Apostle
Holy Apostles: Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, Gaius, and Philologus
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Life
They were from the Seventy Apostles. Patrobas was bishop in Naples; Hermas in Philippopolis (Rom. 14:16); Linus in Rome (II Tim. 4:21), Gaius in Ephesus (Rom. 16:23), Philologus in Sinope (Rom. 15:16). All with love fulfilled the law of Christ and departed into the Kingdom of Christ.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 5. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 5
The full reading for November 5 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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