Missing the mark, an Orthodox Christian reflecting on his journey through this world
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Blessed Procopius of Vyatka the Fool-For-Christ
Blessed Procopius, Fool-for-Christ, of Vyatka, was the son of
pious peasants. When Procopius reached age twenty, they wanted him to
marry, but he secretly went to the city of Khlynov and took upon himself
the feat of foolishness. The holy fool endured hunger, cold, mocking
and insults. The Lord glorified him with the gift of clairvoyance.
Blessed Procopius died at the age of forty-nine in 1627.
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