Irmos: Cleanse me, O Savior, for many are my transgressions; and lead me up from the abyss of evils, I pray, for to Thee have I cried, and Thou hast hearkened to me, O God of my salvation.
Mystically elevating the divine desire of thy soul, thou didst boldly hasten to the withering fire, and with the dew of the Spirit thou and the children were cooled, O most blessed athlete.
Theotokion: Thou didst truly conceive the divine Word in thy womb and supernaturally gavest birth to Him, O all-pure one. By thy supplications render Him merciful, that He deliver all thy servants from misfortunes.
Strengthened by thine exhortations, the wise martyr Paula courageously opposed the deceiver and hath received a crown of righteousness from the hand of Christ, the Judge of the contest.
Beholding thee unbowed, like the immovable mountain of Sion, the enemy could not bear it; but, put to shame and cast down to the ground by thee, O divinely wise Paula, he is trampled underfoot in the arena.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.