Feast Day: August 26th
The Life of Saint Joasaph and Saint Barlaam: Prince Ioasaph came to realize that Barlaam was not describing a marvelous gem, but rather Christ, the Priceless Pearl…
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Prayers
Saint Joasaph and Saint Barlaam Pray to God for us.
Prayers to Saint Joasaph
Apolytikion in the Third Tone: Introduced to Divine Faith, you received the light of the knowledge of God, Joasaph, the boast of the Venerables; you were made to shine through the words of Barlaam, arriving at the summit of the virtues. Therefore intercede, to the Most-compassionate Trinity, that we may be granted the great mercy.
Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone: You were taught to know God by your Spiritual guide, O King Joasaph, then having been illumined by Baptism, you converted your people to the Faith, and was the sponsor at your father’s Baptism. Having renounced your kingdom, you reached the desert, where you laboured with a love for work. Pray to Christ our God, with your teacher Barlaam, that our Souls be saved.
Kontakion in the Fourth Tone: Knowing your good will from childhood, O Joasaph, knowing in your heart the One God, you were led from the earthly kingdom into the Monastic life, and granted to follow the great Barlaam, having with him even now the all-bright fatherland Jerusalem on High, delighting in the beautifully good Holy Trinity. We Pray to your royal beauty, remember us who honour you in Faith.
Hymn of Praise by Saint Nikolia Velimivorich to Saint Barlaam and Saint Joasaph: When Joasaph witnessed illness, old age and death, he was sincerely ashamed of this life. “Behold, even I can be ill like that, and old age can make me stooped like this, and death may come when I least expect it! In the suffering of others I bitterly suffer. Is there anyone living who knows the secret of the mystery and can reveal a better life?” Then, from the dense mountain, Barlaam descended, and spoke truth to the young heir. And the elder told him of the One God – of the Father Who reigns with the Spirit and the Son – of the creation of the world, and Paradise, most beautiful; of the first Adam, in the effulgence of Paradise; of cursed sin that brought us death; of Christ Who bore the heavy Cross for us; of life eternal, better than this; of the infinite Glory of the Kingdom of Christ. When Joasaph had heard the all-wise Barlaam, a bright day dawned for him, and the darkness of night passed away.
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