At Vespers

On “Lord, I have cried…:, 6 stichera for the hieromartyr: 3 in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…” —

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this Stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “When from the Tree…” —

Troparion, in Tone IV —

Having entered noetically into the innermost darkness of the unapproachable light, thou didst come to understand the divine enigmas of the Word, O sacred Dionysius, disciple of Christ, and on earth thou didst manifestly explain the ranks of the angels.

Now & ever…: Theotokion, or this Stavrotheotokion: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…” —

Having made thy soul luminous with rays of threefold splendor and thy body with consuming material fire, O father, thou didst pass over to immaterial radiance and didst join the angels. With them do thou unceasingly pray for us, that our souls be saved.

Having become eminent in the Church of God by thy pastorship, thou didst make thy heart a receptacle of the grace of the Spirit, O father. Wherefore, O Dionysius, from thy precious shrine thou dost ever pour forth healings upon us, like water.

And 3 stichera in the same tone: Spec. Mel.: “O most lauded martyrs…” —

The divine Paul, speaking forth in public, caught thee with the hook of grace, O wise one, and made thee a teacher of the sacred mysteries and a beholder of ineffable things, perceiving in thee a chosen vessel. With him do thou pray, O right eloquent Dionysius, that those who hymn thee with love may be saved.

Having made thy mind equal to that of the angels for the sake of virtue, O most wise father Dionysius, thou didst write a sacred account of the heavenly order of their hierarchies, and therewith didst align the ranks of the Church’s hierarchy, likening them to the ranks of heaven.

Making thyself like unto God through meditation, as far as thou wast able, O blessed Dionysius, with piety thou didst mystically disseminate thy godly treatise on the divine names; and, achieving unity through a higher union, thou didst learn things which pass man’s understanding and didst teach the ends of the world.

Glory…, the composition of Andrew of Jerusalem, in Tone II —

Come, ye faithful, and together let us praise the annual commemoration of the hierarchs Dionysius and Cyprian; for the one, having rejected the Stoic philosophers and been taught by the chosen vessel, became an adept of ineffable mysteries; and the other, having illumined his thoughts for the sake of the goodly virgin Justina, escaped the delusion of the demons and, casting his books of sorcery into the fire, became a preacher of the Gospel. Wherefore, glorifying the Savior Who hath glorified them, let us sinners cry out: O Christ God, Who hast crowned Thine athletes with glory, by their supplications save Thou our souls!

When the undefiled Ewe-lamb saw her Lamb led willingly, as a man, to the slaughter, she said, weeping: “O Christ, Thou makest haste now to leave me childless who gave birth to Thee! What is this that Thou hast done, O Deliverer of all? Yet do I hymn and glorify Thine exceeding goodness, which passeth understanding and recounting, O Thou Who lovest mankind.”

On the Aposticha, Glory…, in Tone IV —

We call thee the unseen depth of heavenly knowledge, O most splendid martyr of Christ, and we hymn thee as a warrior and steadfast champion of the Church, O wise one. For thou didst shine forth with most pure fire, having been counted worthy to wear the vesture of light with the armies on high, having illumined thy mind with the effulgence of the Holy Spirit, O Dionysius. Wherefore, with faith we celebrate thy universal memorial, glorifying the Lord Who glorified thee.

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?”

Having learned goodness and been watchful in all things, arrayed, as befitteth a priest, in a good conscience, thou didst draw forth ineffable things from the chosen vessel; and, having kept the Faith, thou didst complete a course like his. O hieromartyr Dionysius, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.