Irmos: Like Jonah I cry to Thee from the depths of the heart of the sea: Let my supplication come unto Thy holy and heavenly Church! Lead me up from my sins, I pray Thee, O Lord!
Kontakion, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel: “Thou hast appeared today...” —
Theotokion: Having through thee come to know the Word of God, the almighty only-begotten Son, we mortals cry out to thee: Rejoice, O blessed Theotokos, thou hope of our souls!
Receiving the zeal of the Holy Spirit in thy heart, thou didst hate the false religion of thy forebears; and seeking Christ, the true God, thou wast shown to be a child of light, and thou joinest chorus with the firstfruits of the saints in the heavens.
Thou wast shown to be a new teacher of Christ in Russia, going about its cities and villages, destroying graven images, and teaching the people to worship the one God. Him do thou entreat in behalf of those who hymn thee.
O divinely blessed Olga, pray to God for thy children; ask for constant peace for our hierarchy, and remission of sins for us who ever glorify thee.
Let us hymn today God the Benefactor of all, Who glorified the divinely wise Olga in Russia, that through her supplications He grant to our souls remission of sins.
Ikos: Seeing the Christians’ way of life, and understanding the futility of the lives of the heathen, thou didst say to thyself, O divinely wise Olga: “O the depth of the wisdom and goodness of the Creator of all! How hast Thou hid Thyself from me until now? How can I worship idols henceforth? For no one, having tasted that which is sweet, desireth that which is bitter. Wherefore, even though I am old in years, call me to Thee, O Holy Trinity, and grant me remission of sins!”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.