O Saint of Christ, servant of God Athanasius! By the command of God, we accepted the lot of the ministry of the hierarchs and placed the Cross of Christ on our shoulders, you were a good shepherd, an all-bright pillar of unshakability, a faithful servant of the Church, a leader of the hierarchs, a defender of Orthodoxy, an eradicator of wickedness: for this reason you were installed in the house of your Lord. We therefore ask you: pray for us, who flow with faith and love to your honest and multi-healing power: do not reject those who ask you for help in sorrows and illnesses. With your prayer, stand before the Almighty Master, intercede for the benefit of our souls and bodies, and open for us the doors of God’s mercy. Through your intercession, preserve the Holy Church, strong and unshakable from the slander of the enemy. Pray to the Lord and Vladyka for the health and prosperity of our most pious, autocratic, great sovereign, Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich of all Russia, and for the entire reigning house, for the entire chamber and their army: may we live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.
Keep this monastery, in which you have settled, from all troubles and misfortunes and from all enemies, visible and invisible: and just as in the life of the Cretan people you delivered from the unrighteous Hagaryan murder, so now in heaven you unceasingly pray to the Lord to deliver us from every evil situation. Give a helping hand to all Orthodox Christians who flow to your honest and incorruptible power and call upon you in their prayers. Hasten to prayer and strive to help, in the image of your destinies, so that everyone who sees God’s unconditional mercy and receives the help they seek, glorify the One who gave you strength and glory, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in one being glorified God, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.