St. Elijah's Monastery stood as a place of worship for 1,400 years, ... In earlier millennia, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches, prayed in the chapel, worshipped at the altar.

At God’s command, Elijah repaired an altar and saturated it three times over with multiple barrels of priceless water. Elijah’s 63- word prayer was made.

A closer look at the extent of the damage to the altar. Subiaco Abbey. Father Elijah Owens, OSB, the abbot of the monastery, told CNA Friday that the relics contained in one of the reliquaries ...