Mass

In the first reading of Mass today, we heard the story of Elisha, who foretold of a woman (and husband) who would have a child in part due to the couple's kindness. 

I had not really known much if anything about Elisha, so I decided to look him up.  Here is a bit of what I found:

Elisha was according to the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a wonder-worker. Also mentioned in the New Testament and the Quran, Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

He is venerated as a saint where he is commemorated in the calendar of saints of the Carmelites, a Catholic religious order, since a decree of the Carmelite General Chapter of 1399.