Irmos: Thy Church rejoiceth in Thee, O Christ, crying aloud: Thou art my strength, O Lord, my refuge and my consolation!
Sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “The choir of angels…”—
The divine Paul beareth witness to thee as a faithful servant of Christ, a sacred preacher and his fellow warrior, O blessed Archippus.
Theotokion: O most pure one, thou wast most clearly shown to be a temple containing God, a pure habitation and a divine dwelling-place.
Enkindled noetically by the fire of the Comforter, thou didst burn up the bitter tinder of the madness of idolatry, O most lauded Archippus.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—
With lightning-flashes of the virtues thou didst illumine thy radiant life, O Archippus, enlightening those who piously honor thee.
As a disciple of Paul, thou didst enlighten the people, O God-bearer, teaching them to chant unto the Trinity; thou didst destroy the pernicious temples by grace; and having suffered patiently, thou didst receive crowns, rejoicing. O blessed Archippus, pray thou in our behalf.
O pure Virgin Theotokos who knewest not wedlock, who alone art the intercessor and protection of the faithful: from tribulations, sorrows and evil circumstances deliver those who place their trust in thee, O Maiden; and save our souls by thy divine prayers.
Stavrotheotokion—
Beholding Thee stretched out, dead, upon the Cross, O Christ, Thine all-immaculate Mother cried out: “O my Son, Who with the Father and the Spirit art equally without beginning, what is this, Thine ineffable providence, whereby Thou hast saved the creation of Thine all-pure hands, O Compassionate One?”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.