On the Feast of St. Elijah the Prophet, we read these words from the 5th chapter of the Universal Epistle of St. James the Apostle: “The fervent prayer of a holy man is powerful indeed” (James 5:16). The reason these words are read on the Feast Day of St. Elijah is because the holy
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Example of the Holy, Glorious Prophet Elijah
The four stained glass windows (two on each side) at the bottom of the north and south walls of our church temple are the major prophets of the Old Testament: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and Isaiah. Together with the twelve apostles (six on each side) this demonstrates the intimate link between the faithful of the Old
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