Thekla the Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles

Reading from the Synaxarion:

This saint was from the city of Iconium. When she was eighteen
years of age, she was instructed in the Faith of Christ and the hope of
the resurrection by the Apostle Paul, whom also she followed,
forsaking her betrothed and espousing a life of virginity for the sake of
the Heavenly Bridegroom. Having preached Christ in various cities
and suffered many things, she reposed in Seleucia of Cilicia at the
age of 90.

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone
O Lord Jesus, unto Thee Thy lamb doth cry with a great voice: O my
Bridegroom, Thee I love; and seeking Thee, I now contest, and with Thy
baptism am crucified and buried. I suffer for Thy sake, that I may reign
with Thee; for Thy sake I die, that I may live in Thee: accept me
offered out of longing to Thee as a spotless sacrifice. Lord, save our
souls through her intercessions, since Thou art great in mercy.

Kontakion in the Plagal of the Fourth Tone
O glorious virgin, thou wast entrusted with an apostolate, while
shining brightly with virginal beauty and adorned with crowns of
martyrdom. And, O Thecla, thou also didst subdue the bull's fury and change
the fire to dew by thine entreaties, O first contestant among all
womankind.