Irmos: Beholding the sea of life surging with the tempest of temptations, fleeing to Thy calm haven I cry unto Thee: Lead up my life from corruption, O greatly Merciful One!
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Thou hast appeared…”—
Called from heaven, O most blessed one, shining like the sun with the radiance of grace, thou didst emit a beam which with goodly power doth from afar dispel the darkness of ignorance. Twice
Theotokion: Guilty of sin and grievously wounded, wretch that I am, I flee to thee, the merciful one, O Mother of God, praying that thou wilt cleanse the sores of my transgressions.
Thou didst splendidly denounce the corrupt and vile insolence of the iniquitous, O most honored hierarch of the Lord, truly proclaiming the divine teachings of piety.
Thou didst shine forth upon the whole world like a beam, O blessed one, shining with the rays of the most radiant Paul, that sun who hath illumined the world. Wherefore, we honor thee, O glorious Onesimus.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.