Irmos: I pour forth my prayer unto the Lord, and to Him do I declare my grief; for my soul is full of evil and my life hath drawn nigh unto hell, and like Jonah I pray: Lead me up from corruption, O God!
Kontakion, in Tone II: Spec, Mel.: “In supplications…”—
Theotokion: O all-holy Virgin, with thy saving haste and visitation visit thou my soul which hath fallen ill through sins and all the temptations of the enemy; and in that thou art good, heal it, O all-hymned Theotokos, my hope.
Thou wast shown to be a converser with the angels; for, travelling thy way and weakening thy body by abstinence, thou didst emulate their life while yet upon the earth, O Dalmatus, guide and most eminent rule of monks.
Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Thy loving-kindness: Lead me up from corruption, O God!
Kontakion, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “To thee, the champion leader…”—
Theotokion: Those who of old grew old through the bitter tasting of the tree and fell headlong, O all-pure one, thou hast restored, having given birth to the Creator, the hypostatic Word, O Virgin Mother and Mistress.
Aflame with zeal for the love of the Lord as was Elijah, O blessed Isaacius, with boldness didst thou denounce, as he did Ahab, the champion of darkness who was infected with the wicked heresy of the foolish Arius.
Ye have been shown to be guides for those astray and havens for those who are saved by faith, O God-bearing and wonder-working fathers Faustus and Dalmatus and godly Isaacius, ye servants of Jesus and most radiant beacons for monastics.
With hymns let us praise Isaacius, Dalmatus and Faustus, who shone forth like beacons through fasting and turned away heresies with faith; for they are saints of God who entreat Him in our behalf.
Ikos: Who among men is able to recount the splendid virtues of the venerable fathers, their struggles and labors, divine zeal and pure boldness of life, and the godly works which they accomplished upon earth, like angels? Yet, honoring them, we hymn the Trinity with faith; for, standing radiantly with the angelic choirs before Him, they ever pray in our behalf.
Thou didst all-gloriously ascend from earthly things to the mansions of heaven, O divinely wise Anthony, and there thou hast been vouchsafed to behold ineffable things, which eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, which God hath prepared for those who love Him.
Thou in nowise gavest slumber to thine eyes, letting all thy desire take wing unto God; and following Him with all thy soul without faltering, thou didst without hindrance pass through the night of life, guided by divine visions, O blessed Anthony; and thou hast made thine abode in life divine.
Having been vouchsafed the blessing of the great and holy hierarch Nicetas, O blessed Anthony, thou didst receive from him learned instruction; for thou wast not inundated by the storm of sin, but didst reach the calm haven of the kingdom of heaven, and there thou dost manifestly delight in vision divine.
Native of Rome, thou wast also a gracious scion of Novgorod the Great, for thou didst please God therein by many labors and struggles. Wherefore, thou hast been vouchsafed gifts of miracles by Him, and He hath preserved thy body incorrupt for many years. And venerating it, we joyfully cry out to thee with all our heart: Rejoice, O father Anthony!
Ikos: How can I recount thy many miracles? How can I describe thy strict manner of life? For I lack a pure heart, in that I have defiled it with shameful acts and have befouled my soul with wicked thoughts. Yet will I dare to raise a song, if thou wilt give words to me, thine unworthy servant, for thou wast found to be an earthly angel and a heavenly man in the flesh, O venerable one. For on earth thou didst reject corruptible things, and through pangs, labors, great abstinence, the endurance of ill treatment and lying on the ground, thou didst follow Christ with all thy soul. And through fasting, the keeping of vigils and prayer thou becamest a model for thy disciples. Wherefore thou hast been shown to be a pure vessel and a habitation of the all-holy Spirit, for which cause we honor thee, crying: Rejoice, O father Anthony!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.