Thou didst live a holy and ascetic life/ and didst become a vessel of prayer./ Through thy reverence for the Icon of Christ/ thou wast found worthy of the joy of martyrs./ O holy Stephen, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Thou didst confess the Prince of Peace with faith/ and abandon the lord of error and turmoil, O wise Irenarchus./ Thou didst pass through fire and water/ and emerge as a trophy-bearer./ Pray that peace and salvation may be granted unto all.
Come all you faithful who rejoice to celebrate:/ let us praise Stephen the lover of the Trinity/ who honoured the Icon of Christ and His Mother./ Let us all cry out to him rejoicing:/ Renowned Father Stephen, joy to thee.
O soldier and martyr of the Prince of Peace,/ thou didst destroy the prince of darkness by thy brave resistance./ Thou dost ever preserve in peace, O Irenarchus, those who honour thy achievements with faith.