day 21

September 21: St. Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the Wonderworker

On “Lord, I have cried…”, 4 stichera, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”—

The 21st Day of the Month of September

As thou wast faithful in a little, O Demetrius, the Lord set thee over many; and thou hast entered into the joy of thy Lord, where, standing before Him, thou prayest in behalf of our souls. Twice

Commemoration of Our Father among the Saints, Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the Wonderworker

Thou didst dedicate thy childhood to learning, thy youth to the struggles of monasticism, and thy manhood to the benefit of all; wherefore we all now honor thee among the saints. Twice

The Leave-Taking of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Glory…, in the same tone—

At Little Vespers

As thou didst forsake the world and all the beautiful things of the world, so didst thou forsake thy rule over the brethren, and didst make thine abode again in Kiev, nigh unto the cave, from whence by thy labors thou didst produce for us the pearl of the lives of the saints.

September 21: Leave-taking of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross

Now & ever…, idiomelon of the feast, in Tone VI—

The 21st Day of the Month of September

Today is put forth from the impenetrable bosom of the earth the shoot of life, and it announceth the Resurrection of Christ Who was nailed thereto; and, lifted up by priestly hands, it proclaimeth His ascension to Heaven, whereby our nature, which was bound to the earth by the fall, doth now dwell in the heavens. Wherefore, in thanksgiving we cry out: O Lord Who wast lifted up thereon and thereby raised us up with Thyself: vouchsafe us Thy heavenly joys, as Thou lovest mankind.

Leave-taking of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross