Irmos: My heart is established in the Lord; my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies. I am glad in Thy salvation.
By prayer and the endurance of hardships thou didst uproot the passions of the soul, and by abstinence and the avoidance of evils thou didst destroy all carnal desires, O blessed one.
Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII —
Theotokion: O Mistress of the world, good helper, by thine omnipotent intercession cast down all the powers of the enemy which rise up against us, and uplift the horn of thy people.
Who can recount thy struggles and labors, O father Germanus? For, having entered the groves of the wilderness, thou didst labor day and night, laying waste to thy body with fasting and vigils.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
The warfare of the demons was unable to vanquish thee in thy good volition, for with goodly hope and mighty endurance thou didst set all their machinations at nought.
Ascending to the heights of the virtues, thou wast a model for thy disciples, guiding them to abstinence and meekness, humility and obedience; and going before thy flock like a shepherd, thou didst teach them to tread the hard path of life in the wilderness. Wherefore, we bless thy dormition, O venerable Germanus. Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who with love honor thy holy memory.
All of us, the generations of men, bless thee who without seed gavest birth unto God in the flesh. Entreat thy Son, that He grant remission of offenses unto those who with faith worship thine all-holy birthgiving.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.