AT VESPERS

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 of the martyr, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

Adorned with a peaceful disposition, thou wast chosen in holiness to minister unto all, O all-blessed Theodotus, and illumined with the crown of suffering, thou joinest chorus in the heavens with those who suffered with thee. With them do thou pray, that we be saved.

Having offered thyself to the Lord as a sacred vessel, and submitted to His words, O divinely blessed one, thou didst generously give to the poor, O wise martyr, noetically and spiritually laying up for thyself the riches of martyrdom, which cannot be taken away.

Behold the river of salvation! Behold the living wellspring, which the company of holy virgins hath been shown to be! Wherefore, come ye fervently: Let us who are sick now draw forth healing, and let those in sorrow draw forth joy, through the supplications of the holy brides of Christ!

And 3 stichera of the martyrs, in Tone IV, Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast given a sign…”—

Illumined with the radiance of the three-Sunned Godhead, ye passed through the darkness of tortures and have been shown to be brilliant stars, the divine confirmation of the Church, ever shedding light, O holy martyrs. Wherefore, bowing down before your relics and the dust of your bodies, we celebrate your splendid festival.

O ye faithful, with joy let us all now bless Peter and Dionysius, Paul, Andrew and Benedimus, who were valiant and firm, Christina, Heraclius and Paulinus, who suffered steadfastly, the three together, trampled all the wiles of the serpent underfoot and dispelled the darkness of idolatry with grace.

With your blood, O blessed ones, ye purchased the immovable kingdom of God, and ye attained unto the calm havens, having endured all the threefold waves of evils with manly mind, O ye who are blessed of God. Wherefore, ye are called blessed and are glorified by all, praying ever, that we find mercy on the day of judgment.

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