Hierarch
Saint Demetrius, Patriarch of Alexandria
October 9 Old CalendarOctober 22 New Calendar
Life
The eleventh bishop of Alexandria after Saint Mark the Evangelist. He governed his flock wisely and for a long time, from the year 189 to 231. In his time, at the request of the Indians, Saint Pantaenus, the head of the famous catechetical school in Alexandria, was sent to India to preach the Gospel. Pantaenus found in India a Gospel written by Saint Matthew in the Hebrew language.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 9. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 9
The full reading for October 9 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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