At the aposticha, these stichera of the hieromartyr, in Tone VII—

Blessed art thou, O holy hierarch Joseph, for, truly walking the path of Christ, thou didst lead the people to the Lord with love and supplications, and, having suffered for the Faith, thou hast shone forth like a brilliant star. By thine entreaties lead us all up to the never-waning Light.

Troparion, in Tone VI—

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

Troparion, in Tone IV—

Thou didst fearlessly enter the assembly of iniquitous malefactors with the holy Cross, exhorting them to submit to God and the lawful authorities; but the rebels and brigands, stuck fast in cruel malice, wished to slay thee: they tortured thee with fire and all manner of torments, and cast thee down from the ramparts. And now, beseech the Lord, that He grant correction of our sinful life unto us who honor thee.

Glory…, Now & ever…: troparion from the Pentecostarion.

Stichos: What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?

Having endured mockery and torture at the hands of the robbers, thou didst follow after Christ Who suffered for us, and, cast down from a high place, O hieromartyr, thou didst ascend to the heights of heaven, where joy is everlasting and life is immortal. May we also be vouchsafed to receive these things by thy supplications.

Glory…, in Tone VI—

O divinely wise and holy hierarch Joseph, the sound of thy corrections went forth into all the lands of the Volga; wherefore, thou hast found the reward for thy labors in the heavens, didst vanquish hordes of demons and attain unto the ranks of the martyrs whose sufferings thou didst emulate. As thou hast boldness before the Lord, ask thou peace for our souls.

Now & ever…, from the Pentecostarion.

Having fought the good fight and crowned thy life with sufferings for the Truth, thou didst pass over to make thine abode in the mansions of heaven, where, standing before the throne of the Holy ­Trinity, pray thou, O holy hierarch Joseph, that the city of Astrakhan and our homeland be saved in peace.

Glory…, Now & ever…, from the Pentecostarion.

Ye shone forth in the firmament of the Church like the stars of heaven in the radiance of your life, O teachers, ye peers of the apostles, and, ensnaring many nations for Christ in the net of your teachings, ye hastened to the unapproachable light, where, dwelling now with the angels, ye make supplication for us who celebrate your sacred memory in the Lord.

Stichos: Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice.

Come, ye who love the feasts of the Church, let us magnify the teachers who were the peers of the apostles, the glory of the Slavs; for having been freed from the deception of the demons by them, we have received the light of the glad tidings of Christ and have come to know the preëternal Word Who hath delivered us from the darkness of sin.

Stichos: The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom and his tongue shall speak of judgment.

O divinely wise Cyril and God-loving Methodius, apostles and first teachers of the Slavs, helpers of the faithful and lovers of piety, melodious instruments of the Holy Spirit, who now have great boldness before Christ, the Chief Shepherd: pray for us who celebrate your honored memory, that He may lead our life up from corruption, in that He is greatly merciful.

Glory…, in the same tone—

Rejoice, O sacred twain who have illumined us with the light of the knowledge of God: Cyril, thou life-bearing wellspring of spiritual wisdom, who gavest drink to the Slavic peoples who were perishing of thirst, and Methodius, the pure abode of prayer. Pray ye earnestly to Christ, before Whom ye stand in glory, that, with you, we also may magnify and exalt Him supremely for all ages.

Now & ever…: doxasticon from the Pentecostarion.

In that ye share the ways of the apostles, O divinely wise Cyril and Methodius, ye teachers of the Slavic lands, entreat the Master of all, that He confirm all the Slavic nations in Orthodoxy and oneness of mind, grant peace to the world and save our souls.