From your youth you loved Christ blessedly, / you were the image of all in word, life, love, / spirit, faith, purity and humility, / and therefore you dwelt in Heaven monastery,/ where the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity stands,/ pray to St. Tikhon,// to save our souls.
The successors of the apostles, / the adornment of the saints, / the teacher of the Orthodox Church, / the Lord of all, / to grant peace to the universe, / and great mercy to our souls.
Oh, great saint of Christ and miracle worker Tikhon! Hear us, many sinners, who come running to You with warm faith and tender prayer. We know your angel-like good life on earth, we glorify your mercy to everyone, we are in awe of the height of your Christian virtues, in which in good times you prospered wonderfully to glory the Lord who glorified you. You truly were the good shepherd of the spiritual flock of Christ, the valiant builder of the mysteries of God, the pillar and decoration of the Orthodox Church, Russian Zlatoust, pagan customs a strong exterminator, a skilled interpreter of the Gospel teaching, a zealous guardian of sacred fatherly traditions, a lover of monastic silence, a divinely inspired collector of treasures spiritual wisdom from the visible world of this world, created wisely by God. You, as a chosen vessel of grace, did not lazily teach all those who thirsted for salvation in word, life, love, Spirit, faith, purity and humility. You were the merciful protector of the orphans, the care of widows, the poor, and a quick comforter to all those in trouble and adversity. And now we know that we stand before the face of the Lord of glory and have great boldness towards Him; For this reason, Father, we come running to You and fervently pray to You: be an intercessor for all of us at the Throne of the Most High. May He forgive our lawlessness and unrighteousness; may it enlighten our mind, darkened by vanity, and direct it to the true light of the knowledge of God; may our weak hearts be preserved from the lustful, sinful passions and corrupting wisdom of this age; may the land be given timely irrigation of rain and fruit, and all that is useful to us, even to the temporal and eternal life, and may all who flow to the race of your incorruptible relics find peace, love and serenity. For our Church, ask the Heavenly King for mercy, prosperity, salvation, and for victory and overcoming our enemies. Protect our Fatherland with peace and quiet, preserve your holy abode from all temptations and teach us all to reverently and fearfully walk along the paths of God’s commandments, so that we may be honored and We are united with you and with all the saints at the right hand of the Lord of hosts on the day of his terrible universal Judgment. Remember, O saint of Christ, the holy hierarch Father Tikhon, in your holy prayers, the souls of our departed fathers and brothers, may the Lord rest them in the Heavenly villages; Do not despise our sighing, so that we may glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, all-praised saint and saint of Christ, our Father Tikhon! Having lived like an angel on earth, you, like a good angel, appeared in your wondrous glorification. We believe with all our souls and thoughts that you, our compassionate helper and man of prayer, with your simple intercessions and grace, abundantly given to you from the Lord, are able to our salvation. Accept, blessed servant of Christ, at this hour our unworthy prayer: free us through your intercession from the vanity and superstition that surrounds us, the unbelief and evil of man. Strive, quick representative for us, with your favorable intercession to beg the Lord, that He may add His great and rich mercy to us, sinners and unworthy His servants, and heal With His grace, may the unhealed sores and scabs of our corrupted souls and bodies dissolve our petrified hearts with tears of tenderness and contrition for our many sins and deliver us eternal torment and fire of Gehenna; May He grant to all His faithful people in this present world peace and silence, health and salvation and good haste in everything, so that they may live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, let us be honored with the Angels and with all the Saints to glorify and sing the all-holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Oh, great saint of God and glorious miracle worker, our holy father Tikhon! With tenderness we bow our knees and fall before the race of your honorable and multi-healing relics, we praise, glorify and magnify the God who has glorified you, and who has shown greatness to us who are unworthy in you Mercy, and with all diligence, with faith and love honoring your holy memory, we pray to you: bring our prayer to the all-containing and saving man-loving Lord, from Him you are now gone. The Angel stands with all the Saints, may He establish in His holy Orthodox Church the living spirit of right faith and piety, and may all its members be cleansed from superstition and wisdom, they worship Him in spirit and in truth and are diligently concerned about keeping His commandments; may their shepherd give holy zeal for the salvation of the people entrusted to them - the right of believers to observe, to strengthen the weak and infirm in the faith, to instruct the ignorant, to reprove those who oppose. And again, with hope, like the child of our father who exists to us, we pray to you, Saint Tikhon, for we believe that you, living in Heaven, love us with the same love, which is all You loved your neighbor, so that you may never remain on earth, ask the all-merciful Lord and all of us to give a gift that is useful to everyone and everything that is beneficial to the life of time and eternity, peace reconciliation, establishment of our cities, fruitfulness of the land, deliverance from famine and destruction, preservation from the invasion of foreigners, consolation for the afflicted, healing for the sick, restoration for the fallen, for those who are led astray the path of truth is the return, strengthening to those who strive in good deeds, prosperity to those who do good, blessing to the parents, education and teaching to the child in the Lord's land, knowledge and piety to the ignorant. admonition, help and intercession for the orphans, the poor and the needy, for those departing from this temporary life to the eternal, good preparation and guidance, for those who have departed to blissful repose. All of these, most of all, we ask, Saint Tikhon, from the Generous God, as we have great boldness towards Him: for you to be an acquisitive intercessor and warm prayer for us before To the Lord, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship. To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Oh, saint, our father Tikhon! Hear us and strive through your favorable intercession to beg the Lord, may He add His great and rich mercy to us, sinners and unworthy His servants (names), may He heal His with the grace of incurable ulcers and scabs of the corrupted souls and bodies of ours, may our petrified hearts be dissolved with tears of tenderness and contrition for our many sins and may He deliver us from eternal torment and may the fire of Geena grant peace and silence, health and salvation in this world, so that we may be honored, with the Angels and with all the saints, to glorify and sing the all-holy name of the Father and Son and Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.
Memorial Day August 13/26
He became famous for his preaching, writing, and non-covetousness. For a long time I tried to cultivate peace of heart in myself, as opposed to sadness and despondency. St. They pray to Tikhon for deliverance from these passions.