Irmos: Having traversed the depths of the Red Sea with dryshod feet, Israel of old vanquished the might of Amalek in the wilderness by Moses’ arms stretched out in the form of the Cross.
Together let us offer harmonious praise unto Christ, celebrating the glorious memory of the wise Blaise, and chanting a hymn unto our God, in that He hath been glorified.
Theotokion: By thy birthgiving, O pure and all-holy Theotokos, the whole human race hath risen from our first father’s fall and hath manifestly been delivered from the curse of our first mother.
Blaise, the seer of things afar off, the lover of Christ, as hierarch, martyr and shepherd, which he hath shown by his activity, doth summon us to share in the divine banquet he layeth before us.
Thou didst purify thy life with the virtues and wast shown to be a vessel fit to receive the divine myrrh of an honorable ministry, O wise one; and thou didst embroider thy vesture with the blood of martyrdom.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.