Hierarch

Saint John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople

August 30 Old CalendarSeptember 12 New Calendar

Life

An ascetic of the sixth century in the community of Saint Theodosius. In a vision he saw that the lamps of the diligent monks were burning, but the lamps of the lazy monks were not burning.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 30. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on August 30

Synaxis of the Holy Serbian Enlighteners and Teachers Commemoration Saint Alexander, Patriarch of Constantinople Hierarch Saint Paul IV, Patriarch of Constantinople Hierarch Venerable Christopher Venerable Saint Eulalius, Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia Hierarch

The full reading for August 30 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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