Irmos: Thou art the confirmation of those who have recourse to Thee, O Lord; Thou art the light of the benighted; and my spirit doth hymn Thee.
Sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Thy tomb, O Savior…” —
Theotokion: Still thou the turmoil of my thoughts, O pure Mistress, and calm all the grief of my soul, O thou who gavest birth to Christ.
Directing thine eyes and mind to heaven, O glorious one, thou didst recognize the Author of creation.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
Faith in God didst thou possess as riches which cannot be taken away, O honored one; wherefore, thou didst forsake the poverty of idolatry.
Cruelly bound to a tree and enduring laceration, thou didst chant hymnody of thanksgiving unto Christ the Creator, O martyr.
With love thou didst offer thy blood to Christ thy Bridegroom, like an alabaster phial of myrrh; and thou didst receive from Him as a reward a divine and imperishable crown, O right wondrous martyr. Wherefore, thou hast received the grace of healings with spiritual power. Twice
O pure Virgin Theotokos who knewest not wedlock, sole intercessor and protection of the faithful: Deliver those who set their hope on thee from tribulations and sorrows and all grievous circumstances, O Maiden; and by thy divine supplications save thou our souls.
Stavrotheotokion —
Seeing Thee stretched out dead upon the Cross, O Christ, Thy most immaculate Mother cried out: “O my Son, Who with the Father and the Spirit art without beginning, what is this ineffable sight which I see, whereby Thou hast saved the creation of Thine all-pure hands, O Compassionate One?”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.