Irmos: From the belly of the sea monster, Jonah cried out: Lead me up from the abyss of hell, I pray, that with a spirit of truth and in a voice of praise I may sacrifice to Thee, as to my Deliverer!
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Having been lifted up...” —
Raised up to the Lord through pure actions, O wise ones, ye drew those who had fallen down into the pit of destruction up to the heavenly heights of exalted vision and activity.
Theotokion: The Creator found thee to be comely in beauty, and made His abode within thee, O all-holy and most laudable Virgin; and He showed Himself to be incarnate, more comely than all the sons of the earthborn.
Having preached the Unity of Essence, the Trinity of Persons, to the ends of the earth, O divinely blessed ones, ye utterly destroyed the gloom of polytheism and were shown to be lamps for men’s souls.
Enlivening thy mind with the anointing of joy, Christ showed thee forth piously as His disciple, the first pastor of Chalcedon, who showest the path to those who are astray, O all-wise Crescens.
Ye were shown to be branches of the vine of Christ, bearing clusters of the virtues, pouring forth upon us the wine of salvation, O wise ones, which receiving, we are filled with gladness, celebrating your most honored memory, whereon pray ye, O apostles of the Lord, for the remission of our sins.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.