Venerable
Venerable Paphnutius
November 25 Old CalendarDecember 8 New Calendar
Life
Paphnutius never drank wine. Once he was captured by robbers, and the chieftain forced him to drink a cup of wine. Seeing Paphnutius's good nature, the chieftain repented and abandoned his brigand occupation.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 25. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 25
The full reading for November 25 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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