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Irmos: I have heard report of Thy dispensation, O Lord, and have glorified Thee Who alone lovest mankind.
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By their sufferings Justin, Chariton, Charita and Peon astonished the angelic ranks.
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Theotokion: O Virgin who received the fire of the Godhead within thy womb, deliver me from fire and torment.
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Broken with wounds, the valiant ones’ bodies have won divine blessedness for them.
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Like noetic embers ye burned up falsehood with divine fire, O martyrs, and were shown to be beacons unto the world.
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The princes of darkness were terrified of the courage of the undaunted martyrs Euelpistus and Hierax.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.