Irmos: O Christ, Who in the beginning established the heavens in wisdom and founded the earth upon the waters, make me steadfast upon the rock of Thy commandments; for none is holy as Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the wisdom…”—
O ye faithful, let us bless those who manfully trod the path of martyrdom and finished the good race, as victorious martyrs, bearers of divine crowns and hierarchs of godly wisdom.
Theotokion: Without knowing wedlock, thou gavest birth to the Word of God, Who became incarnate of thee, O Theotokos. Him did the martyrs, as His warriors, manfully confess, becoming crown bearers.
Enkindled by the zeal of piety, the divinely eloquent one caused the flame of falsehood to die out, steadfastly setting forth the commandments of God and urging all toward truly divine understanding.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Sessional hymn from the Pentecostarion, or this theotokion—
Seeing the cruel governor dying of the drunkenness of impiety, Patrick cried out words of divine understanding, sowing the divine word of the Faith among all.
With faith let us honor in hymnody the wise Acacius and the sacred Polyenus, with Menander and the great Patrick; for as priests of God Almighty, they were well-pleasing to Him by their faith. Wherefore, at the end of their martyrdom they were radiantly vouchsafed life and have been united to the angels. With love let us cry out to them: Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who with love honor your holy memory!
Let us hymn the portal and ark of heaven, the all-holy mountain, the radiant cloud, the bush unburned, the noetic paradise, the restoration of Eve, the great treasure of the whole world, for within her was the salvation of the world and the remission of the ancient transgressions wrought. Wherefore, let us cry out to her: Entreat thy Son, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who piously worship thy most holy birthgiving.
Stavrotheotokion—
The ewe-lamb, beholding the Lamb, Shepherd and Deliverer upon the Cross, exclaimed, weeping, and bitterly lamenting, cried out: “The world rejoiceth, receiving deliverance through Thee, but my womb doth burn, beholding Thy crucifixion, which Thou endurest in the loving-kindness of Thy mercy. O long-suffering Lord, Thou abyss and inexhaustible wellspring of mercy, have pity and grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith hymn Thy divine sufferings!”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.