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 VIII: Spec. Mel.: “As firstfruits…”—
Thou wast a beacon, illumining the ends of the earth with the light of thy sufferings; and thou didst confess the name of Christ before the tormenters, O all-glorious athlete of Christ.
Theotokion: O Mother of God, as thou gavest birth unto the Source of dispassion, make me steadfast who am shaken by the adverse assaults of the passions; for unto thee, the great refuge of men, have I fled.
Aflame with the fire of divine love, thou didst quench the burning of the iniquitous with the dew of faith, showing forth the wonders of Christ to the unbelieving, O right wondrous one.
Desiring immortal life, O Charalampius, thou didst mortify the movements of the carnal passions; and by thy supplication didst raise the dead, who hymned Him Who glorified Thee in all things.
Perfected by the grace of the priesthood, O glorious one, thou didst splendidly adorn the Church with thy divine suffering, which, rejoicing, thou didst manfully accept for Christ’s sake, O Charalampius, thou honored beacon of the whole world, illumining the ends of the earth, in that thou art invincible.
Ikos: Emulating Christ our God, the Shepherd Who, as a Lamb, was pleased to come to earth to take away the sins of the world and bear the infirmities of all, O holy martyr, thou didst lay down thy life for thy sheep, proclaiming His Passion. Wherefore, today we all praise thee with hymns, as one invincible.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.