Martyr
Holy Martyr Pancratius
May 12 Old CalendarMay 25 New Calendar
Life
He came from Phrygia to Rome, where as a fourteen-year-old boy he was tortured and killed for Christ in the year 304. This saint is greatly venerated in the West. In Rome there is a church bearing his name, and in that church his holy relics repose.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 12. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on May 12
The full reading for May 12 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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