Martyr
Holy Martyr Marinus
March 17 Old CalendarMarch 30 New Calendar
Life
He was a soldier. Not only did he refuse to offer sacrifice to idols, but he scattered the sacrifices offered by others and trampled them underfoot. For this he was tortured and beheaded in the third century. A certain senator Asterius, dressed in costly white garments, was watching the martyrdom of Saint Marinus. He was so inflamed with faith in Christ — Who gives such courage to His followers — that he himself took the martyr's body on his own back, carried it away, and buried it honorably. Seeing this, the pagans killed him too as a Christian.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 17. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 17
The full reading for March 17 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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