Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!
Having acquired thee as a divine beacon of the light of Christ, O wise Leo, the Church is richly illumined with the splendors of thy virtues and miracles.
Theotokion: O undefiled Maiden, thou wast a divine temple for Him Who made His abode in thee in manner past understanding, and Who hath driven deception from the souls of men.
O Lord, pour forth the water of compunction upon my heart, and illumine my mind, that I may worthily hymn Thy favored one, the venerable Cornelius.
Irmos: Having traversed the water as though it were dry land, and escaped the evil of Egypt, the Israelite cried aloud: Let us chant unto our Deliverer and God!
From thy childhood thou didst offer thyself to the Master of all, and by mortifying the passions thou becamest a living sacrifice, slaying thyself in an unbloody manner, O blessed one.
Theotokion: O Mistress, thou art a calm harbor for those who perish in a sea of sins; wherefore, turn not away those who have recourse unto thee, O Ever-virgin, but save us by thine intercession as Mother of God.
Thou wast an instructor and impartial teacher of monks, O blessed one, and leading them to God, wast crowned by an earthly king with the crown of martyrdom.
Thy life shineth forth, adorned with the virtues and ornamented with the splendors of miracles, O God-bearer. And it hath revealed thee to all.
Illumined with the effulgence of Christ, O venerable father Cornelius, by thy supplications illumine my benighted soul, that I may hymn thee, O all-blessed one.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.