Saint Basil, Bishop of Zakholmsk in Montenegro, Serbia - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
From your youth you gave yourself completely to the Lord, / abiding in prayers, contests,1 and fasts, O God-bearing Father, / you were an example of virtue for your flock, / so God, seeing your good will, placed you as a shepherd and a most excellent Hierarch of His Church; / and after your repose, O Hierarch Basil, / your holy body was preserved incorrupt. / Therefore, as one having boldness, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
1 Podvigs.
Kontakion — Tone 8
From childhood you submitted yourself to the Lord, / by fasting and vigil you subdued your body, O wise one, / you were shown to be a precious vessel of the Most Holy Spirit, / so he made you the shepherd of His Church, which you shepherded well. / Therefore, you departed to the Lord Whom you loved. / We beseech you to remember us who honor your holy memory with faith, / and we all cry out to you: “Rejoice, most revered Father Basil.”