Martyr
Venerable Martyr Joasaph
October 26 Old CalendarNovember 8 New Calendar
Life
A disciple of Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople. He practiced asceticism on the Holy Mountain. He had such great love for Christ the Lord that all his ascetic labors seemed insufficient to him, and for that reason he desired to suffer out of love for his Lord. Therefore he went to Constantinople, where he openly confessed before the Turks the faith in the Holy Trinity and the Son of God. The enraged Turks cut off his head on October 26, 1536.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, October 26. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on October 26
The full reading for October 26 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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