Martyr
Holy Martyrs Eustochius, Gaius, and Others with Them
June 23 Old CalendarJuly 6 New Calendar
Life
Eustochius was a pagan priest in the time of Emperor Maximian, but seeing the heroism of Christian martyrs, he cast away paganism and was baptized. Bishop Eudoxius of Antioch himself baptized him. After that Eustochius gradually brought his relatives to Christianity. His kinsman Gaius was baptized together with three youths: Probus, Lollius, and Urban. All these, and others with them, were brought before the court, tortured, and beheaded for the faith in Christ the Lord in Lystra. Their souls departed to the immortal Kingdom of Christ.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, June 23. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on June 23
The full reading for June 23 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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