At Vespers

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 for the prophet, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “O most praised martyrs…” —

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion, in the same melody —

Troparion of the venerable martyr, in Tone IV —

The Holy Spirit, Who proceedeth from the Father, spake through thy tongue of the advent of Christ which would come to pass in later times, unto the restoration of creation. And now, beholding the fulfillment of what was prophesied, we honor thy memory, O prophet.

Espousing our nature, which had willfully fallen away from Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind, Thou didst deliver it from defilement, joining it inseparably to Thyself through union with Thee which passeth understanding. And Thy prophet, being an image of this, chastely took to wife a former harlot.

O divinely eloquent prophet, seeing thine utterances now filled with grace, standing before the God of all pray thou for all who with faith celebrate thy memory, asking for them forgiveness of sins, peace and great mercy.

And 3 stichera of the venerable martyr, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “As one mighty among the martyrs…” —

Having cleaved unto the Lord from childhood, O blessed one, thou didst run the course until the end; for, armed with the Cross, thou didst set thy hands to the plough of the commandments of the Lord, as it is written. Him do thou entreat, that those who with faith celebrate thy most honored memory may be delivered from corruption and misfortunes.

Through faith thou becamest an all-precious stone without being broken; for, beaten and rolled upon the ground, thou didst make smooth the path of faith, O glorious one, rendering it easy of ascent; and thou didst overturn the opinions and the evil fame of Copronymus like a corrupt foundation, O father.

Nurtured on the dogmas of the apostles and the teachings of the divine fathers, O blessed one, thou didst venerate the visible image of the incarnate God in sacred signs and honored depictions. Wherefore, having suffered for them, O glorious one, thou wast shown to be a teacher of piety and the adornment of martyrs.

O all-pure one, who contained in thy womb the uncontainable God Who became man in His love for mankind, received from thee our composition and manifestly deified it: Disdain me not who am sorrowful, but quickly take pity and free me from the manifold enmity and malice of the evil one.

Stavrotheotokion, in the same melody —

As she beheld Thee, the Lamb and Shepherd, upon the Tree, the Ewe-lamb who gave Thee birth lamented and cried out to Thee maternally: “O long-suffering Son most desired, how is it that Thou art suspended upon the tree of the Cross? How is it that Thy hands and feet, O Word, have been pierced with nails by the iniquitous? How is it that Thou hast shed Thy blood, O Master?”

Struggling first in fasting upon the mountain, with the whole armor of the Cross thou didst destroy the noetic hordes of the enemy, O most blessed one; and afterwards thou didst manfully array thyself for thy contest, slaying Copronymus with the sword of faith. And for both thou hast been crowned by God, O ever-memorable venerable martyr Andrew.