Beatitude Verses: Hierarch: 4 from
Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6.
1 & 2.
We celebrate thy memory with gladness, O our archpastor and guide; and
we
venerate thy precious and incorrupt relics,
asking thy supplications.
3. Thou didst assume the
image of an angel, and, clad in the full armor of God, didst
array thyself against the spirits of
wickedness in high places, vanquishing them.
4. Thou didst not give
sufficient sleep to thine eyes, nor didst thou lie upon a bed to take
thy rest, imitating the fathers of old, O ascetic.
5. Come, let us praise him
who raised up a temple to the Theotokos, and who was
himself a joy for all the sorrowful and a
temple of the Holy Spirit.
6. Thou didst hasten to the
homes of the suffering and to those lying ill in hospitals, of
whom the Lord informed thee, that thou mightest administer to
them His all-pure
Mysteries.
7. Thou wast revealed as a
mediator of health for sick children, O holy John,
transforming the sorrow of their parents’ souls into
joy, and wast shown to be a much
desired helper for those of all ages.
8. We were deprived of an
Orthodox homeland, O Mistress, when the waves of God’s
wrath passed over us, for we had become
maintainers of vain and false things; but when
our souls could stand no more, we remembered the Lord, that
through thee our
supplications and hymnody might reach Him.
Troparia
Tone 5: Lo, thy care for
thy flock in its sojourn prefigured the supplications which thou
dost ever offer up for the whole world. Thus do we believe, having come to know thy
love, O holy hierarch and wonderworker John. Wholly sanctified by God through the
ministry of the all-pure Mysteries, and thyself
ever strengthened thereby, thou didst
hasten unto the suffering, O most gladsome
healer. Hasten now also to the aid of us
who
honor thee with all our heart.
Glory…Both
now…
Tone 5: Rejoice, impassible gate of the Lord! Rejoice, rampart and protection of those
who
have recourse unto thee! Rejoice, haven
untouched by storms, thou that knowest not
wedlock, who gavest birth in the flesh to thy Creator and God! Fail not in thy
supplications for those who hymn and venerate thy birthgiving!
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 1st Tone: My mouth shall speak wisdom,
and the
meditation of
my heart shall be of understanding.
Choir: My mouth shall speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding.
Reader: Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye
that inhabit the world.
Choir: My mouth shall speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding.
Reader: My mouth shall speak wisdom.
Choir: And the meditation of my heart
shall be of understanding.
Reader: The
[Hebrews
7:26-8:2]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 2nd Tone:
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom,
and his tongue shall speak of
judgment.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The law of his God is in his
heart, and his steps shall not be tripped.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 10:9-16]
Kontakia
Tone 4: Following Christ, the Chief
Shepherd, / thou wast shown to be most excellent
among hierarchs; / for thou didst save thy sheep from destruction by the
godless, /
arranging a tranquil refuge for them; / and exercising unceasing care for thy
flock, /
thou didst heal the infirmities of their souls and bodies./ Entreat Christ God now for us
who
fall down before thy precious relics, /O father John, // that our souls may be
saved in
peace.
Glory… Both now... Tone 6: O protection of
Christians that cannot be put to shame, O
mediation
unto the creator unfailing, disdain not the suppliant voices of sinners, but be
thou
quick, O good one, to help us who in faith cry unto thee; hasten to
intercession and
speed
thou to make supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that
honor
thee.