Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Having been lifted up…”—
Made steadfast by the hope of life eternal, rejoicing, the valiant ones, who shared the names of Thy divine prophets, endured the dismemberment of their bodies, O Savior.
Theotokion: Daniel beheld thee, O most immaculate one, as the mountain from which was cut the Stone Who hath crushed all manner of falsehood, filling all the ends of the earth with divine knowledge.
By their death Samuel and Elijah, Daniel and the divine Jeremiah, and with them Isaiah of great renown, purchased a higher life.
Egypt, which of old was covered with the profound darkness of ignorance, now shineth forth radiant beacons unto God, enriched by the light of the knowledge of God.
Rejoicing in wisdom made manifest by heaven when dreadful torments lay before them, the valiant athletes conversed amongst themselves, sparing not their flesh. Wherefore, they have inherited everlasting glory, ever praying for us who praise their contest.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.