Venerable
Venerable Dorotheus
September 16 Old CalendarSeptember 29 New Calendar
Life
An Egyptian desert-dweller from the fourth century. He practiced asceticism for a full sixty years in one cell in the Thebaid. He distinguished himself by extraordinary industriousness and wonderworking. By day he built cells for new monks, and by night he wove mats, never ceasing from prayer and psalmody.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, September 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on September 16
The full reading for September 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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