Feast Day: May 1st
& Sunday of the Holy Forefathers of Christ (Sunday between 11th-17th of December)
The Life of Prophet Jeremiah: He touched the mouth of the chosen one and said, “Behold, I have put My words into your mouth…
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Prayers
Apolytikion: From thy mother’s womb thou wast Sanctified by the Creator in His foreknowledge, and from thy swaddling bands thou wast filled with Prophetic Wisdom. O wise Jeremiah, thou didst lovingly lament the fall of Israel. Honouring thee as a Prophet and Athlete we cry out to thee: Glory to Him Who has Glorified thee; Glory to Him Who has Crowned thee; Glory to Him Who has given thee to us as a fervent intercessor.
Kontakion: Thy pure heart was enlightened by the Spirit, O great Prophet and Martyr Jeremiah. Thou didst receive the gift of Prophecy from on high, and cry aloud to the nations: This is our God and there is none other beside Him, Who has appeared Incarnate on the Earth.
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Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a Prophet to the nations”
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Jeremiah 4:5
“Declare in Judah and proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: ‘Blow the trumpet in the land; Cry, ‘Gather together,’ And say, ‘Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities.’ Set up the standard toward Zion. Take refuge! Do not delay! For I will bring disaster from the north, And great destruction.’”
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Jeremiah 10:6-12
“Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might), Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You… He has made the Earth by His power, He has established the world by His wisdom.”


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Jeremiah 26
“Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command you to speak to them… Now therefore, amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you.”
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Jeremiah 31:33-34
“I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”




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