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—
Through the prayers of the venerable Sergius, and by thy labors for the glory of the saints of God, and more through the purity of thy heart, thou wast magnified by the Lord while yet on earth, O favorite of God, and wast invested with the hierarchical rank unto the salvation of thy flock.
Theotokion: The incarnate Word of God, Who transcendeth all nature, didst thou bear for us; wherefore, with lips and soul we proclaim thee the Theotokos.
Thou didst show fiery zeal in the ordering of the Church in the region of Belgorod, O holy hierarch Joasaph; wherefore, grant thou confirmation to the Church and victory to our hierarchs over heresies and schisms.
Thou didst not shirk filial love whilst thou wast in the heights of the hierarchy, and didst make a prostration to the ground to thy father, as Christ was in thy midst; therefore, humble thou my most prideful heart, and by thy supplications admonish me.
Thou didst remain an unacquisitive monk on thy hierarchical throne, O holy hierarch, increasing thy struggles of fasting and prayer, sending up good entreaty for thyself and the people, and teaching the priests and all men the commandments of God.
Who can describe the divers struggles of thy life? Who can reckon the multifarious mercies of God made manifest through thee? Knowing well thy boldness before the all-pure Theotokos and our most compassionate God, in compunction of heart we cry out to thee: Deprive us not of thy help and assistance, O Joasaph, holy hierarch of Christ and wonderworker.
Ikos: O holy hierarch, who from thy youth wast chosen by the all-pure Mother of God as a vessel of grace, by the piety of thy life thou wast shown to be a truly good shepherd of the reason-endowed sheep; wherefore, thou hast received the gift of healing from Christ our God Who loved thee. For this cause we cry out to thee: Deprive us not of thy help and assistance, O Joasaph, holy hierarch of Christ and wonderworker.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.