Venerable Cornelius Abbot of Komel
A noble-born monk who withdrew to the forest of Komel and there founded a monastery under a strict rule, becoming the teacher of many; among his disciples are Sts Cassian and Laurence of Komel.
A noble-born monk who withdrew to the forest of Komel and there founded a monastery under a strict rule, becoming the teacher of many; among his disciples are Sts Cassian and Laurence of Komel.
Kontakion & Troparion2 hymnsReadHide
From your youth, like an Angel, you served the Lord,
Who shone forth to the world from the Holy Virgin, O blessed one,
and by His power, you made the desert a city;
for there you gathered a multitude of disciples, enlightening them with your God-inspired teaching.
Therefore, we cry to you: “Hail, Father Cornelius, divine adornment of monks.”
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
From your youth you were inflamed with the fire of divine love,
and you forsook the vanity of earthly life, O Venerable one.
As a disciple of Anthony the Great,
you served Christ in silence and in strictness, through vigil, prayer, and fasting.
Therefore, O blessed Cornelius, pray to the Lord that our souls may be saved.
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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