On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 stichera of the venerable Thomas, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…” —
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
Troparion, in Tone IV —
O father, we have come to know thee as a divinely radiant beacon, illumining the world with noetic beams and dispelling the darkness of the wicked tumult of the demons. Wherefore, with faith we celebrate thy splendid memory, O blessed one.
Having been resplendent in riches and power in thy former life, O father Thomas, thou didst put on the monastic habit, O venerable one, emulating the poverty of Him Who became incarnate for our sake. Wherefore, He hath made thee rich with many spiritual gifts.
With a pillar of fire, O father, God manifestly guided thee to salvation, to the calm harbor, to the mountain of dispassion; and by thy prayer thou didst make water gush forth, didst cause the blind to see and the lame to walk aright.
And 3 stichera of the venerable Acacius, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…” —
Through abstinence thou didst mortify carnal knowledge and didst enliven thy soul with fasting and the exercise of the virtues. Wherefore, thou hast been shown to be truly alive even after thy repose; for death hath been as a dream to thee who hast passed over to God and placed thy soul in His hands, O glorious Acacius.
O Acacius, thou didst lull to sleep the desires of the passions, having acquired all-night vigilance, obedience and humility, the knowledge of the divine Scriptures, a pure heart, and an intellect untroubled. Wherefore, thou becamest a receptacle of the Holy Spirit, shining rays of miracles upon all the ends of the earth.
Having utterly disdained worldly attachments, thou becamest a vessel of dispassion; and in love of wisdom, O glorious one, thou wast exalted to the ultimate Desire by active ascent, and with mystic vision thou didst behold the inconceivable and divine beauties of things unseen, O Acacius most wise and blessed.
O most pure one, who contained within thy womb the uncontainable God Who, in His love for mankind, became man, received from thee our substance and manifestly deified it, disdain me not who am now sorrowful, but do thou quickly have pity and free me from the divers malice and hostility of the evil one.
Stavrotheotokion —
When the ewe-lamb who gave Thee birth beheld Thee, the Lamb and Shepherd, upon the Tree, she lamented maternally and cried out to Thee: “O my Son most desired! How is it that thou art suspended upon the Tree of the Cross, O Long-suffering One? How is it, O Word, that Thy hands and feet have been nailed by the iniquitous, and Thou hast shed Thy blood, O Master?”
O God of our fathers, Who ever dealest with us according to Thy gentleness, withdraw not Thy mercy from us, but by their entreaties govern our life in peace.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.