Hierarch
Saint Gennadius, Archbishop of Novgorod
December 4 Old CalendarDecember 17 New Calendar
Life
Gennadius was a distinguished writer, champion of truth, and sufferer for the truth of Christ. He gathered together the scattered books of Holy Scripture and compiled the Paschal Key for five hundred and thirty-two years in advance. He reposed in the Lord in the year 1505. His wonder-working relics are in the Chudov Monastery in Moscow.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 4. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 4
The full reading for December 4 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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