The Prologue from Ochrid, Faithfully in English
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“Keep constantly in remembrance the end that awaits you and the Judgment, and you will preserve your soul from sin.”— St. Nikolai
Today's Prologue
Five meditations for every day of the year — a saint's life, a hymn, a reflection, a contemplation, and a homily.
Lives of the Saints
HOLY MARTYR CALLISTRATUS
Seeing the endurance of Callistratus and his miracles, forty-nine soldiers believed in Christ the Lord. They too were beaten and cast into prison with Callistratus.
Hymn of Praise
Holy Callistratus prays to God, Prays to God and gives God thanks Amid the torments for the faith of Christ. The torturer mocks Callistratus.
Prologue from Ochrid · Prologue from Ochrid ·
St. Nikolai Velimirović · Bishop of Ochrid and Žiča · St. Nikolai Velimirović
Reflection
“All our riches and glory and honor are like a single meal that ends with death. From that meal no one carries even a single crumb into the other world.”
Homily
That they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee. He speaks of a unity of love and not a unity of nature.
— St. Nikolai Velimirović
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From today’s Reflection
“Keep constantly in remembrance the end that awaits you and the Judgment, and you will preserve your soul from sin.”