O great apostle, loud-voiced evangelist, most graceful theologian, wiser of the mysteries than incomprehensible revelations, virgin and most beloved confidante of Christ John, accept with what is proper to you the mercy of us sinners (names), who come running under your strong intercession and protection! Ask the All-Generous Lover of Mankind, Christ and our God, Who, before your eyes, poured out Your most precious blood for us, Your worthless servants, may He not remember our iniquities, but may He have mercy on us, and may He deal with us according to His mercy; May He grant us health of soul and body, all prosperity and abundance, teaching us to turn all of it into the glory of Him, the Creator, Savior and our God.
At the end of our temporary lives, may we, holy apostle, escape the merciless tortures awaiting us in the airy ordeals, but may we achieve under your guidance and protection The mountain of Jerusalem, whose glory you have seen in revelation, and now you enjoy the joys promised to God’s elect. Oh, great John, save all Christian cities and countries, this whole church, dedicated to your holy name, those who serve and pray in it, from famine, destruction, coward and flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, deliver from all misfortune and adversity, and with your prayers turn away the righteous wrath of God from us, and ask for His mercy is upon us. Oh, great and incomprehensible God, Alpha and Omega, the source and object of our faith! Behold, in supplication to You we offer Saint John, whom You have made worthy to know You, the inscrutable God, in ineffable revelation.
Accept his intercession for us, grant us the fulfillment of our petitions, for Your glory: and above all, complete us with spiritual perfection, to the enjoyment of endless life in Heaven Your abodes. Oh, Heavenly Father, who created all the Lord, the Soul of spirits, the Almighty King! Touch our hearts with Your finger, and they, melting like wax, will be poured out before You, and the mortal spiritual creation will be created, in honor and glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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