Commemoration
Sixth Ecumenical Council
January 23 Old CalendarFebruary 5 New Calendar
Life
It was held in Constantinople, the first time in 681 and the second time in 691. This Council condemned the Monothelite heretics, who falsely taught that in Christ there was only the divine will without the human. It also made several canons concerning order and discipline of the clergy.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 23. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 23
The full reading for January 23 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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