Hierarch
Saint Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of Cyzicus
August 8 Old CalendarAugust 21 New Calendar
Life
He served as bishop in Cyzicus during the time of the wicked Emperor Leo the Armenian, the iconoclast. Since he would not submit to the imperial decrees about the removal of icons from churches, he too was sent into exile along with other Orthodox bishops. In exile he lived for five years, enduring many sufferings and much humiliation for the sake of Christ. He ended his life in 820 and departed to dwell among the citizens of heaven.
From the Hymn of Praise
The most wise Sinaite taught the monks,And by his own example confirmed his teaching:"Dispassion is the promised land,The dispassionate soul is illumined by the Spirit.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 8. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 8
The full reading for August 8 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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