Irmos: Wherefore hast Thou turned Thy face from me, O Light never-waning? And why hath a strange darkness covered me, wretch that I am? But turn me, and guide my steps to the light of Thy commandments, I pray.
Having quenched all the passions with the dew of thy struggles, O blessed father, and abundantly kindled the lamp of abstinence with the burning coal of love and faith, thou becamest a beacon of dispassion and a child of the day.
Theotokion: Following the words of thy lips, O most pure one, we call thee blessed; for the Lord, Who accomplished mighty works through thee, hath magnified thee and, born of thy womb, hath shown thee to be the true Mother of God.
Thou didst nurture the grapes of faith with thy godly cultivation, O father, didst place them in the winepress, and didst squeeze out instructions through thy labors; and having filled the cup of thy spirit with abstinence, thou makest glad the hearts of thy flock.
Having valiantly endured the assaults and wounds of invisible foes, thou wast shown to be a pillar of patience, establishing thy flock on the fields of abstinence with thy divine staff, O blessed one, and nurturing thy sheep on the waters thereof.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.