Zosima
Venerable
Commemorated April 1 · April 4
Our venerable and God-bearing father Zosima (also variously Zosimus , Zosimos or Zosimas ) was a holy monastic who encountered St. Mary of Egypt in the desert during the sixth century. He brought the story of her life back to the brothers at his monastery . He is commemorated on April 4 , and with St. Mary of Egypt on April 1 .
Troparion
In thee, O father, was manifestly preserved what is in the image of God, for having taken up thy cross, thou didst follow Christ, and by thine own example hast taught that the flesh is to be despised as transient, but that particular care should be bestowed on the soul, as a thing immortal; wherefore, together with the angels, rejoiceth also thine, O holy Zosima, spirit.
Kontakion
Having divinely armed thyself with the purity of thy soul and unceasing prayers firmly grasping as a spear, thou, our father Zosima, hast pierced the armies of the demon; supplicate unceasingly for us all.
Source: OrthodoxWiki
