Ode III

Irmos: Plant Thou the fear of Thee in the hearts of Thy servants, O Lord, and be Thou the confirmation of us who call upon Thee in truth.

Glory..., Now & ever...: Theotokion —

Sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Go thou quickly before...” —

Thou wast meek and guileless, humble-minded and gentle, and full of divine love; and at thy repose thou wast adorned with the crowns of martyrdom.

Theotokion: By the will of the Father and the coming of the divine Spirit thou didst give birth unto the Word, O all-holy Virgin Mother, thou glory of hierarchs. Wherefore we hymn thee.

Arrayed in garments of thy blood, O sacred Eusebius, thou didst ascend to the holy places, splendidly crowned with the glory of the saints.

Denouncing the partisans of Arius, O blessed one, thou didst lay thyself open to persecution and a violent death. Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed immortal glory.

Having made thy life radiant with the beauties of the virtues, thou wast named pastor and honored hierarch, O all-blessed Eusebius; and with the blood of thy martyrdom didst thou adorn thyself and mount on high to the immaterial choirs. With them, O father, entreat Christ in our behalf, that He have mercy upon our souls.

O pure and all-immaculate one who knewest not wedlock, who alone gavest birth in time to the timeless Son and Word of God: With the saints and the honored patriarchs, the martyrs, prophets and the venerable, beseech Him to grant us cleansing and great mercy.

Or this Stavrotheotokion —

As she beheld Thee suspended upon the Cross, O Word of God, Thine all-pure Mother exclaimed, lamenting maternally: “What is this new and strange wonder, O my Son? How is it that Thou tastest of death, O Life of all, Who, in that Thou art compassionate, hast desired to give life to the dead?”