Irmos: Proclaiming the coming of Thine appearance on earth, O Christ God, the prophet cried out with gladness: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Likening thyself to a hart upon the mountains of spices, thou didst go round the mountains and hills, erecting churches and instructing Christians in the Orthodox Faith; and retiring to desolate places thou didst send up unceasing supplications, that thy new flock be saved.
Theotokion: O blessed Theotokos, we offer thee the angel’s salutation: Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace! The Lord is with thee!
Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Having forsaken the sin-loving world from thy youth and been nurtured in the monasteries of the glorious Martin and his disciples, and spent many years in study, thou didst humbly accept the pastoral staff, exclaiming: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Theotokion: O Virgin who nurtured at thy breast the Giver of milk, with all knowledge and divine compunction do thou now fill my heart which doth hunger and is straightened, I entreat thee.
Thou didst summon the sheep of thy pasture with the voice of the Gospel, and didst lead them to the fold of the Church, showing thyself to be a true shepherd who layeth down his life for his sheep.
A beggar, as poor as Lazarus, thou didst endure poverty; for divine desire comforted thy heart, which longed for the riches of heaven, O blessed one.
Eating but once a week, O Alexis, a life serene and devoid of grief didst thou desire, yearning for the bliss which awaited thee and is not fleeting.
Seeking to make of thy heart a temple for God, O glorious one, thou didst ever love to sit in the house of the Mother of God and to contemplate the beauties of Heaven.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.