Venerable
Venerable Longinus the Laborious
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Life
A monk of the Kiev Caves Monastery from the fourteenth century. He was the gatekeeper of the monastery, and had so pure and grace-filled a heart that he always knew with what thoughts someone was entering the monastery and with what thoughts another was leaving. The wonderworking relics of Longinus repose in the Caves of Theodosius.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 16. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 16
The full reading for October 16 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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