Venerable
Venerable David
September 6 Old CalendarSeptember 19 New Calendar
Life
He was the leader of a band of robbers around Hermopolis in Egypt, and only in his later years did he come to himself, repent, and become a monk. The Archangel Gabriel appeared to him and gave him the gift of wonder-working. He peacefully reposed in the sixth century, having through many and long ascetic labors been deemed worthy of the Kingdom of God.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 6. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 6
The full reading for September 6 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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