Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power; Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, Who, without leaving the bosom of the Father, hast visited our lowliness. Wherefore, with the Prophet Habbakuk I cry unto Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Thou Who lovest mankind!
Ever buffeted by the waves of the adversary, O blessed one, thou wast shown to be a rock of patience, thy pious thoughts in nowise shaken. Wherefore, the Master hath placed thee in His eternal treasury as an all-precious stone.
Theotokion: Thou art the boast of the faithful, O unwedded one, thou art the help and refuge of Christians, their rampart and refuge; for thou bearest supplications to thy Son, O most immaculate one, and savest from misfortunes those who with faith and love acknowledge thee to be the pure Theotokos.
The Father of compassions received thee as one who loved Him sincerely, and who abode in His commandments, O father; and through grace He made thee His son, and vouchsafed thee a share of His eternal glory, O divinely wise John.
As thou wast merciful and humble-minded, meek, full of love and faith, and possessed of a heart rendered steadfast by hope, O ever-memorable John, thou didst shine forth in word and deed among monks as thou didst proceed toward life.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.