Irmos: Once, in Babylon, the children of Abraham trampled upon the flame of the furnace, crying aloud in hymns: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!
O holy hierarch Patrick, beholder of divinely revealed visions, thou didst follow the voice of God which summoned thee and sent thee to convert a new people to the true Faith.
Theotokion: Accept now the entreaties of thy servants, O all-immaculate one, as of old thou didst hearken unto the supplications of those who had recourse unto thee; for yesterday, today and in the age to come, thou art shown to be our only merciful helper.
Irmos: The command of the iniquitous tyrant, opposed to God, raised up a lofty flame; but Christ, Who is blessed and all-glorious, spread a spiritual dew upon the pious youths.
Receiving the angelic habit in thy youth, thou wast zealous in planting the monastic life in the newly-enlightened land, founding many monastic communities, in every place, and chanting unto the Lord: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!
Theotokion: Thou wast the servant of the great mystery, O all-immaculate one; for thou gavest flesh unto God Who from great evils hath delivered us that magnify thee, O pure, blessed and divinely favored one.
In thee doth the Irish land boast, O Patrick, and it honoreth thy memory; and we also, who are from the East, do earnestly call upon thee in our prayers, thanking the Lord for thee and crying out: Blessed art Thou, O God!
O venerable one, thou didst endure want, sitting before thy parents’ gates all unknown, enduring the mockery of the servants, cruelly taunted, and afflicted by great poverty.
Putting to death the pride of thy flesh, O venerable one, by seeing thy parents and not being recognized by them, thou didst conceal the force of nature, and didst endure the disdain of the ignorant servants who offended thee.
O, the wonder! How didst thou, O Alexis, impoverished, ever abide in the riches of boundless humility? How didst thou endure the mockery and contempt of thy servants who knew not thy way of life, O all-wise one?
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.