AT VESPERS

On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “O most lauded martyrs…”—

Troparion, in Tone IV—

Splendidly arrayed, O most honored one, in a robe empurpled with thy blood, thou didst hasten to Him Whom thou didst desire, the King, Creator and Lord of all, from Whom thou hast truly received a crown of victory. With Him thou reignest now as a virgin and martyr, O thou who suffered greatly.

Thou didst endure the raging of the burning fire, O all-praised one, and the laceration of thy whole body, looking forward to heavenly rewards which Jesus alone hath prepared for those who love Him and fervently desire Him as the most comely Bridegroom of our souls, O most honored one.

Revelling in the love of Christ, thou didst despise the gods of the pagans and their inanimate graven images, O glorious Irene. To those who watched thee thou didst show thyself to be a most manifest pillar of the knowledge of God, in that thou didst suffer, didst finish thy race and preserve the Faith undefiled.

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

Thy ewe-lamb Irene, O Jesus, crieth out to Thee with a loud voice: “I love Thee, O my Bridegroom, and, seeking Thee, I pass through many struggles: I am crucified and buried with Thee in Thy baptism, and suffer for Thy sake, that I might reign with Thee; I die for Thee, that I might live with Thee. As an unblemished sacrifice accept me, who sacrifice myself with love for Thee.” By her supplications save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.