Apostle
Holy Apostle Andronicus
May 17 Old CalendarMay 30 New Calendar
Life
One of the Seventy. A kinsman of the Apostle Paul, as Paul himself writes (Rom. 16:7), mentioning also Saint Junia, the helper of Andronicus. Andronicus was appointed Bishop of Pannonia, but he did not stay in one place; rather, he preached the Gospel throughout all Pannonia. Together with Saint Junia he succeeded in leading many to Christ and in destroying many idol temples. They both possessed the grace-filled power of wonderworking, by which they drove demons out of people and healed every infirmity and every disease. They both suffered for Christ, and thus received a double crown: both of apostleship and of martyrdom. Their holy relics were found in the region of Eugenius (see February 22).
From the Hymn of Praise
The Apostle Andronicus, kinsman of Saint Paul,A preacher of peace and spiritual health,Burned with flaming love for ChristAnd carried the radiant teaching throughout the world:
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 17. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on May 17
The full reading for May 17 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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