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Holy The holy '''Apostle Zacchaeus''', one of the [[Apostles#The_Seventy|Seventy]], is commemorated on [[April 20]].

The holy Apostle Zacchaeus was a rich publican at Jericho. Since he was short of stature, he climbed a sycamore tree in order to see the Savior passing by. After the [[Ascension|Ascension of the Lord]], St Zacchaeus accompanied [[Apostle Peter|St Peter]] on his travels. Tradition says he became the [[Bishop]] of Caesarea in Palestine, where he died in peace.

The Church also remembers Zacchaeus on the '''Sunday of Zacchaeus''' , when the [[Gospel of Luke]] 19:1-10 is read, describing which describes his encounter with [[Christ]], is read. The Sunday of Zacchaeus is also the Sunday before the [[Lenten Triodion|Triodion]] begins. It is read at this point in the liturgical year, immediately before [[Great Lent]] , to teach that one should turn away from sins, and atone for them. That the real proof of sorrow and repentance is not just a verbal apology, but when correcting oneself and one should amend for the consequences of evil actions.

The In this way the Lenten journey begins should begin with a recognition of sinfulness, just as Zacchaeus recognized hissins. He promised to make restitution by giving half of his wealth to the poor, and by paying to those he had falsely accused four times as much as they had lost. In this, he went beyond the requirements of the Law (Ex. 22:3-12).