Irmos: From the belly of the sea monster, Jonah cried out: Lead me up from the abyss of hell, I pray, that with a spirit of truth and in a voice of praise I may sacrifice to Thee, as to my Deliverer!
Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “The steadfast…”—
Shielded by hope, and having strengthened thy soul with the power of God, O all-praised one, thou wast not afraid to traverse the impassable deep; indeed, thou wast saved, upborne by dolphins.
Theotokion: Truly the laws of nature did not apply to thee, O pure Virgin; for, giving birth to the Word, God and man, Who is equally enthroned with the Father and the divine Spirit, thou art still Virgin.
Thy life truly astonished the angels, put the demons to shame, and enlightened men. And thou didst even save the woman and draw her to the path of asceticism.
As is meet, thy passage was truly a likeness of thy labors and honorable struggles, O wise one; and thou didst win the victory of chastity over the enemy, slaying the serpent with thine abstinence.
As a skilled ascetic of piety, an honored athlete by volition, and an inhabitant and citizen of the desert, we praise the ever-honorable Martinian in hymns, as is meet; for he trampled the serpent underfoot.
Ikos: From one end of the earth to the other hath the report of thy beautiful virtues and divine struggles passed. While a child in stature, thou didst desire to dwell in the wilderness, ever sending up hymns, psalms and prayers unto Christ; and growing day and night in pangs and tears, thou didst finish thy life in purity and didst put the author of evil to shame, O wise one, for thou didst trample the serpent underfoot.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.