Canon of the Martyrs, in Tone I—

Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Having fallen asleep in the flesh…”—

Irmos: Thy victorious right arm hath in godly manner been glorified in strength; for as almighty, O Immortal One, it smote the adversary, fashioning anew the path of the deep for the Israelites.

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone IV—

The choir of the virtues set thee up as a four-walled rampart, O blessed one, impervious to the bow-shots of the noetic foe; for, as one mighty, thou dost vanquish the tempter.

Sessional hymn of the martyrs, in Tone V—

On the Praises, 6 stichera: 3 of the feast, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “O house of Ephratha…”—

Theotokion: Thou art the portal of divine glory, O all-pure Lady. Open unto me the gates of repentance, O Mistress, and rescue my lowly soul from the gates of hades, I pray, that I may glorify thee, my fervent helper, as is meet.

Ye have inherited the life which is devoid of grief, O ye seventy-three holy martyrs. As ye are ever full of spiritual joy, drive all grief from my soul, I pray, that, rejoicing, I may glorify your sacred suffering.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Exapostilarion of the feast: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast visited us…”—

Irmos: The Lord, Who giveth might unto our kings and exalteth the horn of His anointed ones, is born of the Virgin and cometh to baptism. O ye faithful, let us cry aloud unto Him: There is none as holy as our God!

Kontakion of the martyrs, in Tone IV—

Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast, in Tone IV—

A great and awesome mystery is now accomplished: for the Master of all is baptized at the hand of His servant for the purification of all men.

Theotokion: O all-pure Virgin Mother who gavest flesh to God, accept thou the voices of those who ever cry unto thee, and deliver us from the divers temptations of the enemy.

Ye were newly revealed stars, O martyrs of Christ, led by the right glorious and sacred Isidore who was mighty in teaching and endurance; wherefore, we entreat you: Drive from our hearts the darkness of sin, O right victorious martyrs of Christ.

Exapostilarion of the feast: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast visited us…”—

Irmos: O Thou Who alone hast known the weakness of human nature, having in Thy mercy formed Thyself therein: Gird me about with power from on high, that I may chant to Thee: Holy is the living temple of Thine ineffable glory, O Thou Who lovest mankind!

Kontakion of the venerable George, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared…”—

Sessional hymn of the venerable George, in Tone V: Spec. Mel.: “The Word Who with the Father and the Spirit is equally without beginning…”—

From on high the Father cried aloud: “This is my beloved Son Who is now baptized in the flesh in the waters of the Jordan!”

Theotokion: The Lord became incarnate of thy pure blood, granting repentance by thy goodly mediation to those who honor thee, O most hymned one, in that He is compassionate and alone loveth mankind.

Set afire by the divine coals of the Holy Spirit, O holy athletes, with valiant suffering ye shone forth, and shattered all the arrows of the ancient serpent, the deceitful adversary.

Irmos: He whom Thou didst call a Voice crying in the wilderness hath heard Thy voice, O Lord; for Thou didst thunder forth over many waters, bearing witness unto Thy Son. And having been wholly filled with the descending Spirit, he cried out: “Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Kontakion of the feast, in Tone IV—

Glory…: Sessional hymn of the venerable Domnica, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go thou quickly before…”—

The ranks of angels, beholding the Master, in the guise of a servant, baptized in the waters, were amazed and chanted.

Theotokion: O Virgin who art blessed among women, grant thy mercies to thy people, through the supplications of the passion-bearers of Christ, for thou hast been shown to be the Mother of the Merciful One.

Triadicon: O consubstantial Trinity—Father, Word and Holy Spirit—we glorify Thee with faith as the Creator of all, and piously cry out to Thee: O Holy Trinity our God, save us through the supplications of Thine athletes.

Irmos: Habbakuk, gazing with the eyes of foresight upon thee, the mountain overshadowed by the grace of God, prophesied that the Holy One of Israel would come forth from thee, for our salvation and restoration.

Now & ever…: Sessional hymn of the feast, in the same tone—

And 3 stichera of the martyrs, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…—

Theotokion: The mouth of the orator cannot describe thy mystery, O Maiden; for thou gavest birth to the Ineffable One, and bearest on thine arm Him Who sustaineth all things.

O Church of Christ, who of old wast barren and grievously childless, be glad today; for by water and the Spirit children have been born unto thee, who cry out with faith: There is none as holy as our God!

Irmos: Jesus, the Author of life, cometh to lift the condemnation of Adam the first-created, and though as God He requireth no cleansing, He cleanseth the fallen one in the Jordan. And having slain enmity therein, He granteth peace which passeth all understanding.

O all-praised martyrs of Christ, ye treated as of no account the raging of the persecutors and violent death, and, disposing yourselves right boldly, ye arrayed yourselves for battle with the glory of victory, and have been reckoned with all the righteous, with whom, ever offering praise, we call you blessed.

Theotokion: Blessed art Thou, O God, Who madest Thine abode within the Virgin’s womb and hast saved man. All-hymned and supremely exalted art Thou forever!

In the wilderness the Forerunner crieth out with a loud voice: “Prepare ye the ways of Christ and make straight the paths of our God, crying out with faith: There is none as holy as our God!”

Irmos: O Christ Who hast enlightened the ends of the world with the radiance of Thy coming and hast illumined them with Thy Cross: with the light of Thy divine knowledge enlighten the hearts of those who hymn Thee in Orthodox manner.

O all-blessed martyrs of Christ, ye gave yourselves over to drowning in the waters, have hallowed the earth with your bodies, and have illumined the air by your ascent to the heavens; and ye now dwell in the heavens, amid the never-waning light, ever praying for us, O ye who behold God.

Theotokion: From thee, O most hymned Virgin, did God shine forth and illumine the benighted people with the knowledge of God; and from corruption unto the life of heaven hath He led us up, who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

The lying enemy incited all manner of malice in his battle against the saints, yet was he vanquished by them, beholding them to be unconquered: for the power of God aided them. Wherefore, the divinely blessed ones have been shown to be receptacles of divine radiance.

Irmos: The voice of the Word, the candlestick of the Light, the morning star of the Sun, the Forerunner, crieth out to all the people in the wilderness: Repent, and be ye cleansed beforehand! For, lo! the Christ is at hand, delivering the world from corruption!

O invincible martyrs of Christ, by the dew of divine grace ye passed unharmed through the torture of burning, and have been counted worthy to live beside still waters, receiving crowns of victory. Wherefore, rejoicing today, we celebrate your holy memory, glorifying Christ.

Theotokion: Come ye faithful, and with love let us all unceasingly praise the blessed Mary, the Lady Mother of God and Virgin, through whom we have found everlasting joy.

The evil-minded Roman bishop desired that ye cast off the Orthodox Faith, O saints, and espouse his false ideas and unleavened liturgy; but as valiant warriors ye withstood him, O holy ones, and won victory over him by the power of Christ.

Irmos: The uttermost abyss hath surrounded us, and there is none to deliver us. We are accounted as lambs for the slaughter. Save Thy people, O our God, for Thou art the strength and correction of the weak!

Glory…, in Tone VIII—

Theotokion: Opening my mouth, O pure one, I propose to hymn thee who gavest birth to the hypostatic Wisdom; but as I am impure and am unable to sing of thee, the most pure one, as is fitting I ask thine aid.

Triadicon: The Father is light; the Son is light; and the Holy Comforter is light: for the Trinity, shining forth as from a single Sun, doth divinely illumine and preserve our souls, through the entreaties of the holy martyrs.

Irmos: The dew-laden, whistling wind and the descent of the Angel of God preserved unharmed the pious youths who communed together in the fiery furnace. Wherefore, bedewed in the flame, they raised a hymn in thanksgiving: O all-hymned Lord and God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

Having enlisted as soldiers of Christ, ye forsook all the beautiful things of the earth, and, taking the Cross upon your shoulders, ye followed after Him through all manner of torments, and would not deny Him before the tyrants. The angels have crowned your heads with wreaths of victory, O ye who were bold of soul, and ye have endured with splendor into the bridal-chamber of heaven. Wherefore, as ye have boldness before the Savior of all, pray ye for our souls.

Theotokion: O pure Mother of God, thou didst supernaturally remain incorrupt after giving birth, as thou wast before childbirth. Wherefore, desiring thee with divine spirit, the incorrupt Domnica followed in thy train, to meet thy Son, the King of all, O pure one.

Thou hast appeared today to the whole world, and Thy light, O Lord, hath been signed upon us who hymn Thee with understanding. Thou hast come, Thou hast appeared, the Light unapproachable.

Irmos: O Theotokos, we, the faithful, perceive thee to be a noetic furnace; for, as the supremely Exalted One saved the three youths, in thy womb the praised and most glorious God of our fathers wholly renewed the world.

Now & ever…, of the feast, in Tone II—

Theotokion: O Maiden Bride of God, who gavest birth to the Word Who washeth away the sins of the world, to the paths of repentance guide the lost one who hymneth thee.

Ikos: Upon Galilee of the nations, upon the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphthali, as the prophet said, a great Light hath shone, even Christ. A radiant darkness hath dawned upon those who sat in darkness, shining forth from Bethlehem. The Lord born of Mary, the Sun of righteousness, shineth forth with splendor upon the whole world. Come, therefore, all ye naked children of Adam, and let us clothe ourselves in Him, that we may be warmed; for He Who covereth the naked and enlighteneth those in darkness, hath come. He hath appeared, the Light unapproachable!

Irmos: The Babylonian furnace which poured forth dew showed forth a most glorious mystery: how the Jordan was to receive the immaterial Fire in its streams and embrace the Creator baptized in the flesh. Him do the peoples bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

The waters saw Thee, O God, the waters saw Thee and were afraid; for the cherubim are unable to gaze upon Thy glory, and the seraphim cannot bear to look upon Thee; yet, standing before Thee in fear, the cherubim bear Thee up and the seraphim glorify Thy power. With them, O Compassionate One, we declare Thy praise, saying: O God Who hast appeared, have mercy upon us!

Theotokion: Strengthen thou my weakness, O Virgin who gavest birth to the Power of the Most High, Who bestoweth existence upon all things and hath magnified the memory of Domnica.

Like the stars doth the memory shine forth today of Thy seventy-two passion-bearers, together with their priestly leader Isidore, who have shone forth and, with the help of God, have driven the gloom of error away from the faithful, in that they have boldness before the Lord, before Whom they stand, praying for all of us who with faith honor their precious sufferings.

Irmos: The children of Israel in the furnace, shining more brightly than gold in a crucible in the beauty of their piety, said: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord; hymn and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

Theotokion: He Who sitteth eternally in the bosom of the Father without being circumscribed hath now appeared, seated in thine arms, circumscribed; and He hath shown thee, who gavest birth to Him, to be ever-virgin after birthgiving, and truly incorrupt.

Thou didst sanctify the streams of the Jordan and didst crush the might of sin, O Christ our God; Thou didst bow Thy head beneath the hand of the forerunner and hast saved the human race from deception. Wherefore, we entreat Thee: Save Thou our souls!

Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss how to praise thee as is meet, and even an intelligence from above the world is in doubt how to hymn thee, O Theotokos; yet, as thou art good, accept our faith, for thou knowest our longing inspired by God; for thou art the intercessor of Christians, and we magnify thee.

Theotokion: By thy divine birthgiving Adam was able to shed to garments of mortality; and the only incarnate Word clad himself in the robe which thou didst weave in thy womb.

“Who hath ever seen the sun cleansed, which is dazzling by nature?” the herald crieth out. “Am I then to wash with water Thee, the Effulgence of glory, the Image of the eternal Father? Am I, who am grass, to touch Thy divinity? For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Irmos: The bush which burnt with fire yet was not consumed showed forth an image of thy pure birthgiving. And now we pray that the furnace of temptations which rageth against us may be extinguished, that we may magnify thee unceasingly, O Theotokos.

Theotokion: Thou hast adorned the fullness of mankind, O pure one; for thou wast shown to be more spacious than the wide heavens, O Maiden who gavest birth to God the Word Who stretched out the heavens as they were a curtain and hath restored men.

“When he happened upon Thee, Moses showed the divine reverence he felt, for he understood that it was Thee Who spake out of the bush; and he straightway averted his face. How, then, can I gaze directly at Thee? How can I touch Thee with my hand? For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Irmos: I will open my mouth, and with the Spirit will it be filled; and I shall utter discourse unto the Queen and Mother, and shall appear, keeping splendid festival; and, rejoicing, I will hymn her wonders.

Theotokion: Thou gavest birth unto the holy Lord of all, Whom Domnica desired with all her soul, mastering the corrupting passions; and she hymneth thee, O Virgin Who didst bear the Lord.

“Wisely doing what is spiritual, and being honored with speech, yet stand I in awe before inanimate things. For if I baptize Thee, the mountain which smoked with fire, the sea which parted in twain and this Jordan which turned back will be mine accusers. For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Irmos: Overwhelming power once laid low the whole army of Pharaoh in the deep, and the incarnate Word hath destroyed pernicious sin. All-glorious is the Lord, for gloriously hath He been glorified.

Theotokion: The Lord made His abode in thy womb as a man, vouchsafing incorrupt habitations unto me, a man, and overlooking mine iniquitous deeds and transgressions, O pure one.

O ye seventy-two holy athletes, and thou, O Isidore, teacher of the true Faith of Christ, who art like a pure dove: the most wicked one was not able to move you from your godly stance, but rather the evil one himself did fall.

Irmos: The Lord, Who giveth might unto our kings and exalteth the horn of His anointed ones, is born of the Virgin and cometh to baptism. O ye faithful, let us cry aloud unto Him: There is none as holy as our God!

Theotokion: For thy sake, O most holy Bride of God, the most Perfect One became a babe in my form for my sake, restoring me who have grown old through the passions.

O glorious passion-bearers, and thou, O blessed and valiant athlete Isidore, who leddest a choir of martyrs to the Lord: ye considered all the beauties of the world but dung, that ye might acquire Christ our God, our true beauty, our riches which cannot be taken away.

Irmos: O Theotokos, thou living and abundant fountain: in thy divine glory establish those who hymn thee and spiritually form themselves into a choir; and vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory.

Theotokion: They who acknowledge thee to have given birth to the Creator have not worshipped a creation, O Maiden, but, acknowledging the Word, the true God Who shone forth from thee, they cry: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers!

Triadicon: O ye people, ever offering worship with faith, let us piously glorify the Trinity of Persons, the Unity in image, the true God, Whom the ranks of angels and archangels hymn as the Master of creation.

Irmos: The desert, the barren Church of the nations, blossomed like a lily at Thine advent, O Lord; and therein hath my heart been established.

Theotokion: The Lord is my strength, my song and my salvation, and He foreordained thee to be His most pure Mother and unwedded Bride. Him do thou ever beseech in behalf of thy servants, O pure one.

When countless people went down to be baptized of John, Thou Thyself didst stand in their midst. And he announced to those present: “Who hath told you, O rebellious ones, to avoid the impending wrath? Bring forth fruits worthy of Christ; for He standeth before you, granting peace.”

Irmos: He whom Thou didst call a Voice crying in the wilderness hath heard Thy voice, O Lord; for Thou didst thunder forth over many waters, bearing witness unto Thy Son. And having been wholly filled with the descending Spirit, he cried out: “Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Theotokion: In His ineffable mercy, He Who is simple in His divine essence manifested Himself through thee, O Theotokos, as truly complex, receiving flesh of thy blood. Wherefore, knowing thee to be the Theotokos, we chant hymns for all ages.

Standing in their midst, the Creator and Fashioner alone trieth the hearts of all; and taking his winnowing-fan in His hand, He most wisely doth separate the harvest of the whole world, letting the chaff fall away; and He granteth eternal life to the fruitful.

Irmos: Seated in glory upon the throne of the Godhead, Jesus most divine hath come on a light cloud, and with His incorrupt arm hath saved those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Christ!

Theotokion: The transcendent God, Who is supremely glorified for all ages, becometh matter through thy blood for our sake, desiring, in His mercy and loving-kindness, to restore our corrupted essence.

Cast into the water for the sake of Christ the King, the Life of all, the seventy-three saints were filled with spiritual waters, and at the behest of God their precious bodies were borne up upon dry land; and by the power of God they have dried up the turbulent torrents of deception, and have given drink to the hearts of the faithful.

Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!

Theotokion: Desiring to deify me wholly, God uniteth Himself wholly to thee and worketh a new miracle inconceivable to all: thou, an incorrupt Virgin, dost give birth, and God is seen in the flesh. Honoring Him, we now call thee blessed, O Mary, as thou thyself didst foretell.

Moved by great zeal, O divine martyrs, and strengthened by Christ, ye put the enemies of the Orthodox Faith to shame and trampled the false doctrines and laws of the Latins underfoot, O holy ones, regarding them as of no account. Through the entreaties of the martyrs, O Word of God, deliver from great tortures us who bless their holy torments with all our soul.

Irmos: Jesus, the Author of life, cometh to lift the condemnation of Adam the first-created, and though as God He requireth no cleansing, He cleanseth the fallen one in the Jordan. And having slain enmity therein, He granteth peace which passeth all understanding.

Theotokion: Have pity, have pity on me, O Lord, when Thou shalt come to sit in judgment, and condemn me not to the fire, neither with Thy wrath rebuke me; for the Virgin who gave birth to Thee entreateth Thee, O Christ, as do multitudes of angels and the ranks of the venerable.

Triadicon: Glorifying the one all-unoriginate and everlasting Godhead, we worship God in three Persons, indivisible in essence and equal in glory, as the divine martyrs preached.

Irmos: All things are filled with awe at thy divine glory; for thou, O Virgin who hast not known wedlock, didst contain within thy womb Him Who is God over all, and gavest birth to the timeless Son, granting peace unto all who hymn thee.

Christ, Who was begotten incorruptibly of God the Father, is incarnate of the Virgin without defilement. The Forerunner teacheth that it is not possible to loose the sandals, the bond between the Word and us, of Him Who delivereth mortals from deception.

Irmos: O Lord, Bestower of light and Creator of the ages: guide us in the light of Thy commandments, for we know none other God than Thee.

With the uttermost fire shall Christ baptize His enemies, who do not acknowledge Him as God; but He shall restore with the water of grace those who accept His divinity, delivering them from their transgressions.

Irmos: The voice of the Word, the candlestick of the Light, the morning star of the Sun, the Forerunner, crieth out to all the people in the wilderness: Repent, and be ye cleansed beforehand! For, lo! the Christ is at hand, delivering the world from corruption!

“What to us are the many words thou utterest, O bishop and proponent of an erroneous faith? What to us are the promises thou makest?” the sacred Isidore and his companions said to the tyrant; “All these things are to us more bitter than gall! Yet do as thou desirest, O vain-minded one!”

Irmos: Prefiguring Thy three-day burial, the Prophet Jonah, praying within the sea monster, cried out: Deliver me from corruption, O Jesus, King of hosts!

The Holy Spirit strengthened you, O honorable passion-bearers of Christ, richly made His abode within you, and granted you endurance against the cruel-hearted enemies; and by His power ye endured many tortures and torments at the hands of those who were not Orthodox, O holy ones. Wherefore, ye have been crowned by the rich right hand of Christ, for Whom ye suffered.

Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!

Triadicon: O Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Unity in three Hypostases and indivisible Trinity: have mercy upon those who worship Thy divine might.

Irmos: The dew-laden, whistling wind and the descent of the Angel of God preserved unharmed the pious youths who communed together in the fiery furnace. Wherefore, bedewed in the flame, they raised a hymn in thanksgiving: O all-hymned Lord and God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!

With hymns let us honor the choir of the martyrs of Christ who suffered mightily for the sake of the true Christian Faith and utterly cast down the pride of the enemy. For, illumined by the grace of the uncreated Trinity, O glorious ones who suffered with hieromartyr Isidore, ye shine forth like stars amid the universe. Pray ye now unceasingly to Christ, and defend us from invasion by enemy nations, O ye tireless advocates for our souls.

Irmos: The divinely wise youths worshipped not a creation rather than the Creator, but, manfully trampling the threat of the fire underfoot, they rejoice, chanting: Blessed art Thou, the all-hymned God of our fathers!

Ikos: The all-wise Creator, the Master and Lord of the noetic vineyard, as He saith with His all-holy mouth in the parable of the vineyard, giveth rich recompense to those who labor until the eleventh hour. And now, revealing that which was hidden in the parable, He hath shown forth hieromartyr Isidore and the company of seventy-two athletes with him, to be splendid martyrs and most excellent warriors. For, having trampled the traditions and laws of the Latins underfoot, O valiant ones, and by your mighty opposition and endurance having cast into confusion those who hate the Orthodox Faith, ye became like unto the ancient martyrs, O holy ones. Wherefore, Christ hath crowned thee with never-fading wreaths in the mansions of heaven, where the choirs of the martyrs rejoice. Defend us against the invasion of enemy nations, O ye tireless advocates for our souls.

Irmos: The command of the iniquitous tyrant, opposed to God, raised up a lofty flame; but Christ, Who is blessed and all-glorious, spread a spiritual dew upon the pious youths.

As in heaven, with trembling and wonder the angelic hosts stood before Thee in the Jordan, witnessing the breadth of God’s condescension; for the God of our fathers, Who holdeth the firmament of the waters above, stood, incarnate as man, in the waters.

Irmos: The Babylonian furnace which poured forth dew showed forth a most glorious mystery: how the Jordan was to receive the immaterial Fire in its streams and embrace the Creator baptized in the flesh. Him do the peoples bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

The cloud and the sea of old prefigured the wonder of divine baptism, for the ancient people of the law were baptized therein when they fled Egypt. The sea was an image of the water, and the cloud was an image of the Spirit, whereby we are made perfect. And we cry out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

Irmos: The birthgiving of the Theotokos saved the pious children in the furnace—then in figure, but now in deed—and it moveth all the world to chant to Thee: Hymn ye the Lord and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O all ye faithful, in Him have we received perfection; and, theologizing continually with the angels we glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. For, lo! the consubstantial Trinity of Hypostases is the One God. To Him do we chant: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

Irmos: God Who descended into the fiery furnace for the Hebrew children and transformed the flame into dew, hymn ye as Lord, ye works, and exalt Him supremely for all ages.

The true martyrs, the seventy-three athletes of Christ our true God, cried out to their tormentors: “For the Orthodox Faith of Christ we are ready to bear beatings, fire and any other tortures gladly!” And they joyously chanted: “If God is with us, no one can be against us! Blessed is the God of our fathers!”

Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss how to praise thee as is meet, and even an intelligence from above the world is in doubt how to hymn thee, O Theotokos; yet, as thou art good, accept our faith, for thou knowest our longing inspired by God; for thou art the intercessor of Christians, and we magnify thee.

The murderous people, gnashing their teeth and falling like wild beasts upon those celebrating Holy Theophany, threw them into prison and later cast them to the waters; but the martyrs chanted with joy: “Blessed is the God of our fathers!”

Irmos: Let every mortal leap for joy, enlightened by the Spirit; and let the nature of the incorporeal intelligences keep festival, honoring the sacred feast of the Mother of God, and let them cry aloud: Rejoice, O most blessed Theotokos, pure Ever-virgin!

Triadicon: Let us glorify the indivisible Trinity, let us hymn the one Godhead—the Father, the Word and the most Holy Spirit!

Irmos: O ye faithful, with hymns let us magnify in oneness of mind the Word of God, Who from God came in His ineffable wisdom to renew Adam who had grievously fallen into corruption, and Who became ineffably incarnate of the holy Virgin for our sake.

“Put aside all fear,” the Deliverer said to the Forerunner; “Obey Me, in that I am good, and touch Me, for tangible have I become by nature. Submit to My commands and baptize Me Who am come down.” Him do the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

When the Baptist heard the words of the Master, he stretched forth his hand with trembling, and as he touched the head of his Creator he cried out to Him Who was being baptized: “Sanctify me, for Thou art my God, Whom the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages!”

The Trinity was revealed in the Jordan, for the Father, the all-divine Essence Himself, announced: “This One Who is baptized is My beloved Son!” And the Spirit came upon Him Who was like unto Him, Whom the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

Boasting in the wounds of Christ, thou didst hasten to the everlasting mansions, O hieromartyr Isidore, together with the assembly of those martyred with thee; and, arrayed in whitened vesture, ye stand in splendor before the King of hosts, crying out with the martyrs: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

O ye seventy-three martyrs and athletes of Christ, with the help of God ye trampled the flame of the malice of the enemy underfoot, put the inhuman tyrants to shame, and, as ones invincible, have been crowned by Christ with unfading wreaths, chanting: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Like thirsty land, O blessed martyrs, did ye imbibe the teaching which flowed from the mellifluous tongue of the sacred Isidore, and ye stored it up in your souls as something of divine sweetness; and by him ye were offered to Christ, the Judge of the contest, as grain in measure a hundredfold, chanting: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

Triadicon: Let the Thrice-holy One be hymned: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the indivisible Unity, the one Godhead Who holdeth all creation in His palm for all ages and regardeth with His rich mercy us who chant: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord!

O David, come thou in spirit to the enlightened and chant, saying: “Approach God now with faith and be illumined! Lowly Adam cried out in his fall, and the Lord heard him, and, coming to the streams of the Jordan, He restored the corrupted one.”

Isaiah saith: “Change your ways and cleanse yourselves; leave off your wickedness in the face of the Lord! Ye who thirst, go to the living Water; for Christ sprinkleth with water those who have recourse to Him with faith, renewing them, and He baptizeth with the Spirit unto life which ageth not.”

By grace and the seal are we preserved, O ye faithful; for as of old the blood-smeared lintels allowed the Hebrews to escape the destroyer, so shall the laver of regeneration be for us a divine exodus. And henceforth we shall see the never-waning light of the Trinity.

Surrendering your bodies to wounding and bitter imprisonment for the sake of the Lord and King Most High, ye preserved your souls intact, O ye seventy-three blessed athletes of the Lord, and have been vouchsafed to receive a share of divine glory, O most honored martyrs.

With the all-radiant and sacred Isidore, O blessed ones, ye have been shown on earth to be stars of Christ, the never-waning Light; and ye illumine the souls of all those who call upon you with faith and honor your holy memory.

Cherishing your radiant and honored memory and rejoicing in spirit, we pray: O blessed Isidore, valiant teacher, and ye martyrs who suffered with him, ye invincible martyrs of Christ: preserve all Orthodox people unharmed.

Triadicon: Let us glorify the Essence in three Hypostases, the indivisible Glory Who is unceasingly hymned in heaven and on earth in one Godhead, the inseparable Trinity, piously worshipping the Father, the Son and the Spirit, that we may be delivered from fiery torment through the intercession of the passion-bearers who preached the Holy Trinity.

Standing with the choirs of the martyrs before Christ, the never-waning Light, O ye seventy-three blessed and holy passion-bearers of the Lord, by your supplications save those who hymn you.

The Savior, Who is grace and truth, hath revealed Himself in the streams of the Jordan, and hath enlightened those who sleep in darkness and shadow; for He is come and hath appeared, the Light unapproachable.

O George, entreat Jesus, the Origin of wisdom, that He grant me as grace the opening of my mouth, that, rejoicing, I may worthily hymn thy memory with divine songs, ignorant though I am.

Thou didst live on earth like an incorporeal being, O glorious one, and hence hast joined the incorporeal choirs, hymning the Incorporeal One with thrice-holy hymns and receiving His effulgence.

With thy thoughts which transcend the world thou didst spurn the world; and, having labored ascetically in the land where Christ was raised, thou didst depart to the incorruptible world, joining the choirs of the firstborn, O wise one.

Canon of the Venerable Domnica, the acrostic whereof is: “I now honor the goodly maiden Domnica”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone II—

Giving wings to thy soul with divine desire, O glorious one, thou didst soar over the snares of the flesh. Wherefore, I beseech thee: By thy supplications, O most wise Domnica, deliver me who am caught in the snares of the serpent.

Rejoicing, thou didst follow after Christ, walking according to His sacred precepts, O most honored one; and, as an undefiled virgin, thou hast joined the ranks of the virgins. Wherefore, assembling with faith, we honor thee, O right glorious one.

In no wise sleeping the sleep of evil, O glorious one, with splendid acts thou didst overcome it; and thou hast departed to the never-waning Light, clothed in the splendors thereof; and thou dost illumine those who hymn thee.

O Church of Christ, who of old wast barren and grievously childless, be glad today; for by water and the Spirit children have been born unto thee, who cry out with faith: There is none as holy as our God!

In the wilderness the Forerunner crieth out with a loud voice: “Prepare ye the ways of Christ and make straight the paths of our God, crying out with faith: There is none as holy as our God!”

Bathing thyself with thy tears, thou didst cleanse thy flesh of the mire of the world, and thou didst drown the hordes of the demons with thine asceticism as with the river’s streams.

Thou didst pass through life venerably, blamelessly and righteously, O wise one; and through the pangs of asceticism thou didst inherit that life which is devoid of pain, O divinely blessed George.

Seized by divine desire, O most blessed one, thou didst depart to the places of Sion and there didst make thine abode, even unto thy death, laying waste to thy flesh through thy pangs, O most wise one.

Thou didst rescue the sailors who were tempest-tossed at sea, pouring forth oil and thy blessing upon the waters and transforming the storm into calm.

With a divine gesture, the radiant angel announced thee, who shinest with beams of immaterial light, to the hierarch who had arrived in the Imperial City.

Propelled by the sail of asceticism, O glorious one, thou didst reach the havens of dispassion, and thou hast become a haven for those foundering in the depths of evil.

Thou hast been shown to be an all-radiant beacon illumining with divine rays the faithful who cry out to thee: Pray for us to Christ the Master, Who appeared in the streams of the Jordan and hath enlightened mortals.

Let us now hymn and magnify the glorious citizen of heaven, the intercessor for the faithful who is great in asceticism; for with pure pangs and his glorious manner of life he truly strove to please Him Whose good pleasure it was to ascend the Cross.

Thou didst crucify the flesh with its passions and didst give all thy love to Christ, thine incorrupt Bridegroom, O Domnica. Wherefore, thou hast received a crown and hast joined the angelic choirs, O venerable one, earnestly entreating Him in behalf of those who honor thee.

Thou didst sanctify the streams of the Jordan and didst crush the might of sin, O Christ our God; Thou didst bow Thy head beneath the hand of the forerunner and hast saved the human race from deception. Wherefore, we entreat Thee: Save Thou our souls!

“Who hath ever seen the sun cleansed, which is dazzling by nature?” the herald crieth out. “Am I then to wash with water Thee, the Effulgence of glory, the Image of the eternal Father? Am I, who am grass, to touch Thy divinity? For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

“When he happened upon Thee, Moses showed the divine reverence he felt, for he understood that it was Thee Who spake out of the bush; and he straightway averted his face. How, then, can I gaze directly at Thee? How can I touch Thee with my hand? For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

“Wisely doing what is spiritual, and being honored with speech, yet stand I in awe before inanimate things. For if I baptize Thee, the mountain which smoked with fire, the sea which parted in twain and this Jordan which turned back will be mine accusers. For Thou art Christ, the Wisdom and Power of God!”

Lovingly nurturing thyself with fasting as with food, O blessed one, thou didst set thy soul, which now rejoiceth, before the Creator of all Who hath called thee, who rejoiceth in the divine glory on high.

Thou didst show thyself to be a model of heaven, adorned with stars, bearing the Lord as thy sun, Who illumineth thy soul as it were the moon and showeth it to partake of His glory.

Descending from heaven for our sake, the Master found Sion to be a truly divine habitation, where thou, making thine abode, hast by thy desire ascended to the Sion on high as by a ladder, having dwelt in the one here below.

Thou didst emit the effulgence of healings, dispelling the gloom of the passions and the hordes of the demons; and thou hast illumined those who piously have recourse to thee, O Domnica.

Thy Bridegroom, the King of heaven, O glorious one, doth glorify thee before those who reign on earth, who marvel at thine incorrupt life and miracles.

As One Who hearkeneth to thy supplications, the Lord manifestly indicated the place wherein thou wast to erect a school, O Domnica, dispelling the evil spirits.

When countless people went down to be baptized of John, Thou Thyself didst stand in their midst. And he announced to those present: “Who hath told you, O rebellious ones, to avoid the impending wrath? Bring forth fruits worthy of Christ; for He standeth before you, granting peace.”

Standing in their midst, the Creator and Fashioner alone trieth the hearts of all; and taking his winnowing-fan in His hand, He most wisely doth separate the harvest of the whole world, letting the chaff fall away; and He granteth eternal life to the fruitful.

The angels and all the company of the venerable were amazed, beholding thy truly unceasing pangs and thy strict manner of life; for, bearing pain as though thou wast an inanimate stone, thou didst accomplish the correction of the virtues.

The Great One Who filleth all things with radiance and freeth all from the darkness of the passions, illumined thy whole soul, like the most pure sun, accomplishing thy salvation.

Thou didst leave thy homeland, O wise George, loving more than the things of this life Christ, Who made Himself a stranger among men. Wherefore, vouchsafed heavenly grace thou wast worthy of Him.

Having cultivated the ground, cutting the fertile furrow of thy soul with the plough of prayer, thou didst reap thy fruit, storing it in the granaries of God, O pure one.

Illumining thy pure thought, the effulgence of the all-accomplishing Spirit showeth things afar off as though they were nigh, and foretelleth the fulfillment of things to come.

The power of the Spirit maketh thee a doer of sacred acts, anointed with the deifying oil of ministry, commanding thee to shepherd sacred souls, O divinely wise Domnica.

Christ, Who was begotten incorruptibly of God the Father, is incarnate of the Virgin without defilement. The Forerunner teacheth that it is not possible to loose the sandals, the bond between the Word and us, of Him Who delivereth mortals from deception.

With the uttermost fire shall Christ baptize His enemies, who do not acknowledge Him as God; but He shall restore with the water of grace those who accept His divinity, delivering them from their transgressions.

With never-ending tears thou didst cry out to God, and He saved thy life, as from a cruel sea monster, bringing thee to the tranquil and ever-flowing springs of deification.

Like a pure lamb thou didst hasten to Khozeva, and, supporting thyself by thy deeds as with a staff, thou didst guide to Eden the Lord’s sheep, which He entrusted to thee.

Thou didst raise up the sacred prophecy of the godly and divinely wise Prophet Zachariah, O divinely wise Domnica, and with him thou dost dance in the holy temple.

Thou wast shown to be an abundant stream of healings, washing away the flame of the passions and pouring forth the sanctity of salvation, O all-praised virgin, namesake of the Lord.

As one goodly, comely, honorable and shining with rays of virginity, O glorious one, the Lord thy Bridegroom taketh thee to Himself.

Today hast Thou appeared to the world, O Lord, and Thy light hath been signed upon us who chant to Thee with understanding: Thou hast come and hast revealed Thyself, O Light unapproachable!

Ikos: As the prophet said, Christ, the great Light, hath shone forth upon Galilee of the nations, the country of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali. The Lord hath manifested Himself as a radiant Beam, shining forth from Bethlehem, yet more from Mary, upon the benighted; and He, the Sun of righteousness, doth illumine the whole universe with His rays. Wherefore, come, all ye naked children of Adam, let us clothe ourselves in Him, that we may be warm; for He covereth the naked and enlighteneth the darkened. Thou hast come, Thou hast revealed Thyself, O Light unapproachable!

As in heaven, with trembling and wonder the angelic hosts stood before Thee in the Jordan, witnessing the breadth of God’s condescension; for the God of our fathers, Who holdeth the firmament of the waters above, stood, incarnate as man, in the waters.

The cloud and the sea of old prefigured the wonder of divine baptism, for the ancient people of the law were baptized therein when they fled Egypt. The sea was an image of the water, and the cloud was an image of the Spirit, whereby we are made perfect. And we cry out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

O all ye faithful, in Him have we received perfection; and, theologizing continually with the angels we glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. For, lo! the consubstantial Trinity of Hypostases is the One God. To Him do we chant: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God, forever!

Worn out by the pangs of asceticism, thou didst not give thyself over to the thoughts of Satan; for, having acquired a mind fixed unwaveringly upon the Lord Who is able to save, thou didst repel every assault.

By prostrations, vigils and fasting thou didst mortify all thy members on the earth; and now thou livest a life of incorruption, bereft of pain, O blessed one, praying for us who hymn thee with love.

O wise one, thou didst greatly desire to behold and worship at the tomb of the Eternal One; and while there thou didst in holy manner conceive the thought of dying, through abstinence, with Him Who in His loving-kindness allowed Himself to be slain, O venerable one.

Ever deified by gazing toward God, thy mind became godly, O divinely wise one. Wherefore, thou didst avoid the comfort of the flesh, chanting: Blessed and all-glorious art Thou!

The transcendent God, Who resteth in thee, revealeth divine mysteries to thee; for thou didst behold a holy angel, who came and sanctified the nature of water by the Spirit, O honored one.

As a temple of the divine Spirit, in the holy temple thou didst hear a voice which taught thee divine mysteries and of the departure of the emperor from the body, O honored one.

“Put aside all fear,” the Deliverer said to the Forerunner; “Obey Me, in that I am good, and touch Me, for tangible have I become by nature. Submit to My commands and baptize Me Who am come down.” Him do the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

When the Baptist heard the words of the Master, he stretched forth his hand with trembling, and as he touched the head of his Creator he cried out to Him Who was being baptized: “Sanctify me, for Thou art my God, Whom the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages!”

The Trinity was revealed in the Jordan, for the Father, the all-divine Essence Himself, announced: “This One Who is baptized is My beloved Son!” And the Spirit came upon Him Who was like unto Him, Whom the people bless and exalt supremely for all ages.

Thou gavest no slumber to thine eyelids nor sleep to thine eyes, O father, until thou didst make thyself a pleasing habitation and dwelling-place for the Almighty. Him do all His works hymn and exalt supremely forever.

O blessed one, thou didst acquire as the reward of thy countless labors the paradise which the Lord hath prepared for those who desire Him with all their soul and cry out unceasingly: Hymn and exalt Him supremely forever!

The Monastery of Khozeva acquired as its rule and most excellent model thee who passed through every aspect of virtuous works, O wise George, thou boast of the venerable. Wherefore, having lived a godly life, they exult with thee for all ages.

Adorned with the virtues and arrayed in the vesture of miracles, O Domnica, thou didst hasten to the beauteous bridal-chamber of Christ the King, hymning and exalt Him supremely forever.

Following Christ, as thy pure Shepherd, to the fold of heaven, O holy and venerable ewe-lamb, with joy thou madest thine abode where His elect sheep have their dwelling.

Learning of thy departure from thy body through the all-accomplishing action of God, with most pure soul thou didst offer joyous praise to the Cause of all, in Whose hands thou didst place thy spirit, O pure one.

O David, come thou in spirit to the enlightened and chant, saying: “Approach God now with faith and be illumined! Lowly Adam cried out in his fall, and the Lord heard him, and, coming to the streams of the Jordan, He restored the corrupted one.”

Isaiah saith: “Change your ways and cleanse yourselves; leave off your wickedness in the face of the Lord! Ye who thirst, go to the living Water; for Christ sprinkleth with water those who have recourse to Him with faith, renewing them, and He baptizeth with the Spirit unto life which ageth not.”

By grace and the seal are we preserved, O ye faithful; for as of old the blood-smeared lintels allowed the Hebrews to escape the destroyer, so shall the laver of regeneration be for us a divine exodus. And henceforth we shall see the never-waning light of the Trinity.

Every pleasure of life didst thou spurn for the sake of the sweetness of heaven; for thou didst love a harsh existence more than a comfortable life, and didst strive to extinguish the furnace of the passions with thy many tears, O George, precious adornment of monastics.

Truly, O most wise one, thou dost now stand before God, to Whom thou didst once strive to unite thyself through abstinence, and in Whose manifestations thou dost now manifestly delight. Wherefore, grant thou enlightenment and a share of things divine unto all who honor thee.

Delivered from the darkness of life, thou wast taken up to the never-waning Light, O glorious one, and thou standest with the heavenly ranks before the three-Sunned Light and delightest in the splendors which emanate therefrom. And thou dost illumine us who hymn thee, O blessed one.

The most sacred choirs appeared to those who watched, beginning at the honored repose of thy divine soul, chanting with sacred hymns and guiding thee to the place of wondrous habitation, where the voice of those who keep festival is heard, O glorious one.

Appearing like an upright shoot of a divine branch, thou didst grow for us the divine grapes of compunction, which exude the wine of healings, O Domnica, making glad the souls and hearts of those who honor thee with faith.

From the bodily passions, spiritual defilements and every assault of the enemy do thou, by thy supplications, deliver us who have recourse with love to thy protection, O Domnica, and celebrate thy divine and honored feast.

O Domnica, namesake of the Lord, we all praise thee as a ray of the Sun illumining the world, an all-comely bride of Christ, a precious turtle-dove, an olive-tree, a cedar, a chosen dove.

The Savior, Who is grace and truth, hath revealed Himself in the streams of the Jordan, and hath enlightened those who sleep in darkness and shadow; for He is come and hath appeared, the Light unapproachable.

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.