Venerable
Venerable Nathanael
November 27 Old CalendarDecember 10 New Calendar
Life
Nathanael was a Nitrian monk. Day and night he prayed to God and was enlightened by contemplating divine things. He did not leave his cell, not even the threshold, for a full thirty-eight years. He reposed in the Lord in the second half of the sixth century.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 27. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 27
The full reading for November 27 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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