Venerable
Venerable Pimen of Palestine
August 27 Old CalendarSeptember 9 New Calendar
Life
He practiced asceticism in Rouva, a desert of Palestine, in the time of Emperor Maurice (582-602). In his youth he was a shepherd. Once his dogs attacked a man and tore him apart, and he out of mischief did not defend the man. Because of this it was revealed to him that he too would at the end perish from wild beasts. And so it came to pass. He was set upon by wild beasts and surrendered his soul to the Lord.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, August 27. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on August 27
The full reading for August 27 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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