Venerable
Venerable Agapius
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Life
He was an obedient novice under a certain spiritual father at the Vatopedi Monastery. He was seized by sea pirates and sold as a slave in Magnesia. After twelve years he was miraculously freed and returned to the Vatopedi Monastery through the intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. He baptized his former masters and became their spiritual father. He spent the remainder of his life in ascetic struggle at Vatopedi and reposed peacefully in the Lord.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, March 1. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on March 1
The full reading for March 1 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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