Venerable
Venerable Ammon
January 2 Old CalendarJanuary 15 New Calendar
Life
Ammon was a great ascetic of the fifth century. Ammon was superior of the Tabenisi monastery in upper Egypt. Under his guidance about three thousand monks practiced asceticism. Ammon had the grace-filled gift of wonderworking and clairvoyance. When a certain monk asked Ammon for advice, Ammon said to him: "Be like a transgressor in prison, and just as he constantly asks: when will the judge come, so also question yourself with fear."
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 2. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 2
The full reading for January 2 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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