Commemoration
Holy Eleazar
September 2 Old CalendarSeptember 15 New Calendar
Life
The son of Aaron and the second high priest of Israel in succession. He was a helper of Moses in the numbering of the people of Israel and a helper of Joshua the son of Nun in the division of the Promised Land among the twelve tribes. He faithfully guarded the Ark of the Covenant at Shiloh, and peacefully departed this life.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 2. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 2
The full reading for September 2 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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