Song of ascents, the first antiphon of Tone IV.
Glory..., Now & ever.... Alleluia... Thrice .
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV —
Full of apostolic zeal, thou didst crush the idols to dust, didst make a vile pagan temple into a church of God, and didst guide the heathen to the true Faith, O Martin, preacher of grace; wherefore, thou wast vouchsafed to behold in a vision the apostle of the gentiles with the preëminent Peter, receiving the power of their spirit as Elisha did from Elijah, to fish for men and lead new people unto Christ. Twice
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
One canon from the Octoechos, with 6 troparia; and two canons of the saints, with 8 troparia.
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone V —
O ye faithful, let us bless the Theotokos, our fervent help amid misfortunes, our aid and reconciliation unto God, by whom we have been delivered from corruption.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the holy hierarch, twice; Glory…, Now & ever…, the resurrectional theotokion in the same tone.
After the Polyeleos, this sessional hymn, in Tone VIII —
Teaching all piously to venerate the tree of the Cross, thou didst cut down at the root the oak-trees mindlessly worshipped by the heathen and didst overthrow the temple of their idols, for which thou wast dragged away to be slain, O long-suffering Martin; but the swordsman who was to execute thee suddenly fell at thy feet, paralyzed by an invisible power. And the people, beholding this, were filled with fear, and cried out to thee fervently: “Great is the God Whom thou dost preach! Teach us also to worship Him, and save our souls!”
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
Rejoice, O impassable gate of the King! Rejoice, rampart and protection of those who flee unto thee! Rejoice, haven unbeset by storms, O thou who knewest not wedlock, yet gavest birth unto thy Creator and God! Cease thou never to offer up supplications in behalf of those who hymn and worship thine Offspring.
Polyeleos, and this magnification —
We magnify thee, O holy hierarch Martin, and we honor thy holy memory; for thou dost entreat Christ God in our behalf.
Selected Psalm verses —
A Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the world. [Ps. 48: 2]
B My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. [Ps. 48: 4]
A Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. [Ps. 33: 12]
B I have proclaimed the good tidings of Thy righteousness in the great congregation. [Ps. 39: 10]
A Thy truth and Thy salvation have I declared. [Ps. 39: 11]
B I will declare Thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I hymn Thee. [Ps. 21: 23]
A That I may hear the voice of Thy praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. [Ps. 25: 7]
B O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. [Ps. 25: 8]
A I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and with the ungodly will I not sit. [Ps. 25: 5]
B For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and I have not acted impiously toward my God. [Ps. 17: 22]
A The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak of judgment. [Ps. 36: 30]
B His righteousness abideth unto ages of ages. [Ps. 110: 3]
A Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice. [Ps. 131: 9]
B Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house; unto ages of ages shall they praise Thee. [Ps. 83: 5]
Seeing the heathen languishing in the darkness of ignorance, wholly lacking in knowledge of the one true God, thou didst preach unto them Christ God, Who said “I am the Light!”, and didst call upon Him in prayer to destroy their abominable place of sacrifice. And, lo! that very day the Lord sent a tempest, which leveled the druidic temple and crushed their vile idols, bearing witness to the power of thine entreaty and to thy fervent Christian love. Twice
We ever thank and magnify thee, O pure Theotokos, and we bow down, hymning thy birthgiving and crying out unceasingly, O thou who art full of grace: In that thou art good, save us in the hour of testing, O all-merciful Virgin, that we, thy servants, may not be put to shame.
Prokimenon, in Tone IV —
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Stichos: Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the world.
Let every breath praise the Lord.
Gospel according to John, § 35 from the midpoint [Jn. 10: 1-8]
The Lord said to the Jews who came to Him: “Verily, verily, I say unto you: He who entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.” This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which He spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again: “Verily, verily, I say unto you: I am the door of the sheep. All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.”
After Psalm 50, this sticheron, in Tone VI —
Full of courage and the omnipotent grace of God’s priesthood, thou didst travel through the land of Gaul, preaching salvation unto the benighted and exposing the impotence of their abominable religion. And the heathen, perceiving the divine power which abode in thee, forsook their false deities and cleaved unto Christ, Who through thee all-gloriously saved their souls from death.
Canon of the Supplication to the All-holy Theotokos [the Paraclysis], with 6 troparia, including the irmos, in Tone VIII. And this canon of the holy hierarch, with 8 troparia, in Tone VI —
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.