Moses

Holy Prophet Moses

The glorious Prophet Moses, God-seer, is the pinnacle of the lovers of wisdom, the supremely wise lawgiver, the most ancient historian of all. His name means one who draws forth, or is drawn from, that is, from the water. His life is narrated in the Bible (Exodus 2 through Deuteronomy 34:12). The Orthodox Church celebrates his feast day on September 4.

This article or section is a stub (i.e., in need of additional material). You can help OrthodoxWiki by expanding it.

Hymns

Russian:

Troparion (Tone 2)

The memory of Your prophet Moses,

We celebrate today, O Lord.

By his prayers, we beseech You,

O Christ God, save our souls!

Kontakion (Tone 2)

The company of the prophets rejoices with Moses and Aaron,

For their prophecy is fulfilled

As the Cross by which you have saved us shines forth.

Save our souls by their prayers, O Christ our God!

Greek:

Apolytikion (Third Tone)

As we celebrate the memory of Thy Prophet Moses,

O Lord, through him we beseech Thee to save our souls.

Kontakion (Fourth Tone)

With the divine and righteous Moses and Aaron, the Prophets' choir today rejoiceth with gladness,

seeing their prophecy fulfilled now in our midst;

for Thy Cross, O Christ our God, whereby Thou hast redeemed us,

shineth in the sight of all as the end and fulfilment of that which they foretold in ancient times.

By their entreaties, have mercy upon us all.

External Links and Sources

• Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses from the Orthodox Church in America website
• Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses: Troparion and Kontakion from the Orthodox Church in America website
• Moses the Prophet and Godseer from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America website
• Moses from the website of the Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Washington, DC