Saint
Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh
New Calendar September 25 Old Calendar October 8
Why they are a saint
Sergius of Radonezh was a Russian Orthodox spiritual leader and monastic reformer. Sergius near Moscow, what is now the most venerated monastic house in Russia. He exerted the greatest influence of any personage on the Russian Orthodox Church. Venerated as righteous, one who pleased God by a holy life in the world.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh as a patron when they bear the name Our at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on September 25. Russian, Slavic Orthodox faithful also honor his as one of their own.
Prayer
O holy Our Righteous Father Sergius of Radonezh, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.