Irmos: Enlighten us with Thy commandments, O Lord, and with Thine upraised arm grant us Thy peace, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Though they shaved thy head and tormented thee with the heat of burning coals, O divinely wise one, they in nowise were able to shake the strength of thy mind.
Theotokion: We have acquired thee, O Mistress, as an indestructible bulwark and haven, the perfect salvation of our souls, and a open space amid tribulations. Save us now from our passions and tribulations.
Fill our life with gladness, O holy fathers, delivering us from the invasion of barbarians and from civil strife.
Irmos: Thou hast come, O my Lord, as a light into the world: a holy light turning from the darkness of ignorance those who hymn Thee with faith.
Recalling the image of Thy nails and sacrifice, O Lord, the martyr cried out: “I endure the pain of red-hot goads!”
Theotokion: An earthly mind cannot understand thy conceiving, which transcendeth nature, O Virgin Mother and Maiden; for thou gavest birth unto God.
Deliver us from tribulations, O holy wonderworkers, for ye are fervent intercessors who pray for our souls.
When the nails of thy hands and feet were torn away, O pure virgin, thou didst hallow the faithful with the precious blood which flowed forth, and like Christ didst cleanse the world of the blood of demons.
Dispel the gloom of my transgressions and mine unseemly acts by your prayers to God.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.