Venerable
Venerable Dionysius of Olympus, Wonderworker
January 24 Old CalendarFebruary 6 New Calendar
Life
He practiced asceticism on Olympus. He was tonsured as a monk at the Holy Mountain, where he was abbot of the Philotheou monastery. Toward the end of his life he withdrew again into solitude on Olympus where he also reposed in the sixteenth century.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 24. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 24
The full reading for January 24 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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