OCHRID
Saints

Venerable

Venerable Publius

January 25 Old CalendarFebruary 7 New Calendar

Read January 25 in the Prologue

Life

First he was a senator, but having come to know the light of Christ, he left his honors, distributed his property to the poor and gave himself to the ascetic life near his city of Zeugma on the Euphrates. He founded two communities and reposed in the Lord in the year 380.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 25. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on January 25

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople HierarchVenerable Mares VenerableHoly Martyrs Felicitas and Her Seven Sons Martyr

The full reading for January 25 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

Open January 25 in the reader