Commemoration
Saints Martin and Heraclius
May 5 Old CalendarMay 18 New Calendar
Life
Slavs. They were persecuted by the heretics, the Arians, in Illyria. Sent into exile, these champions of Orthodoxy ended their earthly life in the fourth century and departed to the Lord.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, May 5. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on May 5
The full reading for May 5 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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