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On the grounds of St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Hammoud, innocent blood was shed, yet the faith and legacy of those who sacrificed their lives remain engraved in the conscience of all Orthodox Christians. We commemorate our martyrs in our prayers and ask our God, who is risen from the dead, to grant rest to their souls among the Saints, to comfort us all, and to preserve Christianity in Jordan and in the whole world. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us ☦️

🔸 July 20 - The Holy Prophet Elijah 🐦‍⬛🔸 Today, we commemorate the Holy Prophet Elijah. Born around 900 years before Christ, he was called to the prophetic ministry at a time when the people of Israel had fallen away from the faith of their fathers and turned to the worship of the pagan idols. The Prophet Elijah appears during the reign of the impious King Ahab who, influenced by his wife Jezebel, promoted the worship of the Canaanite god Baal. During this time, Elijah remained a zealous defender of the One True God, and proclaimed before King Ahab that a severe drought would come upon the land as punishment for the nation’s apostasy. This drought came to pass, and Elijah was led by the Lord to the safety of a cave beyond the Jordan. There, he was miraculously nourished with food brought to him by ravens. After the three-and-a-half-year drought, Elijah told King Ahab to gather all Israel on Mount Carmel. There, Elijah proposed that two sacrificial altars be prepared: one for himself and one for the prophets of Baal. He insisted that both he and the prophets of Baal should offer an animal sacrifice upon their respective altars, and that the true God would be revealed by whichever sacrifice was consumed by fire. The heavens remained silent when the prophets of Baal offered their sacrifice. Elijah then built his altar from twelve stones, representing the tribes of Israel, and after praying to God, his sacrifice was consumed by fire. Seeing this, the people fell to the ground crying, “The Lord, He is God!” and King Ahab repented. Elijah then had the prophets of Baal put to death, and through his prayer, abundant rain fell upon the earth. The enraged Queen Jezebel then sought to kill Elijah, so he fled into the wilderness. While grieving over Israel’s continued idolatry and praying that God would take his life, the Lord appeared to Elijah and strengthened him to continue his journey. He travelled for forty days to Mount Horeb, where he dwelt in a cave. There, God commanded him to anoint the Prophet Elisha as his successor. Elijah was later taken up into heaven in a fiery chariot with horses of fire, and his mantle fell to the Prophet Elisha.

I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 ☦️

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. — John 8:12