Venerable

Venerable Thomas Defoúrkin

December 10 Old CalendarDecember 23 New Calendar

Life

Thomas was a great ascetic, vanquisher of demons and clairvoyant. Emperor Leo the Wise wrote him a letter, and he answered without opening the emperor's letter. He reposed in the Lord in deep old age in the ninth century.

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, December 10. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Also commemorated on December 10

Holy Martyrs Menas, Hermogenes and Eugraphis Martyr Venerable Angelina and Saint Jovan the Despot Venerable Holy Martyr Gemellus Martyr

The full reading for December 10 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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