Irmos: Thou art the confirmation of those who have recourse to Thee, O Lord; Thou art the light of the benighted; and my spirit doth hymn Thee.
Sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “ Thy tomb, O Savior…” —
Of old Judas betrayed Christ the Deliverer to the deicides; and now thou hast been betrayed to the iniquitous Jews.
Theotokion: By thy boldness before Him Who was born of thee, O Mistress, render Him merciful to me on the day of judgment.
The deceiver, striving to lead thee astray with flattering words, O athlete, hath by thy words been shown to be stoned with rocks.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion, or this theotokion —
Thou wast an all-luminous beacon for those who suffered with thee, radiantly guiding them to the divine paths of heavenly delight.
Drawing nigh unto the fire, O valiant-minded athlete Lucillian, thou wast in nowise consumed; for thou didst acquire the cooling dew of God. Wherefore, in manner transcending nature, with thy holy children thou didst finish thy struggles, rejoicing. With them remember thou us.
O all-holy Virgin, thou hope of Christians, with the heavenly hosts unceasingly entreat God, to Whom thou gavest birth in manner past understanding and recounting, that He grant the remission of all sins and amendment of life unto those who ever glorify thee with faith and love.
Stavrotheotokion —
Beholding Thee stretched out dead upon the Cross, O Christ, Thy most immaculate Mother cried out: “O my Son Who art equally unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, what is this ineffable dispensation whereby Thou hast saved the creation of Thine all-pure hands, O Compassionate One?”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.