Venerable
Venerable Nil Sorsky
April 7 Old CalendarApril 20 New Calendar
Life
One of the great fathers of the Russian Church. Founder of the skete form of monastic life in Russia. He reposed peacefully in the year 1508. His relics rest in the Sorsky Monastery. His Rule of Skete Life represents a spiritual and practical work of the first order.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 7. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 7
The full reading for April 7 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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