Irmos: I pour forth my prayer unto the Lord, and to Him do I declare my grief; for my soul is full of evil and my life hath drawn nigh unto hell, and like Jonah I pray: Lead me up from corruption, O God!
Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “That which was commanded…” Keeping vigil in mystic prayer, and taking delight in divinely inspired writings, the glorious Olympia and Eupraxia took the Cross of the Lord upon their shoulders, and, following Him in abstinence, cast down all the deception of the serpent, crying out to Christ: “O heavenly Bridegroom, be Thou our confirmation!”
While young, Eupraxia trampled upon the ancient supplanter with the fervor of pangs, with pious thought and in the weakness of her female body; for, Christ, Who wrapped Himself in our weakness, made her steadfast.
Theotokion: The Creator found thee to be a pure vessel of purity and honorable virginity, O Maiden; and at the word of the archangel He made His abode in thine all-pure womb and hath driven from men all the malice of the enemy.
Having acquired abstinence and a humble heart, vigilance and almsgiving, understanding, the right faith and perfect love, O Olympia, thou didst become a temple of God and an abundant fountain of miracles.
Having distanced thyself from the pleasures of life through the endurance of pangs, for the sake of Him Who came down to earth for our sake and became a wanderer of His own will, O honored and right wondrous ones, ye have reached Him Who receiveth you as guests in the heavens.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.