Irmos: With noetic eyes the Prophet Habbakuk foresaw Thy coming, O Lord; wherefore he cried aloud: “God shall come out of Thæman!” Glory to Thy power! Glory to Thy condescension!
The prayer of faith hath saved the grievously ill who confessed that physicians cannot raise from the dead; and trust in thee, O kind-hearted father, never disappointeth those who with faith call upon thee for timely aid.
Theotokion: The Lord descended into thy womb like dew upon the fleece, as the prophet said of old, O most immaculate one. To Him do we cry: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Thou wast resplendent with rays of miracles, O holy hierarch Peter. With the light of thy supplications illumine my heart, which hath been darkened by sin, that I also may hymn thy memory with thanksgiving.
Irmos: O Word, with divine vision the prophet perceived Thee Who wast to become incarnate of the Theotokos alone, the mountain overshadowed; and with fear he glorified Thy power.
Theotokion: O Bride of God, Mary Theotokos, deliver me from cruel transgressions and misfortunes, and guide me to the haven of tranquility and salvation by thy supplications.
Of old, believers were healed of the misery of mental illnesses by the napkins of Paul; but by thy supplications thou, O father Peter, hierarch of God, givest healing unto those who have recourse to the shrine of thy relics.
As a steed of the King of all, O divinely wise one, thou didst roil the sea of the nations, sweetening brackish unbelief with the salt of God, O ever-glorious one.
Drawing His bow, Christ loosed thee splendidly like a well-honed arrow, bright with beams of piety which illumine our souls.
With mystic skill, O most blessed one, heal the passions of soul and body of those who hymn thee, excising the putridity of sin, O thou who art most wise.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.