On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…”—
Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this Stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “On the third day…”—
Let us hymn the company of the five martyrs: the wise Acindynus, Pegasius and Elpidephorus, Aphthonius and Anempodistus, the valiant athletes and fervent protectors, who pour forth grace unhindered and hope unashamed, bestowing them freely upon the pious.
Neither hunger, nor tribulation, neither life, nor death, neither the boiling of cauldrons, nor the precipices of the earth, nor yet the mouths of the wild beasts could separate your brave deeds of patient endurance from the love of Christ; for, directing your gaze continually toward Him, and desiring Him alone, ye vanquished the enemy.
Delighting in sweetness and full of light, having inherited everlasting life, from misfortunes, bondage and imprisonment deliver those who have recourse to you at the site of your martyrdom, O divinely wise ones; for ye have boldness before God and manifest loving-kindness, in that ye are truly emulators of Christ.
Glory…, in Tone VI—
Today the martyrs’ choir of fivefold splendor, illumining the faithful like a constellation of stars, summoneth all to mystical gladness. Today the servants of the noetic Sun, the destroyers of the traditions of the Persians, who adore the material sun and worship fire, have led all to piety. And having filled the cup of their suffering to abundance, they have been crowned with their blood shed for the sake of Christ, calling us, the lovers of piety, saying: “Come, feast your eyes upon our sufferings, and behold our crowns and honors! For he who endureth to the end is saved, Christ hath said in truth, that ye may share our crowns and have us as intercessors before the Lord!”
The pure Virgin, Thy Mother, beholding the most iniquitous men unjustly nailing Thee to the Tree, was wounded in her womb, as Symeon foretold.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.