The Lives of the Saints For Every Day of the Year - September: Volume 9 - With Old and New Calendar Dates - Annotated Paperback – August 9, 2025

VOLUME 9 of 12The Lives of the Saints for Every Day of the Year – Septemberby Saint Demetrius of RostovThis volume presents the Lives of the Saints for the month of September, following the daily calendar of the Orthodox Church and opening the ecclesiastical year with a cycle of readings centered on obedience, renewal, and faithful perseverance.September marks the beginning of the Church year, and the saints commemorated in this month reflect that sense of spiritual beginning. The lives recorded here include prophets, apostles, martyrs, hierarchs, ascetics, and righteous rulers whose witness spans the Old Testament, the apostolic age, the era of persecution, and the flowering of monastic and pastoral life. Among them are figures such as Saint Simeon the Stylite, Saint John the Forerunner, Saint Cornelius the Centurion, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and many others remembered day by day according to the liturgical calendar.Each daily entry offers more than historical information. These accounts are written as spiritual biographies, presenting the virtues, struggles, repentance, and faith through which ordinary men and women became saints. The endurance of ascetics, the courage of martyrs, and the wisdom of teachers of the Church are set side by side, forming a continuous witness to the Christian life as it is lived across different times, cultures, and vocations.This book is part of Saint Demetrius of Rostov’s monumental Lives of the Saints, also known as the Minei-Chetii, one of the most important collections of Orthodox hagiography. Revered for centuries throughout the Orthodox world, the work has long served as a source for daily reading in monasteries, parishes, and homes. This edition presents the text in a modern English translation that remains faithful to the theology, tone, and seriousness of the original, while remaining clear and readable for contemporary audiences.Organized by calendar date, the volume is well suited for daily devotional reading, clergy reference, homiletic preparation, or sustained study of Orthodox saints and Church history. It may be read straight through or used as intended: one day at a time, in rhythm with the Church’s liturgical year.Volume Nine: September stands as both an entry point into the yearly cycle of the saints and a substantial work in its own right, offering a disciplined, time-tested guide to Christian faithfulness at the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. Read more