Irmos: There is none as holy as Thee, O Lord my God, Who hast exalted the horn of Thy faithful, O Good One, and hast established us upon the rock of Thy confession.
Living a God-pleasing life, thou didst not hide from the evil one; wherefore, he heaped evils upon thy shoulders and led a multitude of Saracens against Lesbos, thy native land.
Theotokion: Placing all her hope on thee, O Virgin Mother and Maiden, Theoctiste acquired thee as her protection, nourishment and mighty aid amid evils.
The enemy strove to hand thee over, bound, to the foes of the righteous; but, rescuing thee straightway from the vile ones, the Deliverer preserved thee in purity.
Eluding like a bird the hands of thine enemies on the island of Paros, thou didst desire to become a nun thereon, ever abiding there as a custodian in the temple of the Ever-virgin Mother of God, which was in that place.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.