Martyr
Holy Martyr Theotecnus
October 10 Old CalendarOctober 23 New Calendar
Life
A Roman officer in Antioch in the time of Maximian. When the emperor urged him to offer sacrifice to the idols, he answered: "I believe in Christ God, and to Him I shall offer myself as a sacrifice — a living sacrifice." With a stone around his neck, he was drowned in the sea after great tortures, and thus he honorably suffered for Christ and was crowned with the crown of martyrdom.
I believe in Christ God, and to Him I shall offer myself as a sacrifice -- a living sacrifice.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 10. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 10
The full reading for October 10 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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