OCHRID
Saints

Commemoration

Saints Martha and Mary

June 4 Old CalendarJune 17 New Calendar

Read June 4 in the Prologue

Life

The sisters of Lazarus. After the Ascension of the Lord, Lazarus went to preach the Gospel. His sisters helped him in this. It is not known where they ended their lives.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, June 4. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on June 4

Saint Metrophanes, First Patriarch of Constantinople HierarchHoly Martyr Concordius MartyrHoly Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus MartyrVenerable Zosimas, Bishop of New Babylon VenerableHieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium Martyr

The full reading for June 4 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

Open June 4 in the reader