Irmos: I hymn Thee, O Lord, for I heard report of Thee, and I was afraid; for Thou comest to me, seeking me who have strayed. Wherefore, I glorify Thy great condescension toward me, O greatly Merciful One.
Traversing the whole world with the might of Him Who created all things, like winged birds, ye saved those who were in the abyss of evils, O God-bearers, and guided the unfortunate to the calm harbor.
Theotokion: The wonder which came to pass within thee was the most transcendent of wonders, for, surpassing the laws of nature, thou gavest birth unto Christ the Giver of the law, Who remitteth the crime of the first-created, O all-immaculate one.
Giving strength to the paralyzed through the word of thought, O glorious Silas, with the preacher Paul thou didst traverse the whole world, inundated by many trials and showing thyself to the faithful as a rescuer.
Adorned with great grace, with Paul thou didst pass from the East to the West like a beam of light, O all-wise Silas, as effulgences of the Sun, and ye illumined the hearts of the gentiles.
Let Crescens and Andronicus be praised, and let Silvanus be magnified today with Silas; let Epenetus also be lauded: for they are all clusters on the vine of Christ, pouring forth the sweetness of salvation.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.