Glory..., Now & ever.…: Theotokion —
On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…” —
Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion, in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “Having set all aside…” —
Troparion, in Tone IV —
Recording the times and seasons of right memorable events and the struggles and labors of the God-bearing fathers, O blessed Nestor, thou didst burn with love for noetic desire; and showing thyself to be a good disciple, thou didst follow in the steps of thy first leaders. And while yet in this life thou didst choose the good portion, which is even now with thee. By thy supplications cause us also to share therein who earnestly hymn thy memory.
Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this stavrotheotokion, in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “O venerable father…” —
Diligently recording in thy book the words of the divine Scriptures and the struggles of those who lived angelically, thou didst set down in the book of thy heart memory of the reward which is to come; wherefore, thy name shall be recorded in the Book of Life. O most blessed father, pray thou in our behalf, that we also may find ourselves recorded in the Book of Life, who honor thy memory.
Desiring to have an understanding of the wisdom of the Spirit, O venerable one, thou didst betake thyself to the great fathers, from whom thou didst learn heavenly understandings; wherefore, having lived angelically in the flesh, thou didst shine forth like a noetic dawn. And as thou art now a child of the day and a partaker of the light, thou dost never cease to pray earnestly, that those who hymn thy most honored memory may be delivered from corruption and misfortunes.
Glory…, in Tone VI —
Preparing thy heart as a tablet for the Holy Spirit, O Nestor our father, thou didst adorn thy soul with purity and humility, the choosing of voluntary poverty, all-night vigils and obedience, and never-ceasing prayer; and with the pen of thy chastity thou didst record the holy lives of the first fathers of the Caves. And as thou didst have an unceasing desire for God, thou didst find Him Whom thou didst seek. Reigning now with Him in never-ending light, pray that our souls be saved.
O all-pure Mistress, a sword pierced thy heart, as Symeon said, when thou didst behold Him Who shone forth from thee in manner past recounting lifted up on the Cross by the iniquitous as One condemned, given vinegar and gall to drink, His side pierced, His hands and feet run through with nails; and, lamenting, thou didst exclaim, crying out maternally: “What is this new mystery, O my Child most sweet?”
On the aposticha, the stichera from the Octoechos; and, Glory…, in Tone V —
Thou didst fulfill the saying of the prophets, O venerable Nestor, proclaiming to us the works of God in writing, saying as did David in the psalm: “I remembered the works of the Lord, and I will remember Thy wonders from the beginning, O God, which I marvelled to see in the beginning of the monastery of Thy Mother, that Thy power among the venerable may be known to the next generation.” And having seen this through thy writings, O all-blessed one, we venerate thy labors, we bless thy memory with hymns, and unto Him Who dwelleth in the highest we offer the hymnody of psalms: Thou art God Who doeth wonders!
Having assumed my whole form and clothed Himself therein, the Creator and God, Who desired to restore the form of Adam who before had fallen, was of His own will lifted up upon the Cross as one guilty; and extending now His hands, He healeth the hands which of old fell slack as they stretched forth to grasp the fruit of the tree. Beholding Him, the most pure one exclaimed: “What is this Thine ineffable long-suffering, O my Son? I cannot bear to see Thee lifted up upon the Cross, Who holdeth the ends of the whole earth in the palm of Thy hand!”
On “Lord, I have cried...,” 3 stichera of the martyr, in Tone VIII, Spec. Mel: “O most glorious wonder...” —
O wondrous athlete Nestor, thou didst array thyself in the full armor of Christ, and while having contended on earth with Lyæus, thou didst destroy him, with invisible arrows thou didst bring down the invisible Belial and didst slay him. Wherefore, He Who is exceeding generous hath crowned thee with a wreath of victory.
Strengthened with the divine words of the martyr Demetrius, O wise Nestor, with true courage thou didst slay the prideful tyrant; and confessing the immortal God Who died and harrowed hell, thou didst receive an unjust death, O glorious one. Wherefore, rejoicing, thou hast inherited life everlasting.
Thou wast a godly youth, resplendent in comeliness of body, adorned with grace divine, O wise one, and invested with power. Wherefore, having cast down the power of Lyæus by the power of the Almighty, thou didst suffer, rejoicing, and hast been numbered among the choirs of athletes. Rejoicing with them, be thou mindful of us.
Thee, our intercessor, do we entreat, O all-pure one: Spurn not us, thy servants, who are troubled amid grief, lest we perish utterly; but haste thou to remove us from this present wrath and grief, O divinely joyous, all-holy and pure one, for our rampart art thou, and our unassailable assistance.
Or this Stavrotheotokion —
Beholding Thee, O Jesus, nailed to the Cross, and willingly accepting Thy Passion, the Virgin, Thy Mother, O Master, cried aloud: “Woe is me, my sweet Child! How dost Thou endure wounds unjustly inflicted, O Physician Who hast healed the sickness of man, and hast delivered all from corruption in Thy tender mercy?”
In his sufferings, O Lord, thy martyr Nestor received an imperishable crown from Thee, our God; for, possessed of Thy might, he set at naught his tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. By his supplications save Thou our souls.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.