O God-sanctified and Equal-to-the-Apostles Saint Stephen of Christ, a new preacher of God and enlightener of the Great Perm people who lived in idolatry, a guide to the true Gospel light, a good shepherd and a wise teacher, a chosen vessel of the Holy Spirit, a Christ-imitating teacher and leader of the heavenly Zion, an image of good behavior for all. those who want to live, the well-crafted mental ship, through the sea of this world to the heavenly haven of the floating one, the ruler, wondrous in all hierarchs, crowned with Divine grace, the All-Russian lamp, the great miracle worker and warm prayer book!
To you, in the tenderness of our souls and the contrition of our hearts, we, penitents and sinners, reliably flow, and before your miraculous tomb, in which your holy relics rest [or before your holy and miraculous image], we cry out, humbly asking for your help and warm intercession to the Most Good God, and with your favorable prayers ask us from Him humane mercy, forgiveness of many of our sins, health and salvation for our souls and bodies: may the Lord, through your prayers, be pleased to walk comfortably in this world until the end of our life, while during our separation from life, sow our spirit to His saints in repentance and peace, mercifully, as yes from the dark and evil and cruel demonic spirits in the air that have passed without restraint, let us shamelessly present ourselves to Him and worship, and we will be honored with immortal and blessed life with all the saints forever and ever.