Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the fiery furnace divided its activity at the command of God, consuming the Chaldæans, but bedewing the faithful, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!
Ye steadfastly endured separation one from another as it were a furnace burning with fire; for, torn apart within, your souls aflame, ye suffered the torment of martyrdom through the pangs of kinship.
Theotokion: God the Word, the only-begotten Son, Who before the ages shone forth ineffably from the unoriginate Father, didst thou bear as the firstborn of creation. Wherefore, O Mother of God, all of us, the nations, glorify thee.
From on high did the dew-bearing cloud of God’s love for mankind overshadow you on the mountains of Sion, where the dew of the Spirit enlightened the disciples, who cried out: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!
O fathers most rich, who were united in nature and joined together by grace, entreat ye our Benefactor to be merciful and kind unto us that celebrate your sacred memorial.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.