Thou didst appear in the desert for good vegetation, O Reverend Father, for from youth thou destined to live a pure life, following the spiritual teacher, and by that teaching, thy mind was fixed on the heavenly ones, thou movedt into the desert, and in it thou didst create a monastery, and thou didst appear to thy flock as a wise mentor, and to the great Novograd praise and statement: Christ also, like a lamp that brightened the light, enriched and glorified you with miracles. Xenophon, our father, pray to Christ God to save our souls.