Commemoration
Commemoration of the Miraculous Deliverance of Moscow from the Lithuanians by the Most Holy Theotokos
October 22 Old CalendarNovember 4 New Calendar
Life
In the time of Prince Basil Ivanovich, the Lithuanians had occupied Moscow, and the Russians stood in great despair. Then Saint Sergius of Radonezh appeared to a certain captive bishop, Arsenius, and promised him that on the following day Moscow would be cleansed of the Lithuanians by the power and prayer of the Holy Most Pure One. And indeed, the next day the Lithuanians fled from the city, and the Russian army entered Moscow. And all the people with tears of joy glorified God and the Most Holy Theotokos.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 22
The full reading for October 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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