Blessed John “the Hairy” and Fool-For-Christ at Rostov - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 8
You lived in the city as if in the wilderness, / with humility, purity, labors, and ascetical contests,1 and much patience, O Blessed Father John. / For having taken up the Cross of Christ, you followed Him and dwelt day and night in prayers and singing psalms in Latin / for the salvation of the whole world, and the Christian family, / and you moved toward the Unwaning Light. / Now the faithful come to your tomb and pray to the Lord, to the Mother of God, and to the Forerunner, / and they receive healing, by your prayers. / O Blessed Father John, pray for us always, and for the salvation of our souls.
1 Podvig
Kontakion — Tone 2
Captivated by love for Christ, O Blessed Father John, / and desiring heavenly beauty, you despised all earthly things, counting them as nothing; / and having lived like the Angels on earth, / you were translated to eternal rest, where you stand before Christ's throne. / Entreat Him that we and all the Christian family may be saved, / that we may cry out to you: / “Rejoice, most Blessed Father John.”