Irmos: Overwhelming power once laid low the whole army of Pharaoh in the deep, and the incarnate Word hath destroyed pernicious sin. All-glorious is the Lord, for gloriously hath He been glorified!
Come, O ye who love the martyrs, and let us honor today the sacred memory of the most lauded Irenæus, who, emulating Christ, laid down his life for his sheep, and sealed his blessed confession with his own blood, whereby Christ God hath gloriously been glorified.
Theotokion: We hymn thee who art more holy than the saints, the Mother of our God, the astonishment of the angelic ranks, the strength and adornment of the martyrs, and the salvation of the faithful.
Thou didst love the true Faith utterly, and for its sake didst count all transitory things as nought, O blessed Irenæus, putting the savagery of the tyrants to shame by thy patience, and steadfastly enduring multifarious torments, whereby Christ, the Judge of the contest, hath gloriously been glorified.
Having acquired perfect understanding through piety, and attained unto the measure of Christ’s stature, though young in years thou didst take up the shepherd’s staff, whereby Christ, the Chief Shepherd, was gloriously glorified in thee.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.