Exapostilarion—
Irmos: Thee, the all-glorious Bride and most holy Theotokos, who gavest birth to the Creator of all things, visible and invisible, do we magnify with hymns.
On the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone VIII—
Theotokion: Show us thine ineffable loving-kindness, O thou who hast revealed to the world the invisible God and Savior; for, lo! confessing our weakness, we cry out unceasingly: Save those who magnify thee, O Theotokos!
As many things as are lovely, all-glorious and desirable dost thou now enjoy, O martyr. Before the throne of the Almighty remember us who magnify thee.
Exapostilarion—
Irmos: Thee, the Mother of God, the radiant lamp, the all-wondrous glory more exalted than all creatures, do we magnify with hymns.
Thou didst deny thyself, O venerable Maximus, and didst show thyself to be a stranger to the whole life of vanity, delighting neither in sweet food, nor in glory, nor in any possession, nor yet in friendship with the mighty. But all these things together didst thou renounce by the lack of acquisition in thy way of life; noetically nurturing thyself, rather, on the beauty of God; and in tears and solitude, prayers, vigils, and the reading of books thou didst delight, ever filled with gladness. Twice
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—
Deprive us not of thy confident intercession, O passion-bearing virgin; for with fervor we fall down before thy shrine, crying out with our hearts and mouths: With love remember us who magnify thee!
The venerable Maximus, like the fathers of old, did not hesitate to struggle, at times against the heretics by his discourses, at times strengthening the faithful to stand unshakably in the Faith; for neither the cruel storms of obstacles, nor imprisonment, nor yet the chains which fettered his body, were able to shake this father, but instead enlightened his soul.
Theotokion: In hymns we magnify aloud thee who art a radiant beacon amid the night of the passions, a shelter of goodness, and an unassailable defense against the assaults of the enemy.
Behold, O martyred maidens Agnes and Emerentiana, ye have passed over from sorrows to things which are full of joy, and from griefs to things which are profitable; and we who do battle on earth are in need of your aid, which do thou render quickly unto us who magnify you with love.
The all-wise Maximus, a much-suffering cherub on earth, layeth a divine banquet for us on the day of his commemoration. Let us eagerly make haste, O ye who love the feasts of the Church, to this all-sweet and abundant spring, which quencheth the burning thirst caused by the false teachings of the heretics, and beareth souls up to the mansions on high.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—
Great is the wonder! An innocent lamb hath driven away cruel wolves! A meek dove hath slain a hawk! Soft wax hath destroyed tempered steel! Drops of heavenly dew have quenched the fire of Gehenna! Weakness hath proved mightier than strength, and purity hath mocked the counsel of the sin-loving and iniquitous! For a David hath again slain Goliath, and the power of God hath been all-gloriously revealed in a martyred maiden. Wherefore, we cry out to Christ: Through the supplications of the holy Agnes, O Savior, save Thou our souls!
Glory…, in Tone III—
Now & ever…: Theotokion—
All of us sinners have thee as our aid, O all-pure Virgin. By thy maternal supplications reconcile thy Son with us.
Save us by Thy grace, O all-holy Trinity, Creator and Sustainer of all; and keep us pure who in this present life worship Thee in Orthodox manner. And in the age to come vouchsafe that we may be enrolled in the divine choir of Thine elect, where there is the pure sound of those who keep festival and a voice of ineffable gladness.
We know thee to be a radiant lamp, an excellent mind and an unshakable pillar; and we proclaim thee an instructor of monks and a denouncer of heresies.
Without seed didst thou conceive of the Holy Spirit; and glorifying thee, we chant: Rejoice, O all-holy Virgin!
Thou didst shine forth brilliantly from the noonday lands, O venerable Maximus, exhibiting a splendid manner of life, dispelling the darkness of evil, and shining forth in right pleasing supplication.
As a torch of divine understanding, thou didst attain unto the knowledge of the Son of God, becoming a perfect man according to the measure of the stature of Christ; wherefore, we cry out to thee: Truly blessed art thou in all things, through the struggles, glory and grace which thou didst receive from on high!
The light of divine discourses and precepts shone upon the venerable Maximus; wherefore, he hath been shown forth to us as a secondary luminary and a most excellent intellect.
The angelic hosts were stricken with awe, beholding the Virgin who holdeth in her arms the Light Who shone forth from Light and gave birth in purity. The Light hath shone forth upon us from the Virgin’s womb.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.