Venerable John, disciple of Venerable Gregory of Decapolis

Commemorated on April 11.

Saint John was a disciple of Saint Gregory the Decapolite (November 20). See April 18.

Troparion

By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father John, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!