Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, although we cannot praise you worthily, we honor you in love at your nativity, for by it you ended your father’s silence and your mother’s barrenness, proclaiming to the world the incarnation of the Son of God! – Festal Troparion
Greetings on the the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Forerunner!
Съ Праздникомъ Рождества Предтечи!
This is a unique feast day, because other than the Nativity of the Theotokos (Mother of God) and the Nativity of Our Lord, the Orthodox Church only commemorates one other Birth as a holyday, the Nativity of Saint John the Forerunner. This commemoration demonstrates the elevated place and honor Saint John the Baptist occupies in the Church.
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