Irmos: Prefiguring Thy three-day burial, the Prophet Jonah, praying within the sea monster, cried out: Deliver me from corruption, O Jesus, King of hosts!
The choir of passion-bearers six in number hath shone upon us like stars in the honored firmament of the Church, illumining the faithful and dispelling the darkness of deception.
Without being battered by waves, the martyrs traversed the deep of torments and received the calm of the Most High, being themselves a haven and most fervent intercessors for the faithful.
Theotokion: Thou didst make the earthly nature of men heavenly, and didst fashion anew that which had been corrupted. Wherefore, O Maiden, with unceasing cries we all glorify thee.
Let us praise the glorious Codratus and Anectus, Dionysius and Paul, Crescens and Cyprian, the right faithful branches of the vine of Christ.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.