Venerable Barlaam of Khutin

Commemorated on June 24.

In Slavonic practice, Saint Barlaam is commemorated during the Proskomedia along with the venerable and God-bearing Fathers who shone forth in asceticism (sixth particle).

Saint Barlaam is also commemorated on November 6 and February 10.

Troparion

Exhausting your body by sleeping on the earth, praying, and keeping vigil, O Venerable one,
you dispelled all carnal thoughts
and become a copious stream of healing for those who come to you with faith;
O Barlaam, our Father,
pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.

Kontakion

As a second Elijah, O Father, you brought down rain from the heavens,
for he brought down fire and astonished the king,
but you pleased your people and instituted a festival.
Great Novgorod takes pride in you, having your relics in itself,
preserving it unshaken by enemies, so that we may cry out to you:
“Rejoice, Venerable Barlaam, our Father.”