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January 15, 2026

Life and Conduct of Venerable John the Kalyvites (the Hut-Dweller)


Verses

Renouncing the world as a child, he left behind the hut of the earth,
In the heavens he established a new hut.
On the fifteenth, John exchanged his earthly hut for another.


Prologue

Jesus, the Eternal Conqueror. Jesus, the Great Kindler of Fire. Jesus, the Incendiary of Souls. Hundreds of hearts align their pulses with Him.

Myriads of human beings receive His summons on the shores of their Galilee.

Countless faithful follow Jesus. Diverse and unique, they fill the multifaceted firmament of the Church.

In action and in hiddenness, in preaching and in silence, they become Witnesses of Christ, practical translators of the Gospel, ardent lovers of the Divine Teacher.

One soul enraptured by Divine Eros is the Venerable John the Hut-Dweller.