Irmos: I will sacrifice to Thee with a voice of praise, O Lord, the Church crieth unto Thee, cleansed of the blood of demons by the blood which, for mercy’s sake, flowed from Thy side.
Kontakion, in Tone IV —
Thou wast a fruitful olive tree in the house of thy Lord, O divinely manifest John, for the Lord imparted divine knowledge unto thee and strengthened thee in thine apostolic work.
Theotokion: The angelic nature marvelled at the ineffable wonder which took place within thee, O all-holy Virgin; how He Who is incorporeal and sustaineth all things took flesh of thee.
Thou didst sincerely love to dwell in the wilderness, O God-bearer, receiving therein God Who delivereth thee and guardeth thy steps.
Irmos: Prefiguring Thy three-day burial, the Prophet Jonah, praying within the sea monster, cried out: Deliver me from corruption, O Jesus, King of hosts!
Kontakion, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “To thee, the champion leader…” —
Ye are the members of the body of Christ! Thus, with the Apostle Paul didst thou preach, and didst teach thy flock to love Christ alone, that all may be one.
Theotokion: In thy womb, O Mother of God, thou didst conceive the Word of the unoriginate God, Who became like us among men for our sake, being known immutably in two natures.
Thou didst endure, unwavering, in the wilderness, O divinely wise one, preserving the purity of thy life unadulterated even until thy repose; therefore thou hast been vouchsafed delight.
Thy life is holy, thy discourse, O divinely wise one, was filled with the grace of God, and thy heart became a vessel of grace-filled prayer. Wherefore, with faith and love we honor thee.
Thou didst live an angelic life on earth and hast fittingly received honor equal to that of the angels, standing with the angels before God.
O father John, namesake of grace, who wast chosen by God from childhood, who in thy youth miraculously received from Him the gift of learning, and in a dream wast most gloriously called to be a priest: Entreat Christ God, that we may all abide with thee in the kingdom of heaven.
Emulating the life of the angels, O venerable one, forsaking all things of earth thou didst hasten to Christ; and guarding thyself with His commandments, thou wast shown to be a tower unshaken by the assaults of the enemy. Wherefore, we cry out to thee: Rejoice, O father John, thou all-radiant luminary!
Ikos: The Holy Spirit Who spake in the prophets and enlightened the whole world through the apostles, Who gave strength to the martyrs and made clear the Orthodox Faith through the holy hierarchs, poured forth His grace abundantly upon thee, O father John; for by thy discourse, by thy works and thy whole life thou didst proclaim the faith of Christ. Wherefore, the Lord hath summoned thee to His habitations; and as thou standest now before the throne of His glory, pray thou that all who honor thee may abide with thee in the kingdom of God.
Ikos: Come, all ye faithful, let us hymn the venerable John, who in his mortal body supernaturally emulated the life of the angels and joinest chorus with them in the heavens. For he considered all the beauties of this world but dung, that he might receive the things of heaven, and, having ascended the mountain, like the great Moses and Elijah of old, and purified himself by fasting, he hath been vouchsafed to behold the effulgence of the Trinity, not in darkness, nor in the whirlwind, but in the light of the grace of God. Wherefore, radiantly emitting beams of miracles, and pouring forth rivers of healing from his tomb, he is like a living healer of infirmities; for which cause we cry to him: Rejoice, O father John, thou all-radiant luminary!
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.