From the land of your captivity/ calling you to the heavenly villages/ the Lord will keep your body unharmed and healthy,/ righteous John,/ for you, captured in Russia and sold to Asia,/ In the midst of Hagaryan wickedness, you lived piously in much patience/ and, having sowed here with tears,/ reaped there with unspeakable joy.// Moreover, pray to Christ God to be saved to our souls.
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