At Vespers

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera: 3 of the afterfeast, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “As one valiant among the martyrs…”—

Troparion of the feast, in Tone I—

When Thou wast lifted up upon the Cross, O Master, Thou didst raise up with Thyself the whole fallen nature of Adam; wherefore, lifting up Thine all-pure Cross with the strength of Thee, the Most High, O Thou Who lovest mankind, we make entreaty, crying out: As Thou art our merciful God, O Most High, save those who venerate the honorable, luminous and divine exaltation of Thy Cross.

Gazing now upon Thy footstool where Thine all-pure feet stood, and chanting psalms, O Master, we honor with love today Thine all-precious Cross, and elevating it with piety we beseech Thee, crying aloud: Having sanctified all by Thy divine Cross, O Most High, show us forth as partakers of Thine ineffable compassion and grace.

We bow down before Thine all-holy Cross, O Christ, as before an invincible trophy, an impregnable shield, and a divine scepter, for thereby hath the world been saved, and for it doth Adam dance. Offering praise in hymns, we, the assemblies of the earthborn, honor it, and, performing its divine elevation, we ask purification.

And 3 stichera of the saint, in the same tone & melody—

Cleansing thy body and soul of the passions, thou didst become a dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit and didst adorn thyself with the anointing of priests. Thou wast an excellent intercessor, O Eumenius, a converser with the holy angels, an heir to the glory of the Lord, and prayest for those who praise thee.

Thine all-glorious life, illuminated by the virtues and shining forth with the splendors of miracles, made thee right glorious to the ends of the earth, O most blessed one, a steadfast beacon, one who shareth the abode of the saints, a hierarch who is a citizen of the holy city, a fellow-citizen with the angels, O right glorious wonderworker.

Assembling, let us honor aloud the hierarch Eumenius, the adornment of Crete, bishop of Gortyna, unshakable foundation of the Church, who is magnificent in miracles, all-glorious in many powers, and hath enlightened hearts which are in darkness.

Glory…, Now & ever…, idiomelon, in Tone II—

The divine treasure which is hidden in the ground, the Cross of the Bestower of life, was shown in the heavens to the pious emperor and noetically displayeth an inscription of victory over his enemies. And rejoicing therein with faith and love, in godly manner he hastened to ascend to a visible height and with zeal drew it forth from the bosom of the earth, for the deliverance of the world and the salvation of our souls.

On the aposticha, these stichera, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: O house of Ephratha…”—

Today, the Cross of Christ, the life-bearing Tree on which He was crucified in the flesh, is borne aloft, summoning all.

Stichos: Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship the footstool of His feet, for it is holy.

Rejoice, O divine defense of the faithful, unassailable rampart, Thou Cross of the Lord, whereby we have been lifted up from the earth.

Stichos: God is our King before the ages, He hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.

Come ye all, and with gladness let us kiss the life-bearing Tree whereon Christ our deliverance was stretched out.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone IV—

Moses, prefiguring the activity of the precious Cross, O Christ, vanquished Amalek his adversary in the wilderness of Sinai; for when he stretched out his arms, forming the image of the Cross, he strengthened the people. And now these events have found their fulfillment in us: today the Cross is elevated and the demons flee; today all creation is freed from corruption, for gifts have shone forth upon us because of the Cross. Wherefore, rejoicing, we all fall down before it, saying: Glory to Thee, O Lord, for Thy works are magnified!

O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; grant victory unto Orthodox Christians over their adversaries, and by the power of Thy Cross preserve Thou Thy commonwealth.