Irmos: Having traversed the depths of the Red Sea with dryshod feet, Israel of old vanquished the might of Amalek in the wilderness by Moses’ arms stretched out in the form of the Cross.
O martyrs infused with outpourings of divine light, deliver from the gloom of the passions those who ever piously praise this your brilliant and splendid feast.
Theotokion: In manner past understanding hath the ban on our ancestors been lifted by thine Offspring, O all-pure one, and they have regained their original access to paradise, praising thee aloud.
The incarnate Word of God showed you, the most blessed pastors, how to proclaim His divinity to the erring and to those who languish in ignorance, O venerable ones.
Full of the life-creating waters of the Spirit, ye gave drink unto those who wasted away in the heat of the cruel one, and guided them to the water of salvation, O glorious ones.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.