Irmos: Seated in glory upon the throne of the Godhead, Jesus most divine hath come on a light cloud, and with His incorrupt arm hath saved those who cry: Glory to Thy power, O Christ!
The foolish and mindless Manichees didst thou denounce, and their false teachings didst thou blow away like dust with the wind of thy divine teachings; and thou didst cast down the pride of Pelagius, and didst bring the assembly of Donatists to the Orthodox Faith, O Augustine.
Theotokion: O our Lady and Mistress, all-pure Ever-virgin! In the hour of evil circumstances hearken unto us and save us, earnestly praying for us with the holy hierarch, that at the hour of judgment we may find mercy, and here may be speedily delivered from divers misfortunes.
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!
Though the blessed Monica wept, beholding thee wandering far from the straight path, yet was her prayer not in vain; for a blessed bishop prophesied unto her, saying, “The fruit of such prayers cannot perish!”, signifying thee, O honorable hierarch.
Theotokion: We know thee to be the Bride and Mother of God, O Theotokos; for the Word of God found thee to be like a rose redolent of myrrh, blossoming in the vale of lowly humanity, and He desired thy beauty and, issuing forth from thee in the flesh, hath perfumed the faithful.
Bishop Valerius ordained thee a hierarch and treated thee like his own son; and when he reposed, thou didst receive the see of Hippo, wherein thou didst labor diligently for thirty-five years, teaching and instructing, and providing a model of virtue for all.
Thou didst arrive in Bethlehem, O God-bearer, and there, in accordance with the Gospel, thou didst struggle to the end; and having made thine abode in heaven with the venerable, in that thou art venerable thou prayest there for those who hymn thee with faith.
As one of the elect, as a companion of the holy fathers, thou didst live in the Holy Land, wherein Christ dwelt as a man and saved us as God; wherefore, O right blessed one, we honor thy memory.
With hymns do I bless Jerome the patient-minded as a favorite of God, who loved the narrow way and accepted exile. By his supplications, O Lord, grant us remission of sins, in that Thou art a merciful God.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.