February 23, 2014 Sunday of the Last Judgment (Meatfare), Octoechos Tone 7 Holy Priest-Martyr Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna
Published on: January 18, 2014

Polycarp, this great apostolic man, was born a pagan. St. John the Theologian converted him to the Faith of Christ and baptized him. In his childhood, Polycarp became an orphan and according to a vision in a dream Callista, a noble widow, took him as her own son, raised and educated him. From his childhood…

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