Ode III

Irmos: None is as holy as the Lord, and none is as righteous as our God, Whom all creation doth hymn, singing: None is righteous save Thee, O Lord!

Sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go thou quickly before…” —

Neither fire, nor wounds, nor beheading by the sword, neither the cruelty of the torturers, nor death, nor the savagery of wild beasts, was able to separate thee from the love of God, O all-praised one.

Theotokion: Strengthened by grace, in oneness of mind we glorify thee, the Theotokos, who gavest birth to Him Who became the flesh which He giveth unto all; and thou hast restored the world.

Thou wast an unshaken and unshakable pillar during thy trials, O most glorious one, and wast a foundation of piety established firmly upon the rock of faith, O all-blessed one.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Thou wast a virgin among the martyrs and an invincible martyr among virgins, O most immaculate one, who betrothed thyself to Christ Who giveth thee a twofold crown.

The streams of thy holy blood, poured forth, have quenched all the falsehood of idolatry; and thou hast led a company of martyrs to thy Bridegroom.

O ye who love the feasts of the Church, a splendid solemnity hath dawned, the commemoration of the glorious passion-bearer of Christ, bringing gladness unto all, shining forth rays of miracles in the world, and bearing constant grace for men. Through her supplications, O Christ, save Thou our souls. Twice

O most immaculate Virgin who gavest birth to the transcendent God: With the incorporeal ones unceasingly entreat Him, that, before the end, He grant remission of transgressions and correction of life unto us who hymn thee with faith and love as is meet, O only most hymned one.

Stavrotheotokion —

When she beheld Thee uplifted upon the Cross, O Word of God, Thine all-pure Mother exclaimed, lamenting maternally: “What is this new and strange mystery, O my Son? How is it that Thou, the Life of all, dost taste death, desiring to bring life to the dead, in that Thou art compassionate?”