Prophet
Holy Prophet Obadiah
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Life
Obadiah was native of the village of Bethacharba in the region of Shechem. He lived at the court of King Ahab; but when the king departed from true worship of God and bowed down to idols, Obadiah did not follow the king's example but continued to serve the one true God. And when the wicked Queen Jezebel raised a persecution against all the prophets of God because of Elijah, Obadiah gathered one hundred of them, hid them in two caves, and fed them to the end (I Kings 18:4). A contemporary of the great prophet Elijah, Obadiah greatly honored Elijah and obeyed him in all things as a follower and disciple. He lived nine hundred years before Christ and reposed peacefully.
From the Hymn of Praise
When Joasaph saw sickness, old age, and death,He sincerely became ashamed of this life."Behold, I too can be so ill,And old age will bend me so,
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, November 19. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on November 19
The full reading for November 19 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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