Irmos: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone uncut by human hands, Who united the two disparate natures, was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.
The choir of the fathers, with Eugene, Ephraim and Capito, Elpidius and Ætherius, the glorious Basil and the divinely wise Agathadorus, hath already been joined to the choir of the angels.
Celebrating the sacred memory of the holy hieromartyrs, come ye, let us all honor with sacred hymns those who pray to our most compassionate God in our behalf.
Theotokion: The Maiden full of the grace of God, bearing in her arms Christ Who holdeth all things in His hand, cried out in wonder, saying: “How can I recognize Thee as my Son, Who art mine unapproachable Creator?
Dragged across the ground by the ungodly, O godly martyrs, ye were shown to be like precious stones, shattering the hardness of deception with the power of God. Wherefore, ye are called blessed, as is meet.
Today, the city of Cherson doth celebrate your memory, for ye were shown to be its pillars, divine ramparts and foundations, pastors, teachers and intercessors, O blessed of God.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.