Venerable
Venerable Dionysius of the Caves
October 3 Old CalendarOctober 16 New Calendar
Life
At Pascha in the year 1463, the following event befell him. With cross and censer he was making the rounds of the caves to cense the relics and tombs of the departed saints. And brimming with Paschal joy, upon entering the cave, he cried out: "Holy Fathers and brethren: Christ is Risen!" At that moment a voice thundered from the tombs, mighty as thunder: "Indeed He is Risen!"
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 3. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 3
The full reading for October 3 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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