Irmos: Creation, beholding Thee, Who suspended the whole earth without support upon the waters, Thyself suspended upon Golgotha, was seized with great awe, crying out: None is holy save Thee, O Lord!
Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII —
Theotokion: Having made His abode within thee, God in nowise disturbed the key of thy virginity, O pure one. Earnestly beseech Him, that He make steadfast all who hymn thee.
Even though ye were born in a godless land, with love for God ye searched for the Truth; and in the Orthodox Church ye found the living Water which floweth unto life everlasting.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
An unexpected outpouring of trials fell upon you; rivers of wrath arose; and the heathen assailed you like storms, O valiant martyrs of Christ. Yet, faithful to Christ unto death, ye calmly endured to the end.
We hymn your journey to the Jerusalem on high, and are amazed by your manly valor, O right wondrous ones; and our souls are delighted by your love for God. Wherefore, travel with us amid both joys and sorrows.
If we are amazed at the lily which sprung forth amid thorns, how much more are we astonished by these brilliant stars which have shone forth clearly amid the depths of pagan darkness? We hymn you, O divinely radiant luminaries of the Far East!
Today doth this temple shine forth with heavenly light! The assembly of the new-martyrs, an inexhaustible wellspring healing infirmities, giveth the life-bearing sweetness of its waters unto those who honor them with love, and drieth up the bitter outpouring of pleasures.
Having torn themselves away from their sojourn in this deceptive life, and cut themselves off by the torments of their crucified flesh, unto death they remained faithful to our crucified God, Who was born of thee in the flesh, O Virgin Mother. By their supplications and the divine Cross cleanse us of every sin, in that thou art good.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.