Righteous
Saint Michael the Righteous Soldier
November 22 Old CalendarDecember 5 New Calendar
Life
Michael was a Bulgarian by birth. With his company he fought in the Greek army against the Hagarenes and Ethiopians. He showed miracles of fearlessness. He killed a terrible dragon and freed a maiden. Soon after this the righteous man passed into eternal life. He lived and died in the ninth century. He was buried first somewhere in Thrace, and in the year 1206 Tsar Kalo-John transferred his relics to Tarnovo.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 22
The full reading for November 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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