Floret in infancia
moribus maturus
clara dans indicia
qualis sit futurus.

Ut caro liberius
menti famuletur
claustrum intrat, regulam
sanctam profitetur.

Mundo vitae formula
puer secularis
fit professis regula
factus regularis.

Diversa officia
rexit prioratus
quorum cum industria
reformavit status.

Lucerna procerum,
splendor ecclesiae
solamen pauperum
cleri deliciae
tua oratio
pater ecclesiae
cives nos facias
caelestis curiae.

Exsultemus Domino
qui cuncta creavit,
Johannem virtutibus
et signis ornavit.

Johannis merita
fideles populi
cum laude debita
decantent seduli,
ut eius precibus
in fine saeculi
nostra tollantur debita.

Indutum a Domino
virtutum decorem
conventus concorditer
sumit in priorem.

Factus prior extitit
Martha et Maria,
Rachaelem praediligens
non despecta Lia.

Extra prudens
sicut serpens
rexit per clementiam,
intus simplex
ut columba
suspirans ad patriam.

Quem malignus spiritus
adeo tenebat
obsessum quod rabiem
mentis incurrebat.
Fusa prece Domino
ipsum expellebat.

Et admirans populus
signum quod videbat
sic factum a Domino,
gratias reddebat.

Fusa prece Domino
ipsum expellebat.

In his youth he blossoms,
with already ripened morals,
giving a clear indication,
of what may be to come.

In order that the flesh might more freely
follow the inclinations of the mind,
he enters the cloister,
and professes the sacred rule.

From a pure model
of secular living, the boy,
through profession of the rule,
is made a canon regular.

He exercised different
offices of the priory,
of which, with industry,
he reformed the standing.

Light of princes,
splendour of the church,
solace of the poor,
delight of the clergy,
may your prayers,
father of the church,
make us citizens
of the heavenly court.

Let us rejoice in the Lord
who created all things,
and distinguished John with virtue
and miracles.

May the faithful
zealously sing
the merits of John
with all due praise,
that by his prayers
our debts may be removed
at the end of time.

Clothed by the Lord
in the beauty of virtues,
the convent in concord
select him as their prior.

Having become prior,
he proves to be both Martha and Mary,
loving Rachel before,
yet not disdaining Leah.

Wise and shrewd,
like a serpent,
in clemency he ruled,
innocent within,
like a dove
sighing for its homeland.

An evil spirit
had seized a possessed man
so intently that he
incurred frenzy of mind.
Having poured out prayers to the Lord,
he [John] cast out that spirit.

And the people, admiring
the sign which they had witnessed
as accomplished by the Lord,
gave thanks.

Having poured out prayers to the Lord,
he cast out that spirit.