Blessed is the earth which drank your blood/ holy the abode which received your spirits./ You conquered the enemy in the stadium and preached Christ with boldness./ Beseech Him to save our souls,/ for He is good, O victorious Martyrs.
Even in the darkness of heathendom/ thou didst recognize the God-given authority of Ireland's Enlightener, O Hierarch Erc,/ and wast baptized at his hands./ Wherefore we beseech thee, pray to Christ our God/ that being blessed with the virtue of humility/ we may be found worthy of eternal salvation.
Thou didst receive the God-bearing Martyrs Acindynus,/ Pegasius, Anempodistus, Aphthonius and Elpidephorus,/ into the enjoyment of Thy goodness and repose,/ for they abandoned all things on earth for Thee,/ O only Good One. 1-7
Rejoice, O Father Raphael, Adornment of the Holy Church! Thou art Champion of the true Faith, Seeker of the lost, Consolation of the oppressed, Father to orphans, and Friend of the poor, Peacemaker and Good Shepherd, Joy of all the Orthodox, Son of Antioch, Boast of America: Intercede with Christ God for us and for all who honor thee.
Today the memory of blessed Raphael hath shone on us; For having received Christ's call, he faithfully took up his cross and followed Him becoming a fisher of men. Let us cry aloud to him saying: Rejoice O Father Raphael!