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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Prophet

Joel

One of the twelve Minor Prophets, whose book stands in the Old Testament.

Feast
March 3old style March 16
Era
unknown
Order
Prophets

Life

Saint Joel the Prophet is one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament, and his book stands in the canon of Scripture. He calls himself the son of Pethuel and urges the people to repentance, proclaiming "the day of the Lord". His book also holds the promise that God will pour out His Spirit on all flesh, words that the Apostle Peter recalled on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:16-21).

The Greek calendar commemorates him on 3 March (new style, the calendar of the Church of Greece); the Romanian and the Russian Church remember him on 19 October. No other data on his life has been preserved.

Commemorated the same day March 3