|
Venerable
Paul
the
Obedient
(Sf.
Cuv.
Pavel
ascultatorul)
| Feastday: |
SEPTEMBER
10
AUGUST
28
(Synaxis
of
the
Saints
of
the
Kiev
Far
Caves)
2nd
Sunday
of
Great
Lent
(Synaxis
of
all
the
Monastic
Fathers
of
the
Kiev
Caves) |
Saint
Paul
the
Obedient
was
an
ascetic
in
the
Far
Caves
at
Kiev.
Upon
assuming
the
monastic
schema
at
the
monastery
of
the
Caves,
the
monk
underwent
very
burdensome
obediences,
without
a
murmur,
on
which
the
monastery's
Superior
had
sent
him.
He
was
never
idle,
and,
when
he
was
not
at
an
obedience,
he
ground
the
grain
under
the
millstone,
wearing
down
his
body
by
this
heavy
work
and
attaining
ceaseless
inner
prayer.
The
Church
honors
his
memory
on
the
same
day
as
his
namesake,
Saint
Paul,
Bishop
of
Nicea.
This
relic
was
given
as
a
gift
to
the
parish
by
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
on
Sunday,
January
15,
2006. |