Aposticha of the Deposition; and Glory…, in Tone VIII—

With the right-believing Kings Oswald and Oswin thou didst plant the Faith of Christ among the English, as a true apostle and disciple of the Savior, O holy Aidan; and caring for orphans and children as a solicitous father, thou didst instill in them true piety and the knowledge of God; and with coins entrusted to thee in Christian charity thou didst purchase the freedom of many who languished in bitter thralldom and captivity. O holy hierarch, look down from heaven upon us, thy sinful children: by thine example teach us the virtues and lead us to the vision of God, and by thy supplications ransom us, the wretched, from slavery to death and the devil.

Troparion of the holy hierarch, in Tone I—

Now & ever…, of the Deposition.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Troparion of the Deposition.

A scion of Ireland, transplanted to Iona, the isle of saints, tended there thou didst grow to spiritual fruition; and when the field of Northumbria was ready to receive the seeds of the Christian Faith, thou wast sent thither to plant the crop of salvation. Wherefore, laboring diligently day and night, thou didst produce a rich harvest for Christ. O godly Aidan our father, entreat Him earnestly, that our souls find mercy.