Venerable
Tikhon, Vasily and Nikon, Monks of Solovki
Venerable Tikhon, Vasily and Nikon, Monks of Solovki
New Calendar July 4 Old Calendar July 17
Why they are a saint
Tikhon, Vasily and Nikon, Monks of Solovki 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 July 4.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Tikhon as a patron when they bear the name Tikhon at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on July 4. Those who share his calling as a monastic also ask his prayers.
Prayer
O holy Tikhon, Vasily and Nikon, Monks of Solovki, 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.