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... [in the council] of His saints; great and terrible over those who are round about Him. Lord God of hosts, who is like unto You? You are mighty, O Lord, and Your truth surrounds You. You granted to the holy [martyrs] (N. [Name]) a victorious martyrdom, to dispel the darkness and to illuminate our souls.

[Tone] 3 Plagal (*Gk*).

You who by the grace of the Holy Spirit conquered the enemy, O blessed holy martyrs of Christ: entreat of God the remission of sins for us who celebrate your [feast].

[Tone] Dkʿ [Plagal Fourth Mode].

[O you] who are the crown of boasting for all the virtuous, forerunner[s] and guide[s] unto eternal life: O holy martyrs, intercede on our behalf before the Crowner of the saints, granting [us] mercy from the inexhaustible fountain of eternal life.

THIRD MODE [GDZ].

We hold before you, O Christ, the ascetic struggles of the holy [ones] (*name*) as intercessors; and we beseech [you], through them, grant the remission [of our sins].