Saint with Six Stichera.
VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 1
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
Illumining the whole world with rays of miracles,* O Cyrus and John, all radiant beacons,* you were like to the heavens in grace,* displaying like stars* the virtues of your exalted life.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
Illumining the whole world with rays of miracles,* O Cyrus and John, all radiant beacons,* you were like to the heavens in grace,* displaying like stars* the virtues of your exalted life.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
O martyrs of the Lord, O rain-bearing clouds* who excelled in manifold miracles of grace,* you water the whole world noetically,* prevailing upon the healthy* to offer hymnody to God.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Truly receiving from God the skill to heal the sufferings of soul and body,* O martyrs of the Lord, you supernaturally heal all* not by means of human medicines,* but by the inspiration of God.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
Surrounded by the hosts of heaven,* O radiant luminaries Cyrus and John, O valiant athletes,* you heal the bodies of those on earth and wounded souls for Christ’s sake.* Entreat Him, that He save us.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
Following Christ, the Fountain of glory,* you have been shown to all as wellsprings of immortality,* and pour forth sweet streams which cure and heal men’s bodies and souls;* for you zealously shed streams of blood for Christ.
Tone 8, Glory…
Two martyrs have shone forth upon us today, healing the pangs of our souls:* Cyrus and John, the wonder-workers.* The one, embracing the angelic life and living it to the end,* united himself to Christ by the blood of martyrdom;* and the other, shining forth among the military ranks,* is now enrolled in the armies of heaven.* Wherefore, they impart healing to those who with faith celebrate their memory,* praying for our souls.
Glory… Now…
Out of his love for mankind* the King of heaven appeared on earth and dwelled with men,* for He assumed a human body from the pure Virgin* and was seen in the flesh He received from her.* He is the One and only God* having two natures but not two persons.* Therefore we profess and declare the truth* that Christ our God is perfect God and perfect Man.* O Mother, who knew not carnal union,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.
Prokeimenon
Tone 7
O God, You are my defender* and Your mercy goes before me.
verse: Deliver me from my enemies, O God; save me from those who rise up against me.
Aposticha
Tone 8
O martyrs of the Lord,* we beseech you to offer intercession before our God:* pray that abundant mercy be granted to our souls* and the forgiveness of our many sins.
Blessed are they whom You have chosen* and taken to Yourself, О Lord.
I lament and weep whenever I see death* and look upon our beauty, fashioned according to God’s image,* lying in the grave disfigured and inglorious,* its outward form destroyed.* O strange wonder! What mystery is this that concerns us?* How have we been delivered over to corruption?* How have we been conjoined to death?* All this, so it is written, is by the ordinance of God,* who doth grant rest to the departed.
Their souls shall dwell* among good things.
Your death, O Lord, has enabled us to be immortal.* For had You not been laid in the tomb,* Paradise had not been opened.* Therefore grant rest to the departed* as You are the Lover of mankind.
Tone 2, Glory…
Come, O assembly of the faithful,* and with hymns let us crown Cyrus and John today:* the soldiers of grace and most generous fulfillers of petitions;* for in manifold ways they have been shown to all as most splendid physicians.* Wherefore, they pray for our souls.
Now…
When iniquitous men raised You, the Life of all, up upon the Tree, О Saviour,* Your pure and most immaculate Mother,* standing forth and lamenting, exclaimed:* “O my sweet Child, light of my eyes, woe is me!* How have You suffered to be nailed to the Cross between two evildoers,* О You who have suspended the earth upon the waters?”
Troparia
Tone 5
Christ our God, You have granted us the miracles of Your holy martyrs, Cyrus and John,* as a stronghold and protection.* Through their prayers, strengthen those in authority in every good deed,* for You alone are merciful and the Lover of mankind!
Glory… Now…
O Mother of God, the mysteries which surround you are exceedingly glorious* and beyond the power of understanding.* For you retained the seal of purity,* and your virginity remained inviolate;* yet you are acknowledged, without doubt,* to be the Mother who gave birth to the true God.* We beg you, therefore, to entreat Him to save our souls.
DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 5: Christ our God, You have granted us the miracles of Your holy martyrs, Cyrus and John,* as a stronghold and protection.* Through their prayers, strengthen those in authority in every good deed,* for You alone are merciful and the Lover of mankind!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 3: Holy ones, you received as a grace the power of miracles:* Do not cease to pour out your wonders on us.* By spiritual skill, cut out our passions, two great physicians,* divinely inspired Cyrus and holy John!
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
To the saints who are in His land,* the Lord has made wonderful all His desires in them.
verse: I foresaw the Lord always in my sight, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3,8)
Epistle
2 Timothy 3:1-9
Alleluia, Tone 2
verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together.
verse: For the Lord confers His blessing and life for ever. (Psalm 132:1,3)
Gospel
Luke 20:45-21:4
Communion Hymn
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia.