Holy Pascha in Hong Kong (2013)
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Archive for July 19th, 2012
Places connected to Prophet Elias
1. Monastery of Prophet Elias, Jerusalem
A 12th C Greek-Orthodox monastery, on the side of the road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem. Built over the ruins of a Byzantine church, it serviced the pilgrimage route to Bethlehem.
The monastery is named after prophet Elijah (St. Elias), who according to tradition stopped [...]
Saint John Chrysostom on Prophet Elias and the Widow of Sarepta
What shall we say of the widow in the Old Testament in the time of the prophet Elias? For the risk she ran was not of poverty, but even of death and extinction, and not her own only, but her children’s too. For neither had she any [...]
Did Prophet Elijah actually ascend into heaven?
It is true, that some of us –both of the laity and of the Clergy- have not observed with the appropriate attention the relative passage of the Old Testament, in which is mentioned the ascension of the Prophet Elijah.
If one studies [...]
On the Faith and Zeal of Elijah the Prophet
“As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years but according to my word” (I Kings 17:1).
These words are terrible sounding to every mortal ear, for a man spoke them, [...]
Life of Prophet Elias
One of the greatest and most holy prophets of the Old Testament. He lived in the 9th century B.C., during the reign of the sinful King Ahab, King of Israel, who worshipped the idol of Baal.
Prophet Elias, also known as Elijah, was wise and faithful to the [...]
Saint Macrina, sister of Saint Basil the Great
Saint Macrina, the elder sister of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, was sought after by many as a bride because of her beauty, wisdom, and illustrious birth, and in tender youth was espoused by her parents to a bridegroom of fitting nobility. When her [...]
