The Sticheron Igapisas theophore commemorates St. Symeon the Styllle and is performed in the Vespers service on September 1st. St. Symeon is honored for his ascetic life that was spent on a pillar where he stood for almost 50 years and endured by being fed by his disciples. In this manner, Symeon avoided the secular life of sin and achieved fame as a holy man who was sought for his Christian wisdom.
Translation: O God-bearing father, you cherished the love of wisdom to the fullest. Beyond this world, you surpass visible things by your life. You were a pure mirror of our God. Ceaselessly united to His radiance, you share His light and have obtained endless blessedness and the fullness of splendour. O blessed Symeon, intercede for our souls!