Holy Forerunner and Baptist of Christ John! This preacher of repentance, do not despise us who repent, but pray to the Lord Christ for us unworthy slaves, sad, weak, fallen into many sins. We fear death, but we never care about our sins and do not care about the Kingdom of Heaven: but do not despise us, the Baptist of Christ, honorable Forerunner, born of all, a teacher of fasting and desert men, a teacher of purity and a close friend of Christ. We pray to you, we resort to you: do not reject us who ask for your intercession, renew our souls with repentance, which is the second baptism: by your intercession before the Lord, ask for the cleansing of our sins. An unworthy mouth cries out to you, and a humble soul prays, a contrite heart sighs from the depths: stretch out your most pure right hand and protect us from enemies visible and invisible. Hey, Lord Jesus Christ! Through the prayers of St. John Thy Baptist, and most especially of Thy Most Pure Mother, our Lady Theotokos, save us Thy sinful servants who repent of our sins.
For You are the God of the repentant, and we place our hope in You as the Savior, glorifying Your most holy name, with Your Originless Father, and with Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.