Irmos: The Supreme Creator of the heavenly circle, O Lord, / and the Creator Church, / You confirm me in Your love, / the desires of the land, the true affirmation, / The One who loves mankind.
Reverend Fathers of Athos, pray to God for us.
Reverend Fathers of Athos, you, who have moved by Divine grace, have formed the sacred fence in Mount and brought up many monastics in the pastures of salvation for the help of the Mother of God. But even now, pray for us, your flock, that we may be delivered from all needs and that our souls may be saved.
Reverend Fathers of Athos, pray to God for us.
I glorify the great theologian and sacred organ of the Holy Spirit, Gregory Palamas, the Light of the uneven spectator, Theology of the faithful, an unfailing mentor.
Reverend Fathers of Athos, pray to God for us.
It is right to praise the other Gregory, who fasted lightly within the boundaries of the Lavra, and the same name of Gregory the Divine, the monastery I have built for myself.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Rejoice, you who have chosen this Mountain as your lot; Rejoice, you who deigned to be the Intercessor of this place; Rejoice, faithful ones who dwell here, Giver of earthly blessings; Rejoice, Helper of their eternal salvation.
In canon
Reverend Fathers of Athos, pray to God for us.
The Simensky monastery will grow Damian, and Philotheev will grow another Damian, the venerable martyr, / and with him the Divine Dometius, and let us please them.
Reverend Fathers of Athos, pray to God for us.
I sing the wonderful Dionysius, John the Baptist, who created the monastery, and Dometius, Dionysian’s follower.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Dionysius the other, the Iveron branch, and Damascus, the Lavra Divine Fertilizer, are now blessed, as they have received the greatest crowns of suffering together and fasting.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokos: You, Most Pure Virgin, have always promised to help everyone in this Grief who wage war against the fighter who fights people, / and also, Lady, according to Your promise, do not abandon us, We pray to Thee.
Sedalen, voice 4.
The whole host of angels was horrified, seeing the courage of your soul and struggle, even more than nature, the standard-bearing fathers, as if covered with a material body, incorporeal You will defeat your enemies, and with gratitude you will sing the victorious song of the Lord: Glory to Thee, Lord, glory to Thee, who strengthens the dead nature of men.
Glory: and now:
Your love for mankind terrifies every mind. You showed so much, O Mother of God Mary, to the monastic order of those fasting here: from all the earth I gathered into this great Mountain and as you bestowed this monkship on yours. Great indeed is Your providence for us, Ever-Virgin.