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 2: All of thy most
glorious mysteries are beyond comprehension, O Theotokos; /
for, thy purity sealed and
thy virginity intact, /
thou art known to be a true
Mother, /
having given birth unto
God. //
Him do thou entreat, that our
souls be saved.
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.