Commemoration
Saint Papias of Hierapolis
February 22 Old CalendarMarch 7 New Calendar
Life
Papias was a disciple of the holy apostles and a patristic writer. From him we have testimony concerning the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, concerning the four Marys and the brethren of the Lord, as well as one incompletely preserved work: the Exposition of the Dominical Oracles.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, February 22. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on February 22
The full reading for February 22 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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