Apostle
Holy Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Tychicus, Epaphroditus, Onesiphorus, Cephas and Caesar
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Life
They are all commemorated on January 4 with the other lesser apostles. Separately commemorated is Saint Apollos on September 10, Onesiphorus on September 7, Cephas and Caesar on March 30. Saint Sosthenes was bishop in Caesarea. Tychicus—his successor in the same place, Epaphroditus in Hadrianopolis of Pamphylia, Cephas in Iconium and Caesar in Corinth of the Peloponnese. All with burning love preached the Gospel of Christ and for His holy name endured sufferings and passed into the kingdom of eternal joy.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 8. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 8
The full reading for December 8 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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