Hierarch
Saint Boniface the Merciful, Bishop of Ferenti
December 19 Old CalendarJanuary 1 New Calendar
Life
From childhood Boniface was unusually merciful, so that his mother rebuked him for it. But by means of prayer Boniface received from the Lord one hundred-fold. Boniface died peacefully in Italy in the sixth century.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 19. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 19
The full reading for December 19 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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