Commemoration
Saint Salome the Myrrh-Bearer
August 3 Old CalendarAugust 16 New Calendar
Life
Mother of the holy Apostles James and John, wife of Zebedee, and daughter of Joseph, the betrothed of the Most Holy Theotokos. She served the Lord during His earthly life and was deemed worthy to be among the first heralds of His Resurrection.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 3. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 3
The full reading for August 3 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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