Venerable
Venerable Eustratius
January 9 Old CalendarJanuary 22 New Calendar
Life
Eustratius was from Tarsus. A great faster and man of prayer. For seventy-five years in the monastery he did not lie on his left side to sleep but always on his right. During the divine service from beginning to end he would say within himself: "Lord, have mercy!" He died in his ninety-fifth year.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 9. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 9
The full reading for January 9 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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