Ode VI

Irmos: Hearkening to the sound of the cries of entreaty which issue forth from a soul in pain, O Master, deliver me from my grievous sins, for Thou alone art the Cause of our salvation.

Kontakion, in Tone VIII—

Russia gave rise to thee like a fragrant lily, and in the midst of the Moslems’ thorns, thou wast like a beautiful rose, redolent with the grace of God.

Theotokion: Thou hast been shown to be the Mother of the Bestower of all gifts, a greatly flourishing orchard and garden heavy with redolence, taking pity upon those who hymn thee with the fruits of the Spirit and perfuming them with grace.

Having flourished like a palm-tree, O namesake of grace, thou dost delight the senses of the faithful with the sweetness of thy fruits; and thou wast like a mighty cedar unbroken by the storm of temptations and perils.

Thou didst reveal thy relics to the pious in a vision, hidden in the earth like a priceless treasure, and thereby thou healest men’s sickness, imparting sanctification from God to those who kiss them.

On the day of thine honored commemoration, O saint, Russia, who raised thee in piety, is gladdened by thee, and Asia, where thou didst travel the narrow path of suffering captivity and ascetic struggles, rejoiceth in thy healing relics. Thou hast been shown to be a precious vessel of the grace of God, which do thou also beg for us who honor thee, that we may cry out to thee: Rejoice, O John, thou namesake of grace!

Ikos: How shall we worthily praise thee, O right wise one, who slew the passions by thy struggles, enslaved the flesh to the spirit and vanquished the enemy? How, hearing of thy great endurance and humility, thy meekness toward all, thine innocence, thy sympathy for the suffering, and thy helping of those amid tribulations and sicknesses, will not marvel? For, rightly delighting in the never-waning day of the kingdom of God with the righteous, pray thou for those who honor thy memory, that we may cry out to thee: Rejoice, O John, thou namesake of grace!