Having risen to virtue and purified your mind,/ you have achieved what you desire and the extreme,/ having embellished your life with dispassion,/ and accepted a fair amount of mercy with a clear conscience,/ in prayers, as bodiless, abiding,/ you shone like the sun in the world, // blessed Alexis.
The house of your parents, as if it were alien,/ you settled in it in a poor way/ and, upon the repose of the crown of glory,/ you appeared marvelously on earth, Alexie, the man of God, // an angel and joy in man.
Oh, great servant of Christ, holy man of God Alexis, your soul stands in Heaven before the Throne of the Lord, and on earth given to you by various graces from above, perform miracles! Look mercifully at the people standing before your holy icon, tenderly praying and asking for your help and intercession. Stretch out your honest hands to the Lord God and ask us from Him for forgiveness of our sins, voluntary and involuntary, for healing for the sick, for intercession for the afflicted, for the grieving consolation, first aid to those in need, and to all who honor you, a peaceful and Christian death and a good answer at the terrible Judgment of Christ. To her, saint of God, do not disgrace our trust, which we place on you according to God and the Mother of God, but be our helper and protector for salvation, yes, through your prayers we have received grace and mercy from Lord, let us glorify the love of mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the Trinity we glorify and worship God, and your holy intercession, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, servant of Christ, holy man of God Alexie! Look mercifully upon us, servant of God (names), and stretch out your honest hand in prayer to the Lord God, and ask us from Him forgiveness of our sins, voluntary and involuntary, peaceful and Christian life and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ. To her, saint of God, do not disgrace our trust, which we place in you, according to God and the Mother of God; but be our helper and protector for salvation; and through your prayers, having received grace and mercy from the Lord, let us glorify the love of mankind of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit and your holy intercession, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Memorial Day March 17/30
The son of rich and noble parents, St. Alexy ran away from home, from worldly contentment, and lived on the porch of the temple, suffering poverty and deprivation until his death. At his death he revealed himself to his parents, and their hearts were comforted by the holiness of their son. They pray to St. Alexis for deliverance from attachment to the goods of the world, from the love of money, as well as for parents who are excessively grieving over their child’s choice of the monastic path.