Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, the mystery of Thy dispensation; I have understood Thy works, and have glorified Thy divinity.
Like a most fragrant meadow and animate garden of the virtues, thou didst blossom forth with abstinence, wherewith thou nurturest all who honor thee.
Theotokion: For us, O Mother of God, hast thou given birth unto Him Who timelessly shone forth from the Father, yet came under time; to Him do thou pray, that He save those who hymn thee.
Having truly acquired thee, O father, as Moses and David, we bless thee, the giver of the law of instruction and the most meek model for monks.
Thou hast been shown to be a right flourishing branch, planted by the waters of abstinence, putting forth the grapes of piety, O blessed father.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.