07/19/2026
July 20
Saint of the day
Holy Glorious Prophet Elias (Elijah) (9th c. BC)
At his birth, his father Sabah saw angels of God surrounding the Prophet, clothing him in fire and feeding him flames. At the end of his years on earth, he was carried bodily to heaven by a flaming chariot; with Enoch (Gen. 5:24) he is one of the two ever to be taken bodily to heaven without first dying and being raised.
He and Moses appeared standing with Christ at the Transfiguration on Mt Tabor. His name means 'The Lord is God'.
Troparion of Prophet Elias in Tone Four
O angelic of body, pillar of the prophets and their cornerstone, the second forerunner of the coming of Christ, the venerable and glorious Elias, thou didst send grace from on high to Elisha to dispel sicknesses and purify lepers. Wherefore, he overflows with healing to those who honor him.
