OCHRID
Saints

Venerable

Venerable Mares

January 25 Old CalendarFebruary 7 New Calendar

Read January 25 in the Prologue

Life

He was distinguished by external beauty and a sweet-singing voice. He withdrew from the world and lived in a hut for thirty-seven years in fasting, prayer and cleansing of the heart from thoughts. As a ninety-year-old elder he reposed in the Lord in the year 430.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 25. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on January 25

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople HierarchVenerable Publius VenerableHoly Martyrs Felicitas and Her Seven Sons Martyr

The full reading for January 25 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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