At the aposticha, the stichera from the Octoechos; and Glory…, in Tone II —

Come, ye assembly of the faithful, and with hymns let us crown Cyrus and John today: the soldiers of grace and most generous fulfillers of petitions; for in manifold ways they have been shown unto all as most splendid physicians. Wherefore, they pray for our souls.

Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “When from the Tree…” —

Troparion, in Tone V —

When the unblemished ewe-lamb beheld her Lamb led forth of His own will, as a man, to the slaughter, she said, weeping: “Dost Thou now hasten to leave me childless who gave Thee birth, O Christ? What is this that Thou hast done, O Deliverer of all? Yet do I hymn and glorify Thine utter goodness which transcendeth understanding and speech, O Thou Who lovest mankind!”

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…” —

With hymns of goodly laudation, O ye faithful, let us magnify Cyrus and John, who in spirit were as of one blood and in the flesh were of brotherly mind, praising with them the valiant Athanasia and her offspring, Theodote, Eudoxia and Theoctiste, the ever-virginal athletes, who entreat Christ in behalf of our souls.

O Christ God Who hast given us the miracles of Thy holy martyrs as an invincible rampart, through their supplications set at nought the counsels of the heathen and strengthen the scepters of kings, in that Thou alone art good and lovest mankind.

Beholding Thee, Christ Who loveth mankind, crucified, Thy side pierced by a spear, the all-pure one cried out, weeping: “What is this, O my Son? How have the ungrateful people rewarded Thee for the good things Thou hast done for them? And dost Thou hasten to leave me childless, O most Beloved? I marvel at Thy voluntary crucifixion, O Compassionate One!”