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 VIII: Spec. Mel.: “As firstfruits…”—
Through thy supplications the blind recovered their sight, O divinely wise father; for, having Christ working with thee, and the eyes of thy soul ever directed toward Him, thou didst richly receive that which thou didst ask.
Theotokion: Sanctify my soul, O Virgin who gavest birth to the holy Word, our One God, Who truly resteth most purely in the saints; and, as thou art merciful, bestow upon me a shower of compunction, O most immaculate one.
Thou didst protect and adorn the house of the all-pure one, O venerable one; wherefore, as is meet, in heaven thou now makest thine abode in her habitation, and on earth in her temple.
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 IV—
Thou didst strike the emperor with awe, O wondrous one, when, entering his palace, thou didst bear burning coals in thy robe; for God glorified thee who, by thy life, didst glorify Him, O Leo.
Theotokion: Preserve thy house until the end of time, O Theotokos, and leave us not orphaned, bereft of thy maternal aid and the intercession of thy venerable ones.
Comfort and grant peace unto us who are orphans and poor in virtue, O venerable martyr, driving away the pride of life and teaching us true prayer.
The shrine of thy relics emitteth sweet fragrance and ever poureth forth a divine oil, like a pure and fragrant wellspring, O most blessed one. And thereby is sickness driven from the faithful and health given to those in need.
Having made thy soul a temple of the Holy Spirit, O all-glorious one, thou becamest an heir of the kingdom of heaven. With the hosts on high and all the saints pray to the Lord for the salvation of our souls.
The Church hath thee, O most blessed one, as a great beacon shining more brightly than the sun. By thy supplications preserve it invincible, unshaken and unharmed by any heresy, in that thou art ever-memorable.
Thou wast a radiant lamp of Orthodoxy and the twofold defense of the land of Pskov, O father, uprooting polytheism and guiding the people to God. By thee was the house of the Mother of God strengthened and made glorious; and, adorned with the virtues, thou didst receive the crown of martyrdom. O venerable martyr Cornelius, be thou mindful of us, thy children, as thou prayest to the Lord.
Ikos: As an excellent abbot beloved of God, an apostle and martyr of the Faith of Christ, a feeder of the poor who wast generous to all, who didst lead the people away from their idols to the true God, guiding them to the Faith: building temples of God, thou didst assemble multitudes of monks in the monastery of the all-pure one; wherefore, the Mother of God hath glorified her icons with wondrous works, a true witness to which thou wast. And thou dost now deliver us from grievous circumstances, that we may chant unto thee with faith and love: Rejoice, O venerable martyr Cornelius!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.