Irmos: Beholding Thee lifted up upon the Cross, O Sun of righteousness, the Church stood rooted in place, crying out as is meet: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Having a firm foundation in Christ, thou didst emulate Abraham of old in thy hospitality, receiving those who came to thee from all lands, and leading them to the Lord; and thus didst thou do what is pleasing unto God.
Theotokion: The divine Ezekiel, O all-pure one, called thee prophetically the gate which was closed, through which He Who alone is preëternal hath passed without change, granting His peace.
Thou didst straightway cast off the old man and the sinful passions, O most honored father, and through much ascetic labor didst clothe thyself in the new man, following Christ.
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!
Desiring to make of thy heart a temple of God, it was thy wish to serve unceasingly in the house of God, adorning thy soul with the beauties of heaven.
Theotokion: Thou hast brought life to mortal men, O all-pure one, in giving birth to the Bestower of life, Who delivereth from corruption those who cry to Him: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Thy splendid life, O father, was shown in thee to be an excellent rule of divine virtue, in prayer and fasting, in vigils and entreaties directed to Christ, Who loveth mankind.
Having quenched all the passions of the body with the dew of thy feats, thou didst kindle the light of dispassion; wherefore, thou wast shown also to be a child of the everlasting day, O blessed father.
Thou gavest no slumber to thine eyes, O venerable father, until thou hadst made thyself an all-beauteous temple for the all-seeing Master, to Whom thou criest: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.