St Pelagia the Nun-martyr of Tarsus
Commemorated May 4
St Pelagia was from Tarsus of Cilicia and contested in martyrdom under Diocletian, in 284 AD; she was cast into a bull fashioned of bronze, which had been heated with fire.
Dismissal Hymn (Fourth Tone)
O Lord Jesus, to You Your cries with a great voice: O my Bridegroom, You I love; and seeking You, I now contest, and with Your baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Your sake, that I may reign with You; for Your sake I die, that I may live in You; accept me offered out of longing to You as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our souls through her intercessions, since You are great in mercy.
Kontakion (Plagal of Fourth Tone)
You descended into the tomb, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of death. In victory You rose, O Christ God, proclaiming rejoice to the Myrrhbearing women, granting peace to Your Apostles, and bestowing Resurrection on the fallen.