At the aposticha, Glory…, in Tone VIII —

A child three years of age proclaimed the Trinity; he who was yet unweaned encouraged his own mother, saying: “Cease shedding thy tears, O my mother! The Creator is watching from on high and will save our souls!”

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “What shall we call you…” —

Troparion, in Tone III —

“I cannot bear to see Thee Who hast fallen asleep upon the Tree, O my Child, giving watchfulness unto all, that Thou mayest give divine and saving vigilance unto those who of old, through the fruit of disobedience, fell into the sleep of perdition!” said the Virgin, weeping, whom we magnify.

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…” —

O holy apostle Aquila, entreat the merciful God, that He grant remission of transgressions unto our souls.

Glory…, that of the martyrs, in Tone IV —

In their sufferings, O Lord, Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; for, possessed of Thy might, they set at nought the tyrants and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. By their supplications save Thou our souls.

Rejoice, adorn thyself and make merry, O city of Iconium, for from thee a glorious fruit hath sprung forth, the all-comely Julitta, the right victorious martyr, and from her came forth the rightly named and honored child Cyricus. For, having manfully trampled down the wiles of the tyrannous enemy, they have rightly received crowns of victory, exhorting the people to honor and worship the all-holy Trinity. Wherefore, with boldness we cry out to Christ our God Who glorified them, that He bring peace to the world and save our souls.

As she beheld Thee, the Lamb and Shepherd, upon the Tree, the ewe-lamb who gave Thee birth lamented and exclaimed to Thee maternally: “O my Son most desired! How is it that Thou hast been suspended upon a Tree, O Long-suffering One? How is it that Thy hands and feet have been pierced by nails by the iniquitous, O Word? How is it that Thou hast shed Thy blood, O Master?”