Irmos: Habbakuk, gazing with the eyes of foresight upon thee, the mountain overshadowed by the grace of God, prophesied that the Holy One of Israel would come forth from thee, for our salvation and restoration.
Bound with the indissoluble love of the Creator, O martyr of Christ, stoned, thou didst manifestly vanquish those who stoned thee with the endurance God granted thee, O all-praised one, struggling with manly resolve against hatred.
Theotokion: O Virgin, we who are ever tempest-tossed amid the sea of evils have thee as a haven of salvation. To thee do we flee, and in thee do we trust, that we may not fear the treachery of the invisible foe.
Arraying yourselves against all manner of pangs, O most valorous ones, cast to the wild beasts, together ye vanquished them, as did Daniel, by the divine images of faith, O Carpus and Papylas, ye glorious martyrs.
The most wicked one, the author of evil, mercilessly committed the favorites of Christ to the unquenchable conflagration, thinking thus to weaken their power. But his designs were reduced to ashes.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.