Irmos: The Angel caused the furnace to pour forth dew upon the pious youths, and the command of God, which consumed the Chaldæans, prevailed upon the tyrant to cry out: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!
Thine end was announced to thee by the all-accomplishing will of God, O blessed one; wherefore, thou didst give thyself over to yet greater fasting, and now, having been slain for Christ Who is God over all, thou goest from glory to glory.
Theotokion: The most sacred prophets announced beforehand the most manifest mystery of thine honored birthgiving, O pure one. And we, splendidly contemplating the fulfillment thereof, now piously call thee blessed.
Thou wast glorified with the protomartyr whose namesake thou wast; for, stoned, dragged and beaten mercilessly, thou didst fill the earth with blood and, rejoicing, didst surrender thy soul to the Lord.
Dragged through the streets of the city, O martyr Stephen, thou didst smooth the way of martyrdom for the faithful; and stepping forth upon it confidently, they have manifestly reached the city of heaven.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.