AT VESPERS

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera of the saints: 3 for the holy martyr, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast granted a sign…” —

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Troparion of the martyr, in Tone IV —

Knowing thee to be an incorrupt bride adorned by the Holy Spirit, we celebrate thy holy memory, O passion-bearing martyr. We piously bow down before thy relics and holy shrine, and ever draw forth healing for our passions, honoring thee with faith, O most lauded Aquilina.

Troparion of the holy hierarch, in the same tone —

To thy Bridegroom, O most honored one, thou didst offer as a gift the dismemberment of thy limbs. Wherefore, having counted thee worthy of the all-radiant bridal chambers, the Transcendent One doth illumine thee with the light of divine glory. Before Him dost thou stand, rejoicing. O Aquilina, do thou earnestly entreat Him in behalf of us who with faith glorify thy suffering.

Held fast, O all-praised one, by the desire of thy Creator, thou didst depict His sufferings with thine own flesh, enduring each threefold wave of pain. And now thou livest in the heavens, arrayed in an imperishable crown and glory immune to pain, and beholding what the ranks of angels see, O divinely inspired Aquilina.

And 3 stichera of the holy hierarch, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…” —

O glorious father Triphyllius, excellently enlightened with many tears, thou didst take wing to the first Cause of the good, and wast shown to be a pillar of light, illumining with thy words and miracles all who with divinely dutiful thought ever approach thee. Wherefore, we honor thee and call thee blessed.

O sacred father Triphyllius, honorably adorned like a second Aaron with the plumage of vestments, thou now beholdest the Holy of holies, being within the second veil. O thine honored radiance which surpasseth the mind! O divine adornment of holy hierarchs, wherein thou sharest!

Possessed of a merciful soul, of pure thought, of a straightforward heart, an undefiled faith, an unfeigned love and the dignity of hierarchal rank, O father, thou art enrolled with honor in the choirs of the fathers. Wherefore, we all honor thee with sacred hymns and piously praise and call thee blessed.

Rejoice, enlightenment of souls, forgiveness of the sinful, correction of the negligent! Rejoice, consolation and joy, helper of the sorrowful. Rejoice, O good one, healing of our ailing souls! Rejoice, mediatress, our reconciliation with God, O pure one, who art more holy than all the seraphim!

Stavrotheotokion —

Beholding Thee, O Jesus, nailed to the Cross and accepting suffering of Thine own will, the Virgin, Thy Mother, O Master, cried aloud: “Woe is me, O my sweet Child! How is it that Thou dost endure wounding unjustly, O Physician Who healeth the infirmity of man and by Thy loving-kindness dost deliver all from corruption?”

Thy ewe-lamb Aquilina crieth out to Thee with a loud voice, O Jesus: “I love Thee, O my Bridegroom, and, seeking Thee, I pass through many struggles; I am crucified and buried with Thee in Thy baptism, and suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign with Thee; I die for thee, that I might live with Thee. As an unblemished sacrifice accept me, who sacrifice myself with love for Thee.” By her prayers save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.

The truth of things revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, a model of meekness and a teacher of abstinence. Wherefore, thou didst attain the heights through humility and riches through poverty. O father Triphyllius, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.