Martyr
Holy Martyr Ludmila
September 16 Old CalendarSeptember 29 New Calendar
Life
Grandmother of the holy King Wenceslas of Bohemia. She was married to the Bohemian Prince Borivoj. She greatly labored for the faith of Christ and won many over to the Church from paganism. Her daughter-in-law hated her, and she sent men who strangled the aged Ludmila. Wenceslas buried the body of Ludmila in the Church of Saint George in Prague. Many miracles took place from her relics. She suffered martyrdom in Tetin in the year 927. The holy Wenceslas, a great zealot of the Orthodox faith, was killed by his brother Boleslav.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 16
The full reading for September 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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