Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Hearken, ye women…”—
Irmos: Heaven was stricken with awe, and the ends of the earth were amazed, that God hath appeared in the flesh, and that thy womb became more spacious than the heavens. Wherefore, the ranks of men and angels magnify thee as the Theotokos.
On the Praises, 6 stichera: 3 from the Pentecostarion, and 3 of the saints, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…”—
Theotokion: Having conceived, thou gavest birth to the King and Creator of all, O Virgin. And, lo! as a Queen thou standest forth now at His right hand. Wherefore, I beseech thee: at the hour of judgment deliver me from standing on the left side, and number me with the sheep on the right.
The tomb wherein thy sacred and precious body doth lie, O Constantine, doth ever pour forth the radiance of divine healings upon those who ever approach it in purity, driving away the darkness of divers passions and illumining those who praise thee with never-waning light.
Glory…: Another exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “As the disciples…”—
Rejoice, O all-wise Constantine, wellspring of Orthodoxy, ever irrigating the whole world with sweet waters! Rejoice, O root from whence the fruit sprang forth which feedeth the Church of Christ! Rejoice, O all-glorious one, thou boast of the ends of the earth, first among Christian emperors! Rejoice, O joy of the faithful!
Having finished thy life in holiness, thou hast now made thine abode with the saints, full of sanctity and enlightenment. Wherefore, thou dost ever pour forth rivers of healings, dost burn up our sufferings, and givest drink to our souls, O blessed Helena.
Now & ever…: Exapostilarion from the Pentecostarion.
He Who ruleth over creation, perceiving the submissiveness of thy heart, rationally pursued thee who wast held fast in irrationality, O all-wise one; and, having illumined thy thoughts with the understandings of piety, He showed thee forth to the world as a radiant sun emitting beams of divine works, O all-glorious one.
O all-unoriginate and immortal King, Thou hast vouchsafed Thy heavenly kingdom to the holy Helena and the great Constantine, whom of old thou didst grant to reign piously on earth, and who loved Thee in purity, O Lord. By their supplications have pity on us all.
Having received the teachings of the Lord like choice earth, O most lauded one, thou didst produce the goodly fruit of virtuous deeds, nourishing our thoughts by the emulation of thy citizenship, O all-wise Helena. Wherefore, observing thy memorial today, we celebrate with joy.
Ye have truly been shown to be luminaries who have enlightened the whole world with the faith of piety, O divinely crowned Constantine and glorious Helena; and with hymns we glorify Christ Who hath magnified you and is wondrous in His saints.
O Christ, with the oil of gladness Thou hast all-gloriously anointed Thine heirs, Constantine and Helena, who hated falsehood and desired Thy beauty; and Thou hast vouchsafed unto them Thy heavenly kingdom, O Word, for they were the first to reign in piety on the earth at Thy behest.
The great Constantine and his mother did not receive royal dominion from men, but through divine grace. Illumined by heaven, he beheld the divine trophy of the Cross, and having vanquished the enemy therewith, he abolished the falsehood of idolatry and strengthened the Orthodox Faith in peace.
Glory…, the composition of Methodius the Patriarch, in Tone VIII—
Great Doxology. Troparia. Litanies. Dismissal. First Hour.
God, the King of kings, Who adorneth the worthy with rich gifts, Himself pursued thee from heaven, as He had the all-glorious Paul, O Constantine. But thee He pursued with the sign of the Cross, saying: “By this vanquish thine enemies!” And having sought Him with thy divinely wise mother, and found Him as thou didst desire, thou didst mightily put them to flight. With her, therefore, entreat thou Him Who alone loveth mankind, in behalf of Orthodox kings, the Christ-loving armies, and all who celebrate thy memory with faith, that they may be delivered from all wrath.
Now & ever…, from the Pentecostarion.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.