Martyr
Holy Martyr Leonidas and with Him the Martyrs Chariessa, Nice, Galina, Calida, Nunechia, Basilissa, and Theodora
April 16 Old CalendarApril 29 New Calendar
Life
They were cast into the sea, but the sea would not receive them. They walked upon the sea as upon dry land and sang to God: "One course I ran, O Lord, and an army pursued after me, O Lord, and I did not deny Thee, O Lord, save my spirit!" Seeing them thus, the pagans at first marveled, but then they tied stones about their necks and cast them again into the depths of the sea, and drowned them. They all suffered honorably for Christ the King and Lord in the year 281.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 16
The full reading for April 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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