Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: “Heaven with stars…”—
Irmos: The bush which burnt with fire yet was not consumed showed forth an image of thy pure birthgiving. And now we pray that the furnace of temptations which rageth against us may be extinguished, that we may magnify thee unceasingly, O Theotokos.
Having equally completed the course and been equally enriched by the Word and Master, ye have been vouchsafed equal gifts of the Spirit and have received equal honors, O apostles of the Lord, enlighteners of our hearts.
Theotokion: Spare Thy people, O Lord, delivering us from barbarian assault, from sins, temptations, and eternal torments, through the prayers of the all-holy Virgin who gave Thee birth, and of Thy glorious apostles.
Like the stars of Heaven ye have illumined all the earth with divine signs, dispelling the deep darkness of unbelief and showing forth as children of the day those who of old were enslaved by the wiles of the adversary.
Ye destroyed a legion of the evil-minded who of old escorted whole nations of men into the abyss; and ye led a multitude of the saved unto God, O most elect apostles of Christ who have joined the ranks of the incorporeal hosts.
Having passed on to those things that are above the world, the great Olympus and Sosipater, Tertius and Rodion, Quartus and the most sacred Erastus now entreat the Deliverer in behalf of the world.
In hymns do we all faithfully glorify the apostles, the radiant habitations of the Holy Spirit, the all-luminous rays of the unwaning Day, the brilliant flashes of lightning.
Thee do all we sinners have as our helper, O all-holy Virgin. By thy maternal entreaties render thou thy Son well-disposed unto us.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.