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The Fifteenth Day of the Month of September

Menologion

• Greatmartyr Nicetas the Goth (372)
• St. Philoteus the Presbyter (10th cent.)
• Martyr Porphyrius the Actor (362)
• Uncovering of the relics of St. Acacius, bishop of Melitene
• Uncovering of the relics of the Holy Promartyr an Archdeacon Stephen, (415)
• martyrs: Theodotus, Asclepiodotus, and Maximus of Adrianopolis (305-311)
• Sts. Besssarion I and Bessarion II, archbishops of Larissa (16th cent.)
• St. Gerasimus, abbot, of Mysia
• St. Joseph, abbot, of Alaverd in Georgia (570)
• Martyr John of Crete (1811)
• St. Joseph the New
• St. Hernan, Monk
• St. Merryn, Hierarch

Troparion of the Feast Tone 1

O Lord, save Thy people/ and bless Thine inheritance./ Grant victory over their enemies to Orthodox Christians,/ and protect Thy people with Thy Cross.

Troparion of St. Nicetas Tone 3

Thou didst defeat error and triumph in martyrdom,/ Nicetas namesake of victory:/ for thou didst conquer the ranks of the enemy/ and end thy contest by fire./ Pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion of St. Philotheus the Presbyter Tone 1

O pure and holy Philotheus, thou wast a lover of God,/ and now glorified by the Holy Spirit thou dost work miracles to save from harm all who cry to thee:/ Glory to Him Who has glorified thee; glory to Him Who has made thee wonderful;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.

Troparion of St. Hernan Tone 8

Devoting thy life to prayer and fasting, O Father Hernan,/ thou hast bequeathed to us a legacy of Orthodox asceticism./ Pray to Christ our God that we may be granted grace to emulate thy podvig, O Saint,/ and thereby receive the reward of the blessed.

Troparion of St. Merryn Tone 4

As a bishop thou wast an icon of Christ, O holy Merryn,/ and by thy godly life thou didst win many souls for Him./ Pray for us too that we may be numbered among the elect.

Kontakion of the Feast Tone 4

O Christ our God/ Who wast voluntarily lifted up on the Cross,/ grant Thy mercies to Thy new people named after Thee./ Gladden with Thy power Orthodox Christians/ and give them victory over their enemies./ May they have as an ally/ that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace.

Kontakion of St. Nicetas Tone 2

Thou didst stand firm and defeat delusion and hast received thy Martyr's crown,/ O Nicetas, namesake of victory;/ thou art rejoicing with the Angels./ Together with them pray unceasingly to Christ our God to save our souls.

Kontakion of St. Philotheus Tone 2

Thou didst end thy life in righteousness/ and wast a lover of God./ O holy Philotheus, who didst receive power to work miracles,/ pray unceasingly for us all.

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• 16th c. Russian icon of St Nikita
• Great-martyr Nicetas
• Incorruptible hand of St. Nicetas the Goth, Visoki Decani Monastery
• Holy Martyr Nicetas
• St. Merryn (born c.496)
• Russian Icons
• Prologue From Ochrid by St Nikolai Velimirovich
• OCA - Lives of all saints commemorated on this day
• OCA - Troparia and Kontakia
• Mesyatseslov of Saints Lives (Russian)

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