[lightman]

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod broke new ground in the Western Rite with the publication 2006 Lutheran Service Book by including Old Testament patriarchs and prophets in its calendar of Commemorations, a practice heretofore confined to the East.

[Kolokotronis]

Apolytikion in the Second Tone

As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Joshua, O Lord, through him we beseech Thee to save our souls.

Kontakion in the Fourth Tone

At thy prayer, the sun stood still, O righteous Jesus; for thou rightly wast adorned both with the likeness and the name of Him at Whose death the sun grew dark. Ever entreat Him to save us who honour thee.

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Prophet Joshua (Jesus of Navi) on September 1.

[Honorary Serb]

Did y’all in the LCMS celebrate the feast of St. Elijah (Sveti Ilija) on July 20?

St. Elijah’s feast is an important one for Serbian Orthodox Christians (Old Calendar date, August 2). And this year, his feast day fell on a Sunday for those of us Orthodox on the New Calendar.

St. Elijah, is a fiery (and VERY politically incorrect) prophet, who is pretty rough on the “many paths to God” theory. And he is associated with lightning by many Orthodox Christian peoples. Around here, on BOTH his New and Old Calendar feast days, we had thunderstorms with plenty of lightning!!!!