Aposticha stichera, in Tone II: Spec. Mel.: “O house of Ephratha…”—

The choirs on high chant with those below, O Virgin Theotokos, unceasingly glorifying thine all-pure birthgiving.

From earliest infancy thou wast shown to be a consecrated vessel, O God-bearing Anthony, and a habitation of the most Holy Spirit.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Troparion, in Tone IV—

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

Now & ever…: Theotokion—

Having put to shame the delusions of the wicked demons by the power of the Cross, thou didst shine forth the glory of Christ, O father Anthony.

Stichos: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.

Like Elijah thou wast caught up on a chariot of fire, and didst pass directly to the Trinity, O blessed Anthony, universal father.

Rejoice, O Anthony, joining the choirs in the highest; for, having truly trained thyself by virtue, O father, thou didst live their life on earth, showing thyself to be a most pure and undimmed mirror reflecting the radiant beams of the brilliance of the all-holy Spirit, O most blessed one. Wherefore, illumined, thou didst behold things that were to come, foretelling them all, taught by the manifestation of the divine light of Christ. Him do thou beseech, that He grant great mercy to our souls.

Stichos: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

Rejoice, thou who wast the first leader and invincible champion of ascetics! For cutting off the roots of the passions and the assaults of the demons, contending thou didst manfully denounce their weakness and soul-destroying deceit; and thou didst reveal the activity and invincible power of the Cross of the Savior, and, girding thyself therewith, thou didst withstand all who rejected the divine manifestation of Christ in the flesh. Him do thou beseech, that He grant great mercy to our souls.

Stichos: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.

Established as a radiant pillar of virtue, thou wast shown to be a cloud overshadowing those in the desert, leading from earth to heaven those who behold God. And with the staff of the Cross thou didst part the sea of the passions, vanquishing the noetic Amalek, and didst find the sure path to heaven and an incorrupt inheritance, O blessed of God, joyfully standing before the throne of Christ with the incorporeal ones. Him do thou beseech, that He grant great mercy to our souls.

Glory…, in Tone VIII—

We honor thee, O Anthony our father, as the instructor of a multitude of monks; for following thy steps we have truly learned how to walk aright. Blessed art thou who, having labored for Christ, didst denounce the power of the enemy, O converser with the angels and companion of Paul of Thebes. With them pray thou to the Lord, that our souls find mercy.

O unwedded Virgin who ineffably conceived God in the flesh, Mother of God Most High: Accept the entreaties of thy servants, O most immaculate one, granting unto all cleansing of transgressions; and, accepting now our supplications, pray thou that we all be saved.

Emulating the ways of the zealous Elijah, and following the Baptist with forthright steps, O father Anthony, thou wast a dweller in the desert, and hast made the whole world steadfast by thy supplications. Wherefore, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.