Commemoration
Commemoration of the Great Earthquake
October 26 Old CalendarNovember 8 New Calendar
Life
In the time of Emperor Leo the Isaurian there was a terrible and prolonged earthquake in Constantinople in the year 740. The people understood this as a punishment from God for their sins, and they prayed to the Most Holy Theotokos and Saint Demetrius with great repentance, until God had mercy and the earthquake ceased.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 26. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 26
The full reading for October 26 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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