Godly choir of Martyrs, you are the foundation of the Church, the perfect accomplishment of the Gospel. By your deeds you have fulfilled the words of the Savior; for in you the gates of Hades, which were opened against the Church, have now been shut. The spilling of your blood dried up the libations poured out to idols. Your slaughter gave birth to the membership of the faithful. You amazed the choirs of bodiless Angels. You were crowned by God, and now you stand near Him. Unceasingly pray to Him on behalf of our souls.
-From the hymns of Vespers for the Sunday of All Saints
Father Peter Kostakis offers the homily.