Irmos: The staff of Moses, once working a wonder, striking the sea in the form of the Cross and dividing it, drowned the mounted tyrant Pharaoh, and saved Israel who fled on foot, chanting a hymn unto God.
Illumined by divine radiance and dancing in the light of the all-just Godhead, O wise Martin, enlighten those who with piety honor thy luminous memory.
Theotokion: The Word Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit is equally without beginning desired to make His abode within the Virgin’s womb, and He became flesh immutably, suffering willingly, and hath set the divine armies of the martyrs to suffer with faith.
Canon of the martyrs, the acrostic whereof is: “I sing the glory of Thy martyrs, O Savior”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone VIII —
Irmos: Having traversed the depths of the Red Sea with dryshod feet, Israel of old vanquished the might of Amalek in the wilderness by Moses’ arms stretched out in the form of the Cross.
The Creator of all, Who knoweth all things before they happen, foreseeing the uprightness of thy heart, took thee from an earthly army and hath enlisted thee among the choirs of angels, O blessed one.
Theotokion: Let us hymn the pure and immaculate Maiden Mary, reverently glorifying her together as the Mother of God, crying: Rejoice, O pure Bride of God, blessed Virgin Mother!
Adorned with the grace of martyrdom, O martyrs, with love ye stand in the heavens before Christ, the Bestower of crowns, illumined with the light of the effulgence of the threefold Sun; and ye enlighten those who bless you with faith.
Irmos: Traversing the deep on foot, as though it were dry land, and seeing the tyrant Pharaoh drowned, Israel cried aloud: Let us chant unto God a hymn of victory!
My soul is done to death by the sting of sin, O father, yet by thy life-bearing supplications move the Life of all to raise me up to hymn thy godly memory.
Theotokion: O Maiden and Mistress most favored by God, who didst bear the Bestower of light Who enlighteneth the earth which is cast into darkness by many passions: Illumine mine accursed soul!
O invincible martyrs, amid persecution ye showed yourselves to be valiant warriors by your valiant struggles, driving away all the vile falsehood of impiety, in that ye are the confirmation of the Church and the might of truth.
Fending off the tempest of evil and the raging sea of ungodliness with reasonable understanding and the tranquility of the Spirit, O most wise ones, ye passed over to the havens of heaven, rejoicing.
Canon of the holy hierarch, the acrostic whereof is “Let us wisely praise Cosmas, the composer of canons”, in Tone IV —
Having adorned thy life with the light of the virtues, O father Cosmas, shining with the brilliance of the thrice-radiant Light, thou dost stand before thy Master. Pray thou that those who hymn thee may find enlightenment.
Thy character showeth thee to have a fitting name; for thou hast been shown to be the adornment of hierarchs and the confirmation of monastics, O wise one, and wast the abode of wisdom.
As a most wise lover of wisdom, thou didst wisely purify thy soul, O far-famed Cosmas, driving away the passions of the turmoil of the world as it were the gloom of darkness.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.