Venerable
Venerable Nectarius of Bitola
December 5 Old CalendarDecember 18 New Calendar
Life
Nectarius was from Bitola. He struggled first in the monastery of the Holy Unmercenaries near Bitola, together with his tonsured father Pachomius, then moved to Karyes, where he continued his struggle under the guidance of elders Philotheus and Dionysius in the cell of the Holy Archangel. After conquering human envy, demonic affliction, and grave illness, he departed to Christ's Kingdom on December 5, 1500. His wonder-working relics, whole, incorrupt and fragrant, rest in that same cell.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 5. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 5
The full reading for December 5 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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