AT VESPERS

On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…”—

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same tone & melody—

Troparion, in Tone VIII—

Having first fasted and caused the uprisings of the flesh to wither away through abstinence, thou didst later set at nought the wiles of the enemy through martyrdom and didst triumph over him, O divinely blessed Eudocia. Wherefore, Jesus, Who loveth mankind, the Savior of our souls, hath crowned thee for thy twofold struggles.

Like rich soil thou didst receive the divine seed in the furrows of thy heart, O divinely blessed one, and thou didst truly put forth the grain of martyrdom, producing it a hundredfold. Thou didst lay it up in noetic granaries through the power of the Spirit Who transformed thee and wrought in thee a greater change through grace, O most lauded Eudocia.

By thy vivifying utterance thou didst raise up the dead, O glorious Eudocia, having first mortified the passions of thy body with the pangs of asceticism. And now thou livest with the martyrs in the heavens, having completed the course of martyrdom with the help of the Spirit, and thou prayest for all who hymn thee with faith.

Rejoice, O beam of solar radiance, throne of the never-setting Sun, who shone forth the ineffable Sun! Rejoice, O mind shining with divine splendor, flash of lightning illumining the ends of the earth, true luster of gold, O most comely and all-immaculate one who hath caused the unwaning Light to shine upon the faithful!

Stavrotheotokion, in the same melody—

Beholding Christ, Who loveth mankind, crucified and pierced by a spear in His side, the all-pure one cried out, weeping: “What is this, O my Son? How have the thankless 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!”

Having bound thy soul to the love of Christ with uprightness of mind, as a disciple of the Word thou didst avoid corrupt, transitory and beautiful things by ignoring them; and having first mortified the passions by fasting, thou didst put the enemy to shame by thy suffering. Wherefore, Christ hath vouchsafed unto thee a twofold crown. O glorious Eudocia, venerable passion-bearer, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.