Martyr
Holy Martyr Christopher
May 9 Old CalendarMay 22 New Calendar
Life
A great wonderworker. Especially venerated in Spain. The people pray to him most of all against infectious diseases and great pestilence. He was tortured for Christ and glorified by Christ in the year 249.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 9. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on May 9
The full reading for May 9 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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