Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “The heaven with stars…”—
Irmos: What is this great and all-glorious mystery within thee, O daughter of Adam and Mother of the Most High? With unceasing hymnody we, the faithful, magnify thee, the Theotokos, as the only bridge to God for the faithful, which we cross dryshod.
Having transcended the laws of fasting, O father, thou didst shine forth in all manner of abstinence, keeping vigil in prayer, and by fasting, purity and reverence. Wherefore, Christ, Who crowned thee, declareth thee victorious at the end of thy contest.
Theotokion: Thou alone, O Ever-virgin Theotokos, art truly the guide of Christians and the intercessor for sinners; for from thee hath deliverance shone forth in piety. And therewith do we finish our hymnody in faith, as is meet.
Shown to be worthy of God, thou didst struggle well; for, having cast off every burden, thou didst easily sail across the great and treacherous deep of life, O wise father, and didst arrive at the calm haven, having completed thy course.
Theotokion, in the same melody—
Desiring an angelic life, thou didst withdraw to the deserts; and having subdued the passions of the flesh, thou didst show thyself to be equal to the angels, O God-bearing Martinian.
Thou art shown to be the mountain which the divine Habbakuk foresaw of old as overshadowed and densely wooded, and which David called a mountain of butter and curds.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.