Gerasimos of the Jordan
Venerable
Commemorated March 4
Our venerable and God-bearing Father Gerasimos of the Jordan (also Gerasimus ) was a monk who lived during the fifth century. He attended the Fourth Ecumenical Council at Chalcedon in 451 AD. His feast day is celebrated on March 4 .
Kontakion
Burning with heavenly love, thou didst prefer the harshness of the desert of Jordan
more than all the delights of the world;
hence, a wild beast submitted unto thee even unto thy death, O father,
dying in obedience and grief on thy grave.
Thus did God glorify thee.
And when thou dost pray to Him, O father Gerasimus,
be thou mindful of us.