Venerable
Venerable Pardus the Hermit
December 15 Old CalendarDecember 28 New Calendar
Life
Pardus in his youth was a muleteer, but because of one unintentional sin Pardus abandoned the world and withdrew into the desert to struggle. Pardus lived in Palestine in the sixth century.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 15. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on December 15
The full reading for December 15 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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