day 13

August 13: St. Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh

Now and ever…, of the feast, in Tone VIII—

At “Lord, I have cried…,” 4 stichera, in Tone I—

THE 13TH DAY OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST

Come, ye faithful, and joyously assembling, let us bless Tikhon, the holy hierarch of Christ, the most excellent pastor, the teacher of golden eloquence, the comforter of the sorrowful, the unmercenary physician of the infirm, the new wonderworker given to Russia, who prayeth for our souls. Twice

Leave-taking of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

Like the radiant sun hath thy memory shone upon us, O holy hierarch Tikhon, illumining those who approach thee with faith; for with the splendors of thy virtues dost thou reveal to us the light of righteousness, and with the rays of thy words dost thou enlighten us truly to know Christ; with thine intercession dost thou drive away the cloud of assailing evils, and with the incorruption of thy relics dost thou show all the radiance of immortality. Wherefore, we praise thee.

COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY HIERARCH TIKHON,

Blessing thee, we praise thee, O divinely wise father Tikhon; approaching thy shrine with love, we receive grace; for thou healest the infirm with thy touch, and dost save our souls by thy fervent mediation.

BISHOP OF VORONEZH, WONDERWORKER OF ZADONSK AND ALL RUSSIA

Glory…, in the same tone—

AT LITTLE VESPERS

O most blessed father Tikhon: standing now before the throne of the Lord, and rejoicing with the choirs of heaven in the everlasting kingdom, forget not us who are earthly and sorrowful; offer up supplications in behalf of the children of thy flock, for whom thou didst travail upon the earth; and for all the faithful ask might for our land, peace for the Church, steadfastness in the Faith, remission of sins and deliverance from misfortunes.

August 13: Leave-taking of the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord

The cloud of the law, in which Moses and Elijah stood, received the radiant darkness of the transfiguration; and, vouchsafed all-radiant glory, they said unto God: “Thou art our God, the King of the ages!”

The 13th Day of the Month of August

At Vespers, the usual kathisma. On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera of the feast, those chanted on the feast itself; Glory…, Now & ever…, of the feast. But if the leave-taking fall on Saturday: Glory…, the doxasticon of the feast; Now & ever…, the dogmaticon of the current tone. Aposticha of the feast; Glory…, Now & ever…, doxasticon of the feast. Troparion of the feast. Litanies, and dismissal.

The Leave-taking of the Feast of the

Transfiguration of the Lord