Venerable
Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma
Venerable Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma
New Calendar June 16 Old Calendar June 29
Why they are a saint
Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma belongs to the choir of monastic saints. Venerable saints are honored for finishing the monastic and ascetic path. The faithful look to his monastic life as a pattern of repentance and prayer. The New Calendar feast is June 16.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Tikhon of Luchov as a patron when they bear the name Tikhon at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on June 16. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Tikhon of Luchov, Kostroma, 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.