A Flame Out at Sea

Kontakion in the third tone

Kontakion in the third tone

Thou didst devote all thy will to God and didst follow him with all thy soul, and didst reject the vanity of the world. Through prayers, tears and suffering, thou didst spurn the flesh and fight the unseen foe righteously, didst defeat him and camest rejoicing to the gates of heaven; now, thou standest with the angels before the Holy Trinity, and after thou didst fall asleep in the Lord, the All-Seeing Eye has seen thy efforts, and has granted thee the gift of working miracles. We venerate thee, we approach and bow in front of thy venerable relics. From thy righteous grave thou healest us invisibly, and thou prayest forever, preserving thy native land and people unharmed from enemies visible and invisible. So, we all cry aloud to thee, righteous father Varlaam: pray for us ceaselessly before Christ our God.