Irmos: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers, Who bedewed the children in the furnace and preserved her who gave Thee birth a Virgin after birthgiving!
O divinely beauteous choir of the fathers of the Caves, help me to offer up the hymn of the youths, that by your guidance I may chant dispassionately with the Christ-loving people: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
O much-suffering Pœmen, thou didst not only pass this life in pain with thanksgiving, but by thy supplication gavest relief to others amid their pangs. As thou art now in repose devoid of pain, release me from pain, that I may chant: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
O righteous Eustathius, thou wast rightly a worker of pure gold and silver, seven times purified, and from thence thou didst pass to the working of noetic virtues. And having adorned thy soul therewith, thou didst set it forth as pure as gold, and chantest: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
O glorious Nestor, who by thy writing hast set forth for us the most wondrous times and eras of the Church and the virtues of the fathers of ancient times, and wast an earnest lover of their works, blessing thee now with them, we chant: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
O Eustratius, adornment of martyrs, thou wast shown to be another charioteer like Elijah; for as he was taken up into heaven, so didst thou also enter the same celestial gates on a chariot of fire when a voice summoned thee from majestic glory, where thou chantest with a cry of joy: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
O blessed fathers Helladius and Luke the steward, glorious in well-bestowed miracles, as good doers of the commandments of the Master ye have now received your reward from the Torrent of sweetness, and ye joyfully chant: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
Glory…: The all-holy Spirit hearkeneth to our spirit, O God-bearing fathers, for ye are the children of God and fellow heirs with Christ: ye labor for Him and with Him are glorified, chanting: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
Now & ever…: The Holy Spirit came upon thee, and the power of the Most High, overshadowing thee, showed thee to be a Mother pure even after birthgiving; and delivered thereby from slavery to the alien one, all generations call thee blessed, for the blessed God of our fathers hath blessed thee.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.