– Departure of the Prophet Habakkuk

June 1, 2021 – Bashans 24, 1737

On this day also, the prophet Habakkuk departed. He was one of the twelve minor prophets, and he was from the tribe of Levi. He was a singer using stringed musical instruments as it is indicated in this verse: ‘The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills. To the chief musician. With my stringed instruments.’ (Habakkuk 3:19). He prophesied at the time of king Jehoiakim. He lived long enough to see the return of the children of Israel from exile, and he prayed saying: (Habakkuk 3:2) He prophesied about the Incarnation of Christ and His birth, saying: (Habakkuk 3:3). He finished his course, and departed in peace. A church after his name was built in Bartsa – El-Behera in Egypt at the time of the Christian Emperor Anastasius, and consecrated on the twenty fourth of Bashans.

May the prayers of this prophet be with us. Amen.