Venerable
The Venerable Paisius and Isaiah
July 18 Old CalendarJuly 31 New Calendar
Life
Brothers by birth, of a wealthy family. Both were monks. One dedicated himself to asceticism in the wilderness, and the other to works of mercy toward people. Saint Pambo saw both of them in Paradise. Thus was the dispute among the monks resolved as to what is better — asceticism or works of mercy. Both the one and the other, when performed in the name of Christ, lead to Paradise.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, July 18. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on July 18
The full reading for July 18 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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