About the all-praise of the holy martyr, the valiant servants of Christ: Theognis, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemo, Magna, Theodotus, Faimasia and Philemon! For the sake of Christ, you gathered from different countries, and that perfect God and Man boldly preached in the forge, and were forced to devour idols, idols in vain and the prince to shame, but you were not afraid of various languor and fiery rebuke, and according to various sufferings, cut with the edge of a sword quickly, and shed your blood like water for Christ, and with that, like crimson, you adorned the Church of Christ: in the same way, now, crowned with an unfading crown of immortal glory, in unspeakable joy you are installed with the faces of angels in the heavenly villages, adorned with Divine light and the sight of His ineffable kindness enjoying.
For this reason, we humbly flow to you, and look with tenderness at your holy image, we pray: pray for us to Christ God, as we have boldness towards him, so that with your holy prayers we will be delivered from every ailment and harm, mental and physical, for you have been given a healing gift from God from all sorrows that come to you with faith Heal, just as this glorious man was healed from the shaking illness: and we, having received the same faith, honor you, holy martyrs, who have the gift of Christ God, to whom be glory, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.