Ode III

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 VII —

Purified vessels of virginity, adorned with the purple robe of torments, standing firmly upon the rock of the confession of Christ, the glorious Cyriaca, together with Valeria and Maria, preach the Trinity.

Theotokion: The ewe-lamb who gave birth to the Lamb Who taketh away the sin of the world, doth grant strength unto all who for His sake are led away to the slaughter, conducting them in triumph to the heavenly habitations where the abode is of all who are glad.

Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast uplifted the horn of Thy faithful and established us on the rock of the confession of Thee, O Good One.

Sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Thy tomb, O Savior…” —

“We know none other God than Thee; the beauty of the corrupt world we count but dung; wherefore, accept us into Thine eternal mansions!” did ye cry, O blessed athletes.

Theotokion: The divinely eloquent choir of the prophets, perceiving from afar the profound ­mystery of thee, O all-pure Bride of God, with many and varied cries proclaimed thee to be the pure Mother of God.

O virgin martyrs, brides of the incorrupt and preëternal Word, daughters of the unoriginate Father, chosen vessels of the Holy Spirit: Make steadfast our faith.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Today the angels rejoice over men, and the assemblies of martyrs hold festival, for, lo! new passion-bearers enter into the heavenly bridal chamber with glory, to be crowned by the hand of God. Today, O ye faithful, having recourse to the temple of the Lord, with one mouth and one heart let us hymn the memory of the suffering of the all-praised and holy virgins Cyriaca, Valeria and Maria, by their supplications asking remission of sins and great mercy from Christ God.

Ever gazing upon God with noetic eyes, O ever-memorable martyr, thou didst not feel the wound inflicted upon thy body when thou wast wounded in every part.

Thou wast in nowise shaken by the onset of pangs, O martyr, nor by the blandishments of the iniquitous, but stood immovably on the hard rock of the Faith of Christ, O glorious Theodotus.

Though he inflicted many wounds upon thy body, the persecutor was in nowise able to weaken the strength of thy soul, O blessed one, who was made steadfast by the divine love of the Savior.

O blessed Theodotus, thou wast truly a star of great radiance, illumining creation with gifts of miracles and sacred sufferings; wherefore, celebrating thy splendid memorial today, we magnify Christ in gladness of heart.

O pure Virgin Theotokos, Bride of God, only intercessor and protection of the faithful: From misfortunes, tribulations and grievous circumstances deliver all who set their hope on thee, O Maiden, and save our souls by thy divine supplications.

Stavrotheotokion —

The unblemished Ewe-lamb, seeing her Lamb and Shepherd hanging dead upon the Tree, exclaimed, weeping and crying out maternally: “How can I bear Thine ineffable condescension and voluntary suffering, O my Son, mine all-good God?”