St Tikhon of Moscow, Bishop & Confessor
Double of the 1st Class · White
Kept on April 7
The next eight years
Each date opens that day, with its hours.
Proper of the feast
Proper to the feast; texts marked Common are from the Common of a Confessor and Bishop. As said on Wednesday, April 7, 2027.
At I Vespers · Magnificat Common
O thou Priest and Bishop, * thou worker of mighty works, thou good shepherd of the people, pray unto the Lord for us.
Versicle at I Vespers Common
℣.The Lord loved him and adorned him.
℟.He clothed him with a robe of glory.
At Lauds · Benedictus Common
Well done, * good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things, saith the Lord.
Versicle at Lauds and II Vespers Common
℣.The Lord guided the righteous in right paths.
℟.And shewed him the kingdom of God.
At II Vespers · Magnificat Common
The Lord loved him * and adorned him; he clothed him with a robe of glory, and at the gates of Paradise he crowned him.
Collect
O Lord God of the nations, who for the defence of the Orthodox Faith didst raise up and strengthen blessed Saint Tikhon, thy Bishop and Confessor, with great courage and self-denial: mercifully grant that, by his example and intercessions, the hearts of the erring may be turned to the wisdom of the just, and the faithful may ever persevere in confession of thy true Religion. Through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth God, world without end.
℟.Amen.
The whole office: the hours of Wednesday, April 7, 2027