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 1:
When Gabriel
announced to thee, “Rejoice!”, O Virgin, /
the Master of all became incarnate within
thee, the holy tabernacle, at his cry, /
as the righteous David said. /
Thou wast shown
to be more spacious than the heavens, /
having borne thy Creator. /
Glory to Him Who
made His abode within thee! /
Glory to Him Who
came forth from thee! //
Glory to Him Who
hath set us free by 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.