Venerable
Venerable Daniel of Pereslavl
April 7 Old CalendarApril 20 New Calendar
Life
He had as his particular ascetic labor the care of the dead. Whenever he heard that someone had been found frozen or had died by some other means, he would hasten to give them decent burial and to pray to God on their behalf. He reposed peacefully in the year 1540. His relics rest incorrupt.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 7. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 7
The full reading for April 7 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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