Holy Glorious Prophet Elias

July 20, 2025

Feast of the Holy Glorious Prophet Elias

And [Elijah] said to her, “Give me your son,” and he took him out of her arms and carried him up to a loft where he slept and laid him on his own bed. He cried to the Lord and said, “O Lord, my God, have You brought tragedy upon the widow with whom I live by killing her son?” And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord and said, “O Lord, my God, I pray that You let this child’s soul come into him again.”

The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he was revived. Elijah took the child and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and returned him to his mother, and Elijah said, “See, your son lives!” (1 Kings 17:19-23)

The icon is of the Holy Glorious Prophet Elias (July 20th).

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Aleppo's Armenian districts bombarded on anniversary of genocide

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CWN - Islamic forces in Syria launched an artillery attack on Armenian sections of the city of Aleppo on April 25, the AsiaNews service reports.

The heavy bombardment, an obvious violation of a ceasefire agreement, killed at least 17 people. Residents of the city's Armenian district stated their belief that the attack was deliberately timed for the 100th anniversary of the start of the Armenian genocide-- an anniversary that had been observed at churches in the neighborhood the previous day.

Residents also charged that Islamic forces in Aleppo are receiving assistance from Turkey, and blasted Syria's President Assad for his failure to protect the Christian minority.

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