Commemorated on January 6
Saint Macarius was born in Thessalonica during the reign of Emperor Manuel II Paleologos, and went to Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos when he was young. Later, he went to Constantinople and became igumen of the Monastery of the Pantokrator, and chaplain to the Emperor.
He died in 1431 during an epidemic in Chalke.
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SAINT OR FEAST POSTED THIS DATE 2010(with 2009's link here also and further, 2008's):
The Conspiracy to Distract to Destruction
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“Each day has enough trouble of its own,” Matt. 6:34. We live in a world
full of trouble. Another word that could be used is care: “the cares of
this life....
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