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SUMMARY:Monday\, July 20\, 2026\;  The Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah.
DESCRIPTION:All-Night Vigil Feast\n\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING\n\n
 Kathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man... is chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nT
 one 1\, Podoben “Joy of the ranks of heaven…”\n\nOut of the depths I
  cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nO all-compassionate Wor
 d\,* You carried Elias the Tishbite away from the earth in a chariot of fi
 re.* Through his intercession* save us who faithfully glorify You* and who
  joyously commemorate his feast.\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voi
 ce of my prayer.\n\nO all-compassionate Word\,* You carried Elias the Tish
 bite away from the earth in a chariot of fire.* Through his intercession* 
 save us who faithfully glorify You* and who joyously commemorate his feast
 .\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiven
 ess is that You may be revered.\n\nO blessed Elias\,* you encountered God 
 not in an earthquake but in the coolness of a gentle breeze.* O God-inspir
 ed one\, you went up to heaven in a wondrous way\,* on a chariot drawn by 
 four horses.* Thus you became a marvel to all of us.\n\nI have waited for 
 You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* fo
 r it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nO blessed Elias\,* you encountered God no
 t in an earthquake but in the coolness of a gentle breeze.* O God-inspired
  one\, you went up to heaven in a wondrous way\,* on a chariot drawn by fo
 ur horses.* Thus you became a marvel to all of us.\n\nFrom the morning wat
 ch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO all-wise Elias\,* in yo
 ur burning zeal for God\,* you slew the shameful priests with a sword.* Wi
 th the word of your mouth you dried up the clouds* so that it would not ra
 in.* You perfected Elisha by the gift of your mantle\,* filling him with h
 eavenly graces.\n\nTone 2\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with H
 im there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all it
 s iniquities.\n\nThe two lampstands\, Elias and Elisha\,* illuminated the 
 whole world.* One prevented raindrops from heaven\,* reproved the king\, a
 nd rose into heaven on a fiery chariot.* The other healed the barren water
 s\,* and having received the two-fold grace\,* divided the waters of the J
 ordan.* Now they sing with the angels* and pray for the salvation of our s
 ouls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you
  people.\n\nThe fiery chariot took you up to heaven as in a whirlwind.* O 
 Elias the Tishbite\,* God graced you with a fiery zeal of miracles.* You w
 ere created incorruptible\,* so that you might not see death* until you kn
 ew beforehand the death of everyone.* Therefore\, come and grant us a warn
 ing of your great accomplishments.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for u
 s\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nO Prophet Elias\, O lampstand of 
 the Church which has no evening\,* having been inflamed with divine zeal\,
 * you closed up the rain from heaven\;* you were fed by a raven\;* you rep
 roved the king and put the priests to death\;* you commanded fire from hea
 ven and slew two captains\;* you provided abundantly for the widow by mean
 s of a little oil* and a small handful of meal\;* you resurrected her son 
 by your prayer\;* you ignited the fire in water\;* you crossed over the cu
 rrents of the Jordan on foot.* Indeed\, you were raised up to heaven by a 
 fiery chariot.* You gave a two-fold grace to Elisha.* Pray unceasingly to 
 God for the salvation of our souls.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nCome\, let us 
 assemble\, all you people of God\,* in this holy place where we are to hon
 our the two God-inspired Prophets.* Let us sing a special hymn of praise* 
 to the glory of Christ God who chose them.* Let us cry out in joy\, saying
 :* Rejoice\, O earthly angel and heavenly man\, Elias the Great.* Rejoice\
 , O precious Elisha whom God has filled with the graces of heaven.* Rejoic
 e\, O fervent intercessors and mediators\,* healers of the souls and bodie
 s of the faithful who love Christ.* Deliver from the attacks of the enemy 
 and from every danger* all those who celebrate your memory with honour.\n\
 nNow…\n\nWho would not bless you\, O most holy Virgin?* Who would not pr
 aise the most pure manner in which you gave birth?* For the Only-begotten 
 Son\, Who proceeds eternally from the Father\, came forth from you.* He to
 ok flesh from you in a manner that is beyond understanding.* He\, Who by n
 ature is God\, took on our nature for our sake.* Yet He did not become div
 ided into two persons\;* rather\, He remained one Person with two distinct
  and unconfused natures.* O most pure Lady\, we implore you:* Beseech your
  Son and God to have mercy on our souls.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) I Kings 17:1-2
 4\; (2) I Kings 18:1-46\; 19:1-16\; (3) I Kings 19:19-21 &amp\; II Kings 2
 :1\, 6-14\n\nLytia\n\nTone 4\n\nYou are a partaker\, O blessed Prophet\,* 
 of the incorruptible company of God my Saviour.* Having divided the Jordan
  by prayer\,* you crossed over on dry ground.* After leaving a two-fold gr
 ace for Elisha\,* you were taken up into heaven on a fiery chariot.* There
 fore\, we beseech you\,* although you were taken up from us in the flesh\,
 * do not separate yourself from us in spirit\,* and always pray to Christ 
 that our souls may be saved.\n\nO heavenly Prophet\, you appeared as a shi
 ning cloud\,* raining a shower of an understanding of God to all the faith
 ful.* Like a rich wine you filled with happiness* the faithful who were pr
 esent in your most divine temple.* Therefore\, we entreat you\, O heavenly
  Prophet Elias who sees God\,* grant our country victory over her enemies*
  and great mercy to our souls.\n\nHaving complete control of your mind\,* 
 you humbled your body\, O heavenly Prophet Elias.* Thus you prepared for y
 our divine ascension in your heart.* You reproved the unjust actions of th
 e king\;* you took away the curse of God’s anger\;* and you destroyed th
 e shameful priests with a sword.* You taught all to loudly cry out:* Truly
  Elias preaches the one true God.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nThe disgraceful 
 king commanded fasting in order to commit murder\;* for after the fasting\
 , blood was shed and the law was broken.* Naboth the Jezreelite was killed
 .* Then\, O Prophet\, you revealed the message of the Lord:* Since you kil
 led the Jezreelite man unjustly\,* likewise your blood will also be spille
 d and harlots will bathe in your blood.* O Lover of mankind\, by the praye
 rs of Your prophet and preacher\,* deliver our souls from such inhumanity.
 \n\nNow..\n\nO Mother of God\, you are the true vine laden with the fruit 
 of life.* There\, we implore you\, O Lady\,* to intercede together with th
 e Apostles and the Saints* so that we may obtain mercy for our souls.\n\nA
 posticha\n\nTone 8\n\nHaving been illuminated by a brilliant mind\,* Elias
 \, the awesome Prophet\, was heavenly in his actions.* He became indignant
  when he saw the unjust judgment of the infamous king.* Therefore\, by God
 ’s judgment\, Elias denounced him.* Likewise\, he delivered to God’s j
 udgment the unmerciful queen who loved evil.* Now\, O Christ\, as the merc
 iful One\,* we ask You to save us by the prayers of Elias\, Your Prophet.\
 n\nAmong His priests were Aaron and Moses\; among those who invoked His na
 me was Samuel.\n\nO Prophet\, you declared:* How long\, O Lord\, is the wa
 y of the infamous one to continue?* You planted and they became rooted* an
 d produced the fruit of iniquity.* Indeed\, they perished because of their
  shameful actions.* They cry out to You\, but You will not hear.* Why have
  You shown me the scandal of the judges of the lawbreakers.\n\nYou are a p
 riest forever\, according to the order of Melchizedek.\n\nO great Elias\, 
 respected among the prophets\,* your ascension is dear to those who celebr
 ate.* By your prayers you deliver us from dangers and sorrows\,* and you p
 reserve us from the attacks of the Evil One.* O most glorious Prophet\,* g
 rant that we who are faithful followers of Christ* may always venerate you
  and bless you.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nO Prophet who foretold the coming 
 of Christ\,* you are forever in the presence of God’s glory\,* and you i
 ntercede for those who are suffering.* Since you serve the Majesty on High
 \,* you bless the whole world and are glorified everywhere.* Now obtain fo
 r us the forgiveness of our sins.\n\nNow…\n\nChrist the Lord\, our Creat
 or and Redeemer\,* came forth from your womb\, O most pure Virgin.* He clo
 thed Himself in our human flesh* to set us free from the original curse of
  Adam.* Therefore\, O Mary\, we praise you\, without ceasing\,* as the tru
 e Virgin Mother of God\,* and we sing with the angels:* Rejoice\, O Lady\,
  advocate\, protector and salvation of our souls.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\
 nThe glorious Elias\,* angelic in body\, pillar of the prophets\, second h
 erald of Christ - * by sending grace upon Elisha from on high\,* dispels d
 isease\, cleanses lepers\, and overflows with healing for those who honour
  him. (2)\n\nRejoice\, O Theotokos Virgin Mary\, full of grace\,* the Lord
  is with you!* Blessed are you among women\,* And blessed is the Fruit of 
 your womb.* For you have borne Christ* the Saviour and Deliverer of our so
 uls.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAT GREAT MATINS ON MONDAY MORNING\n\nUsual Beginning\n\
 nHexapsalm\n\nGreat Litany\n\nGod the Lord\, Tone 4\n\nTroparia\, Tone 4\n
 \nThe glorious Elias\,* angelic in body\, pillar of the prophets\, second 
 herald of Christ - * by sending grace upon Elisha from on high\,* dispels 
 disease\, cleanses lepers\, and overflows with healing for those who honou
 r him. (2)\n\nGlory… Now…O Mother of God\, the mystery hidden from all
  eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through you to t
 hose on earth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine 
 nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly accepted th
 e cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created\,* and sa
 ved our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nThe appointed psalms are c
 hanted.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 1\n\nAscending on a fiery
  chariot as on the wings of the wind\, O divine prophet\,* you most glorio
 usly made your journey to the Heavens today\,* leaving to Elisha a double 
 measure of grace* and your mantle from on high.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nHavi
 ng loving recourse to your goodness\,* we all entreat you\, the Mother of 
 God\, the true Virgin* who was shown to be virgin even after giving birth\
 ,* for we sinners have you as our intercessor\;* and in you who alone are 
 immaculate* we have obtained salvation amid dangers.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\
 nThe appointed psalms are chanted.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn\, Ton
 e 3\n\nYour divine temple pours forth healings upon all\, a most wondrous 
 prophet.* With the most marvellous Elisha\,* entreat Christ to send down p
 eace upon the world* and great mercy upon the people that honour you.\n\nG
 lory… Now…\n\nEach rightly flees to the place where he is saved\;* and
  what other such refuge which protects our souls have we but you\, O Theot
 okos?\n\nPolyeleos\n\nMagnification\n\nWe extol you\,* O most glorious pro
 phet Elias\,* and we honour your fiery ascension* into heaven in the flesh
 .\n\nverse: So I would escape far away and take refuge in the desert.\n\nv
 erse: I declared Your faithful help and Your truth.\n\nverse: I have not h
 idden Your justice in my heart from the great assembly.\n\nGlory… Now…
 \n\nAlleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to You\, O God! (3)\n\nSmall Li
 tany\n\nSessional Hymn\, Tone 8\n\nBeing a lover of wisdom\, a most honour
 ed prophet\,* openly denouncing the unjust king who acted unrighteously\,*
  you constrained him to cry out:* “Truly there is but one God: He that i
 s preached by Elias!”* And then you proceeded to upbraid Jezebel for her
  plundering and love of gold.* O prophet and forerunner of the Coming of C
 hrist\, Elias of great renown:* entreat Christ God\, that He grant remissi
 on of sins* to them that with faith glorify your ascent.\n\nGlory… Now
 …\n\nAll we\, the generation of man\, bless you\, the Virgin* who alone 
 among women gave birth without seed to God in the flesh.* For the fire of 
 the Godhead dwelled within you\,* and with milk you have nurtured thy Crea
 tor and Lord as an infant.* Therefore\, we\, the race of angels and of men
 \,* glorify your all- holy birthgiving as is meet\, and together cry out t
 o you:* Entreat Christ God\, that He grant. remission of sins* to them tha
 t with faith worship your all-holy birthgiving!\n\nGradual Hymns\, Tone 4\
 n\nAntiphon 1\n\nFrom my youth do many passions war against me\;* but do Y
 ou Yourself defend* and save me\, O my Saviour.\n\nYou haters of Sion shal
 l be shamed by the Lord\;* for like grass\, by the fire* shall you be with
 ered.\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit\, every soul is quickened\,
 * and\, through cleansing\, is exalted* and made radiant* by the Triple Un
 ity in a hidden sacred manner.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nYou are a priest
  forever\,* according to the order of Melchisedek.\n\nverse: The Lord said
  to my Lord: Sit at my right hand till I make Your enemies Your footstool.
 \n\nLet everything that lives\, Tone 4\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 4:22-30\n\nPsalm 
 50\n\nVerses at Psalm 50\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nThrough the intercession 
 of the holy apostles\, O Merciful One\, remit our many sins.\n\nNow…\n\n
 Through the intercession of the Mother of God\, O Merciful One\, remit our
  many sins.\n\nTone 4\n\nHave mercy on me\, O God\, in Your kindness. In Y
 our compassion blot out my offense.\n\nOn a fiery chariot you were taken u
 p to the clouds\,* and were translated to the land of light\, O Elias the 
 Tishbite\,* having put the shameful prophets to shame.* O you that bound f
 ast the sky by your word\,* so also loose our transgressions by thy prayer
 s to the Lord\,* and save our souls.\n\nCanon\, Tone 2\n\nFirst Canon of t
 he Saint\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos: To the Lord\, who of old guided the people in 
 the midst of the sea\,* and therein drowned Pharaoh and all his army\,* le
 t us chant a hymn of victory\,* for He has been glorified.\n\nO glorious p
 rophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nDesiring to behold the fiery power o
 f the miracles of Elias\, his fiery and honoured tongue and strength of sp
 irit\, we have assembled as is meet.\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to
  God for us!\n\nO God-bearer\, open our lips and the muteness and lack of 
 skill of our tongue through the activity of the Spirit which is within you
 \, and illumine us\, that we may be able to hymn your wonders.\n\nO glorio
 us prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nGrant that which transcends natu
 re to them that have submitted to Your honoured precepts\, O Word\, and ma
 ke the portals of the rain subject to them through the Spirit\, confirming
  their word.\n\nO most holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nTo the Lord who was bo
 rn of the Virgin and who has renewed the world\, and who for her sake has 
 bestowed upon us life divine\, we chant a hymn of victory\, for He has bee
 n glorified.\n\nKatavasia: I shall open my mouth\, and the Spirit will ins
 pire it\,* and I shall utter the words of my song to the Queen and Mother:
 * I shall be seen radiantly keeping feast* and joyfully praising her wonde
 rs.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: Having established me upon the rock of faith\,* You
  have enlarged my mouth over my enemies\,* for my spirit rejoices when it 
 sings: There is none holy as our God\,* and none righteous save You\, O Lo
 rd!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nHe\, that alone s
 ustains every living thing by His good will\, though a raven provided you 
 with a banquet as a chosen guest\, O Prophet. To Him do we all cry out: Yo
 u are our God\, and there is none holy save You\, O Lord!\n\nO glorious pr
 ophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nGrace be to the Benefactor and Guardi
 an who\, in His ineffable providence\, nourished the widow and the prophet
 . To Him do we all cry out: You are our God\, and none is holy save You\, 
 O Lord!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nO you that fo
 rbade the rain-laden clouds to pour forth\, when the widow of Zarephath wa
 s deprived of food\, you caused the remnant of her food to increase contin
 ually\; and you cried out: None is holy save You\, O Lord!\n\nO most holy 
 Theotokos\, save us!\n\nYou alone\, surpassing all of ages past\; have bee
 n vouchsafed great things transcending nature\, for you received the infin
 ite God of all creation within your womb and gave Him flesh. Therefore\, w
 e all honour you as the Theotokos.\n\nKatavasia: O Mother of God\, living 
 and plentiful fount\,* give strength to those united in spiritual fellowsh
 ip\,* who sing hymns of praise to you:* and in your divine glory vouchsafe
  unto them crowns of glory.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymn\n\nTone 8\, 
 Podoben “Of the wisdom…”\n\nYe faithful\, with hymns let us all prai
 se Elias the Tishbite\, the wellspring of miracles and adornment of prophe
 ts\; for\, being immortal while yet in the flesh\, as a mortal he assureth
  us of the resurrection of the dead. Therefore\, having boldness before Go
 d\, he granteth healing to them that ask with faith\, and earnestly beseec
 heth Christ to bestow remission of offenses upon them that with love celeb
 rate his holy memory. (Twice)\n\nGlory… Now…\n\nHaving fallen into sub
 tle temptations through the activity of mine enemies\, visible and invisib
 le\, I am caught fast in the tempest of my countless offenses. And I flee 
 to the haven of thy goodness\, as to my fervent help and protection\, O pu
 re one. Therefore\, O most pure lady\, earnestly entreat Him that was inca
 rnate of thee without seed\, in behalf of all thy servants that unceasingl
 y pray to thee\, O all-pure Theotokos\, who dost ever beseech Him to grant
  remission of offenses to them that hymn thy glory as is meet.\n\nOde 4\n\
 nIrmos: I have heard report\, O Lord\, of Your dispensation\,* and have gl
 orified You\, O You who alone love mankind.\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, 
 pray to God for us!\n\nYou are shown to be one that cuts down evil at its 
 root and a planter of virtue\, O wise prophet. Therefore\, we bless you.\n
 \nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nWith words the widow w
 ho fed you upbraided you for the death of her son\, compelling you to rais
 e him from the dead.\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\n
 You clearly signified the glory of the Trinity with your threefold breathi
 ng\, and handed back alive the child to his mother.\n\nO glorious prophet 
 Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nHow you burned\, aflame with divine fire an
 d zeal\, O prophet\, denouncing the king who wrought iniquities!\n\nO most
  holy Theotokos\, save us!\n\nO pure one\, who without seed conceived God\
 , we entreat you ever to pray for your servants.\n\nKatavasia: He who sits
  in glory upon the throne of the Godhead\,* Jesus the true God\, is come i
 n a swift cloud* and with His sinless hands he has saved those who cry:* G
 lory to Your power\, O Christ.\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos: O Lord\, Bestower of lig
 ht and Creator of the ages:* guide us in the light of Your commandments\, 
 for we know none other God than You!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to
  God for us!\n\nThe Law of your fathers has shone you forth as a true man 
 of prayer\, O Elias\, a wonderworker that transforms the nature of the ele
 ments and utterly consumes the righteous sacrifice with water.\n\nO glorio
 us prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nAs you are a true minister of Go
 d\, you utterly put to shame the prophets of abominable shame\, O venerabl
 e and most blessed Elias\, clearly marking the power of the Trinity.\n\nO 
 glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nRendering priestly service
  through the word of grace\, O Elias\, you slew the shameful priests with 
 your blameless hands\, consumed with zeal as with fire.\n\nO most holy The
 otokos\, save us!\n\nTo you that gave birth to Christ\, the Creator of all
 \, we cry out: Rejoice\, O pure one! Rejoice\, you that have shone forth t
 he Light upon us! Rejoice\, you that contained the infinite God!\n\nKatava
 sia: The whole world was amazed* at your divine glory:* for you\, O Virgin
  who have not known wedlock\,* have held in your womb the God of all* and 
 have given birth to an eternal Son\,* who rewards with salvation all who s
 ing your praises.\n\nOde 6\n\nIrmos: The uttermost abyss of offenses has s
 urrounded me\, O Lord\,* but lead up my life from corruption\, as You did 
 the prophet Jonah\, O Lord.\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for 
 us!\n\nYou were a pillar of piety and the pure life\, an instiller of puri
 ty\, and an emulator of the angels\, O wondrous God-bearer Elias.\n\nO glo
 rious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nThe wrath of the prophet-slay
 ing woman\, having frightened you who had received the power to bind and l
 oose the flow of the rains\, O wondrous Elias\, causes you to flee.\n\nO g
 lorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nHaving knelt down\, you rai
 sed on high the supremely exalted eye of your mind\, by your eminent entre
 aty causing the rains to be loosed\; and with showers you watered the furr
 ows of the earth.\n\nO most holy Theotokos save us!\n\nThe bush on Sinai\,
  which drew nigh to the Fire without being consumed\, prefigured you\, the
  Ever-virgin Mother\, O all-hymned Theotokos Mary.\n\nKatavasia: As we cel
 ebrate* this sacred and solemn feast of the Mother of God\,* let us come\,
  clapping our hands\, O people of the Lord\,* and give glory to God who wa
 s born of her.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 2\n\nO prophet and seer of the mighty w
 orks of our God\,* Elias greatly renowned\,* by your word\, you stopped th
 e rain clouds.* Pray for us to the only One who loves mankind.\n\nIkos\n\n
 Beholding the great iniquity of men and the great love of God for mankind\
 , the prophet Elias was troubled and grew angry\; and he addressed pitiles
 s words to the Merciful One\, crying out: Be angered against them that den
 y You\, O righteous Judge! But he did not move the compassion of the Good 
 One to torment them that deny Him\, for He that alone loves mankind ever a
 waits the repentance of all.\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: The fiery bush on the moun
 tain and the Chaldean furnace drenched with dew* clearly prefigured you\, 
 O Bride of God\;* for you received the divine and immaterial Fire in your 
 material womb* without being consumed.* Therefore\, we chant to Him that w
 as born of you:* Blessed are You\, O God of our fathers!\n\nO glorious pro
 phet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nMost gloriously vested with divine and
  formidable power\, you undertook a long journey\, having eaten of food th
 at sufficed you for forty days\, O wondrous Elias. Therefore\, you said on
  Horeb: Blessed is the God of our fathers!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, p
 ray to God for us!\n\nThe mild and gentle breeze showed the Lord to you\, 
 O Elias\, who was zealous for God Almighty: not the wind of the tempest\, 
 nor the earthquake\, nor yet the fearsome fire. Therefore\, to meek Jesus 
 you chanted: Blessed are You\, O God of our fathers!\n\nO glorious prophet
  Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nLike the great Moses\, you were vouchsafed
  the vision of God and prophecy\, O wondrous Elias\, anointing prophets an
 d kings with the Spirit. And having borne witness to the glory of Christ o
 n Tabor\, you chanted: Blessed are You\, O God of our fathers!\n\nO most h
 oly Theotokos save us!\n\nIn times past you supernaturally and without see
 d gave birth in the flesh to the unoriginate and pre-eternal Lord\, the So
 n\, Power and Wisdom of the Father\, O all-pure one\, to the renovation of
  mortals. Therefore\, we cry out to Him that was born of you: Blessed is t
 he God of our fathers!\n\nKatavasia: The holy children bravely trampled up
 on the threatening fire\,* refusing to worship created things in place of 
 the Creator\,* and they sang in joy:* Blessed are You and praised above al
 l\, O Lord God of our Fathers.\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: The undefiled bodies of 
 the pious youths\,* sharing the same raiment as their souls\, trembled wit
 h awe\,* and the unrelenting fire\, fed with boundless fuel\, drew back.* 
 But as the ever-living flame cooled\,* the chanting of an everlasting hymn
  began:* Hymn the Lord\, all you works\, and exalt Him supremely for all a
 ges!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nWell did Ahab fi
 nd the just destruction of his house\, through the prophet’s condemnatio
 n\, to be the dread retribution for his vile commission of murder. And wit
 h fiery mind the Tishbite chanted a hymn to the Bestower of Life: All you 
 works of the Lord\, hymn and supremely exalt Him for all ages!\n\nO glorio
 us prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nFire rained down from heaven for
  you\, O Elias\, twice consuming captains of fifty\, in that you are God
 ’s chosen minister\; for to Him that controls everlasting life you in go
 dly manner declaimed the hymn: All you works of the Lord\, hymn and suprem
 ely exalt Him for all ages!\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pray to God for 
 us!\n\nOn Tabor Christ showed you to be an initiate of the mystery of His 
 divine incarnation\, as you were an instiller of purity and a most divine 
 offshoot of virginity\, showing the unapproachable light of the Godhead in
  His Body to you that cries out: All you works of the Lord\, hymn and supr
 emely exalt Him for all ages!\n\nO most holy Theotokos save us!\n\nMost ri
 ch was the womb of the Mother of God\; for\, having received the Word in t
 he coarseness of the flesh and wrought therefrom a form earthly according 
 to hypostasis\, it was shown to be the city of God wherein the Most High w
 as well-pleased to live. To Him do we chant: All you works of the Lord\, h
 ymn and supremely exalt Him for all ages!\n\nKatavasia: The Offspring of t
 he Theotokos saved the holy children in the furnace.* He who was then pref
 igured has since been born on earth\,* and He gathers all the creation to 
 sing:* O all you works of the Lord\, bless the Lord and exalt Him above al
 l for ever.\n\nOde 9\n\nIrmos: O blessed and most pure Theotokos\, who ine
 ffably gave flesh to God\,* the Beacon which shone forth before the sun* a
 nd has come to us through your virginal womb:* we magnify you!\n\nO glorio
 us prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nHaving lived on earth the course
  which man cannot change\, and crossed the Jordan’s stream by means of h
 is mantle\, the Tishbite\, that air-borne charioteer\, made a strange and 
 heaven-traversing journey in the Spirit.\n\nO glorious prophet Elias\, pra
 y to God for us!\n\nThe Tishbite\, aflame with the zeal of piety\, was tak
 en up on a fiery chariot\; and he let drop his mantle\; and Elisha\, robed
  therein\, received divine grace which he could not conceal.\n\nO glorious
  prophet Elias\, pray to God for us!\n\nThe Tishbite and Moses the God-see
 r beheld in revelation on Tabor what eye has not seen\, nor ear heard\, an
 d what has not entered into the hearts of earth-born men: the Lord Almight
 y\, incarnate.\n\nO most holy Theotokos save us!\n\nO Theotokos\, we magni
 fy you\, who removed the severe condemnation which was of old the correcti
 on of our first mother\, and who are ever the reconciliation of our race t
 o God\, a bridge to the Creator.\n\nKatavasia: Let every mortal born on ea
 rth\,* radiant with light\, in spirit leap for joy\;* and let the host of 
 the angelic powers* celebrate and honour the holy feast of the Mother of G
 od\,* and let them cry:* Rejoice! Pure and blessed Ever-Virgin\, who gave 
 birth to God.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHymn of Light\n\nPodoben “O immutable L
 ight…”\n\nThe Light who showed you to be a charioteer traversing the s
 ky on a fiery chariot drawn by four steeds\, O Elias\, did not consume you
  utterly\; for with your fiery tongue you drew fire down and dried it up w
 ith showers.\n\nGlory…\n\nYou were caught up on a fiery chariot to the c
 ircles of heaven\; whence looking down\, as you are close to the Light\, g
 rant noetic light to us that now celebrate your holy memory with faith.\n\
 nNow…\n\nYou were the author of the blessings bestowed by God on the wor
 ld\, O Theotokos. And now entreat the easily-placated God for the salvatio
 n of all.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera of the Praises\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “Wha
 t shall we call you…”\n\nTo carry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this
  honour is for all His faithful.\n\nO wondrous prophet\, when you united y
 ourself to God by your pure life of virtue\,* and had received dominion th
 ereby\, you traversed creation in mind\,* by your will you shut up the por
 tals of the rain\, called down fire from on high\, and destroyed the enemy
 .* Pray that our souls be saved.\n\nPraise God in His holy places\, praise
  Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nAflame with zeal for the Lord\, you openly 
 denounced the iniquitous king\,* and zealously put to death the shameless 
 priests\,* kindling fire amid the water\, O blessed one.* And you were a s
 ource of food not produced by cultivation\,* and with your mantle parted t
 he waters of the Jordan.* Pray that our souls be saved.\n\nPraise Him for 
 His powerful deeds\,* praise His surpassing greatness.\n\nO prophet\, when
  you showed forth on earth a life which was truly heavenly\,* enriched by 
 the hypostatic Life within you\,* you resurrected a dead boy by your breat
 h\;* and you remained apart from death for many years\,* for you sat upon 
 a fiery chariot and was raised up to the Highest.* Pray that our souls be 
 saved.\n\nTone 1\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with 
 lute and harp\;\n\nThe zealous Elias\, ruler over the passions\,* has toda
 y been taken up in the air\,* the initiate of the mysteries and the inaugu
 rator of universal salvation.* O precious glory\, which the heaven-travers
 ing prophet has been vouchsafed!* O eminent adornment of the prophets!* Fo
 r\, lo! by his reproofs he showed himself to be an angel in the flesh and 
 an incorporeal man.* Praising him\, let us say:* Help us\, O wise one\, on
  the day of Judgment!\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise Him w
 ith strings and pipes.\n\nWith spiritual songs let us all praise the proph
 ets of Christ:* for Elias the Tishbite became a traverser of the heavens\,
 * and through his mantle Elisha received a double measure of grace from Go
 d\;* and they have been shown to be radiant beacons to the whole world\,* 
 praying ceaselessly in behalf of our souls.\n\nO praise Him with resoundin
 g cymbals\, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that live
 s and that breathes give praise to the Lord.\n\nO you faithful\, like Davi
 d let us honour with hymns today the prophet of the Lord\,* Elias the Tish
 bite\, the most splendid zealot.* For\, behold by his speech he shut heave
 n like a curtain* and rendered the fertile earth barren.* O most glorious 
 wonder!* A man of earth does not permit the heavens to rain!* O wonder! A 
 corruptible man is clothed in incorruption\,* and has ascended to the heav
 ens on a fiery chariot\;* and by his mantle he bestows a double measure of
  grace upon Elisha\,* and denounces the king\, and destroys the disobedien
 t people with famine.* He put to shame all the shameful priests\,* and rai
 sed up the widow’s son from the dead by his word.* Through his supplicat
 ions\, O Christ our God\,* preserve all the right-believing Orthodox Chris
 tians in peace\,* granting them the triumph of victory over their enemies.
 \n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nO you faithful\, let us honour in song the chiefs
  among the prophets\,* the most radiant beacons of the whole world: Elias 
 and Elisha.* And let us joyously cry out to Christ:* O compassionate Lord\
 , through the supplications of Your prophets\,* grant Your people remissio
 n of sins and great mercy.\n\nTone 8\, Now…\n\nO Mistress\, accept the s
 upplications of your servants\,* and deliver us from all want and grief.\n
 \nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagion Prayers\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4\n\nThe gloriou
 s Elias\, * incarnate messenger of God\, pillar of the prophets\, * and se
 cond forerunner of the coming of Christ\, * sent grace from on high to Eli
 sha * that he might cleanse lepers and heal sickness ** for all those who 
 honour him.\n\nInsistent Litany\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismiss
 al\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING\n\nTroparion and Kont
 akion\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: The glorious Elias\, * incarnate messenger of
  God\, pillar of the prophets\, * and second forerunner of the coming of C
 hrist\, * sent grace from on high to Elisha * that he might cleanse lepers
  and heal sickness ** for all those who honour him.\n\nGlory... Now...\n\n
 Kontakion\, Tone 2: O Prophet who foresaw the mighty deeds of our God\, * 
 O great Elias who through your prayers stopped rain\, ** intercede for us 
 with the only One who loves mankind.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 4\n\nYou are a 
 priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.\n\nverse: The Lord s
 aid to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make Your enemies the foot
 stool of Your feet.”\n\nEpistle\n\nJames 5:10-20\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 5\n\
 nverse: Among His priests were Aaron and Moses\; among those who invoked H
 is name was Samuel.\n\nverse: Light dawns for the just\, and gladness for 
 the upright of heart.\n\nGospel\n\nLuke 4:22-30\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe j
 ust shall be held in everlasting memory\; * they need not fear an evil rep
 utation. * Alleluia\, Alleluia\, * Alleluia.
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