At Vespers

On “Lord, I have cried…”, these stichera, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “O all-glorious wonder…”—

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

Troparion, in Tone IV—

O martyred athlete Callistratus, thy mind illumined by the light of piety, thou didst unwaveringly tread the path which leadeth to heavenly blessedness, having vanquished all the wiles of the adversary. Wherefore, we praise thee, honoring thy sacred memory, O most blessed one.

O divinely wise martyr Callistratus, enriched by the word of life, thou didst guide unto life those who before were dead in accursedness through ignorance; and, dying with zeal, O glorious one, for the resurrection of us all, they are most truly believed to dwell in Christ. With them remember us to the all-good Lord.

O sacred martyr Gymnasius, beheaded by the sword, thou didst truly drown the Pharaoh of falsehood in the torrent of thy blood; and now thou pourest forth healings upon all who have recourse to thy temple with faith, and therein praise thy struggles, and celebrate thine honored memory, O blessed one.

Glory…, the composition of Byzantius, in Tone IV—

Before Thy precious Cross, death was terrifying to men; but after Thy glorious Passion, man was terrifying to death. Thus was the athlete able to abolish all the power of the enemy. Through his supplications save our souls, O Christ.

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

In their sufferings, O Lord, Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; for, possessed of Thy might, they set at nought the tyrants and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. By their supplications save Thou our souls.