Ode 6.

By your toils you slew the desires of the flesh, you crucified yourself to the world and the passions, as by fasts and tears, prayers and hymns you waited on God.

Kontakion. Tone 8.

Prince of monks on Mount Athos, type and model of virtuous deeds, you adorned all the dwellings there of the unwedded.

Pleasant, upright and good, fair and moderate, accessible, gentle, merciful, sympathetic and compassionate and cheerful you were in your ways, and by your conduct an imitator of Christ.

Revealed as a new Moses, you made ready another tabernacle, a sheepfold, All-honoured Father; and you increased it by toils and sweat and dedicated it to the Mother of God.

To you, my Champion.

As noblest contemplator of the immaterial beings and truest ascetic teacher we your flock praise you and we cry: Do not cease to intercede with the Lord that they may be delivered from trials and dangers those who cry out to you: Hail Father Athanasios!

Accepting your call from above you have inherited immortal life; for with a body upon earth you shared the life of the Bodiless Ones and became impregnable to the passions; and so we praise you Father:

Hail, bright glory of monks; hail, radiant monument of sobriety.

Hail, far seen token of courage; hail, proof of all-wise prudence.

Hail, balanced line of accurate justice; hail, who by reason order the impulses of duties.

Hail, mind who enjoy ineffable thoughts; hail, who devoutly perceive all creation.

Hail, through whom the demons are shamed; hail through whom every passion is slain.

Hail, haven of those in the tempest of life; hail saviour of those who faithfully cry to you:

Hail, Father Athanasios!

On the 5th of the same month, Commemoration of our Venerable and godbearing Father Athanasios of Athos.

Anthony was Great, the beginning of Fathers;

Athanasios godlike, their godly end.

Though Athanasios came but late in time

Yet he excelled the ancients by his toils.

For Athanasios and disciples six

Temple’s collapse destroyed their bodies’ temples.

And on the fifth of the month Spirits brought Athanasios to God’s town.

On the same day, Commemoration of our venerable Father Lampados.

Filling his lamp with oil now Lampados

Was ready for the Bridegroom drawing near.

At their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.