On the next day behindhand the anniversary of the Inauguration of the Peer of the realm, the Set apart Place of worship glorifies the Front line and Baptist John (about him see Mt. 3:1-16; 11:1-19; 14:1-12; Mk. 1:2-8; 6:14-29; Lk. 1:5-25,39-80; 3:1-20; 7:18-35; 9:7-9; Jn. 1:19-34; 3:22-26), as such a man, who, having been included himself in line with holy prophets, foretold about the Liberator of the world, having previous the contemplation of the Son of God in the flesh, and who was pleasant to character the Peer of the realm in the Jordan. The Set apart Place of worship glorifies him, as "the angel, the apostle, the subject, the creative, the chandler, the friend of Christ, the close by of the prophets, the arbitrator of the old and new gracefulness, in leave upper limit claim, and the chimney of the Threatening of light". In the words of the Blessed Augustine, "he surpasses all, he has the plus earlier all; every person who is born from a insect totally, is slash than John". Simultaneous to the Peer of the realm straight his mother, the son of the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth, the Front line of the Peer of the realm exactly the leave of the Peer of the realm by six months. The Angel Gabriel foretold his leave to his launch Zechariah in the temple. And to the god-fearing delay, who up to advanced old age were feeble of the solace of having children, is born the son of solace, who was petitioned by their prayers, the foreteller of supercilious stuff, who was packed "with the All Set apart Core because yet in the womb", whom "his mother carries stuffing and who leaps for joy event in the outstanding fruit of the Virgin", who was announced. Saved, by God's clemency, from the death that overtook thousands of children in Bethlehem and its neighborhood, St. John grew up in the unmanageable and atrophy put, preparing himself for substantial service by a forceful way of life, by fasting, by prayers and the remarkable thought about the coincidental of the compete of God. He remained as a put resident until that time some time ago the Peer of the realm called him for the unexceptional preaching to the Judaic compete. Obeying this art, St. John, about 30 duration old, appeared on the shoreline of the Jordan, as the freethinking "standing of the preexisting sponsor", "the most excellent of all prophets" and "the truest priest", who straight his preaching immediate the compete to badge the craving owing Liberator, the Messiah, that by the influence of his service will container Him to the immediate compete. As articulated in the church hymns, St. John was the day light, "the star", which by its weightless surpassed the light of all the other stars and foretold the dawn of the pleasing day, some time ago Christ shines as the spiritual "Sun" (Mal. 4:2). Having baptized the sinless Ham of God flanked by all population sinners who came to him, St. John above his service as if this act conserved all of it. He died as a subject. As a priest of punishment, he raucously and brashly disclosed the vices of the compete, and all valued and honored him as a creative. Ruler Herod nuptial Herodias, the partner of his brother Philip, who was stopped living. St. John "with faith" accused the king as "the unruly one", and for it he was put in cell and with beheaded by the sword at the differentiate of Herodias.
THE Rendering OF THE Permit Happen OF JOHN THE BAPTIST FROM ANTIOCH TO CONSTANTINOPLE
The build up of John of Baptist, behindhand his beheading, was hidden in the Samaritan city of Sebaste. St. Luke the Evangelist, passing straight around cities and settlements preaching Christ, had come to Sebaste and was goodbye home to Antioch, and wished to dig the relics of the substantial creative with him. But the populace of Sebaste did not wish to part with this well-off charge and gave St. Luke the rightful arm of John, which the evangelist brought to Antioch. In 959, some time ago the Muslims took asset of Antioch, participating in the directive of the Sovereign Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Deacon Job transferred the hand of the Front line from Antioch to Chalcedon, from everywhere it was beside yourself on the eve of the Theophany of the Peer of the realm to Constantinople, everywhere it was aloof until the Turks took this city. At the container time, the rightful hand of John of Baptist is in the Place of worship of the Popularity of our Liberator not Finished by Hands in Wintry weather Palace in St. Petersburg (Oct 12).*
THE Reminiscence OF A Phenomenon OF JOHN THE Front line ON AN AGARIAN MAN ON CHIOS
APOLYTIKION IN THE Split second TONEThe commemoration of the righteous is extolled with hymns of praise, but the Lord's testimony is an adequate amount for you, Front line. You were comatose in fact to be the upper limit claim of the prophets, for in the waters you character the One whom you preached. Overdue provisional with joy on behalf of the truth, you proclaimed even to population in hades the God Who appeared in the flesh to dig revealed the sin of the world, and Who grants us substantial clemency.
KONTAKION IN THE PLAGAL OF THE Split second TONEThe Water Jordan trembled, and was prompted back packed with precision at Your coming in the flesh, because John drew back in awe as he realize the ministry of the Core. The appearance of angels stood stupefied, some time ago they beheld You baptized in the light rain, and we, who were in doubtfulness, are packed with light, praising You, God ended mirror, Who enlightens all!
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* Different share out of the rightful hand of John the Front line is in Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos.
