circumstance save us, who confess thee to be the Theotokos, and deliver our souls from misfortunes!
O ye faithful, let us praise as is meet the all-blessed Florus and the most honored Laurus, the all-comely and divinely wise and most radiant pair, who earnestly and manifestly proclaimed the uncreated Trinity to all. Wherefore, having suffered even unto the shedding of your blood and been crowned with most splendid crowns, entreat Christ God, that He save our souls.
In giving birth thou didst preserve thy virginity, and in thy falling asleep thou hast not forsaken the world, O Theotokos. Thou hast been translated to life, as thou art the Mother of Life. And by thy supplications thou dost deliver our souls from death.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.