COMMEMORATED ON SEPTEMBER 23
The Considerate of the Venerable Farsighted, Front line and Baptist of the Noble, John: The holy Farsighted Malachi prophesied that prior the Messiah's jerk His Front line would look, and would take His coming. The Jews from this time in in anticipation of the Messiah likewise as it should be the association of His Front line.In a municipal of the hills of Judea in the land of Palestine lived the only priest St Zachariah and his spouse St Elizabeth, fervently observing the commandments of the Noble. The double act, other than, had a misfortune: they remained unproductive in their old age, and they prayed recurrently to God to bestow them a child.
In the manner of, afterward St Zachariah took his turn as priest at the Peak of Jerusalem, he went fashionable the Sphere to surrender incense. Separation not working the vague of the Sphere, he beheld an angel of God standing at the actual verge of the altar of incense.
St Zachariah was thunderstruck and halted in siren, but the angel understood to him, "Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard; and your spouse Elizabeth motion have a bath you a son, and you shall cleave to his name John." But Zachariah did not back the words of the adorable advocate, and as a consequence the angel understood to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you the good report. Think about, you motion be unite and disallowed to speak until the day that these important come to operate, when you did not back my words...."
Meanwhile, the union were waiting for Zachariah and they were thunderstruck that he had not come out from the Sphere overdue so covet a time. And afterward he did come out, he was said to ability to speak a blessing upon the union, but can not do so when he had been struck tongue-tied. When Zachariah explained by gestures that he was disallowed to speak, the union as a consequence understood that he had complicated a prospect. The forecast of the Seraph was achieve, and Honorable Elizabeth was delivered from her drought, and gave jerk to John, the Front line and Baptist of the Noble.
TROPARION- Rhythm 4
Wallow, O empty one, who ahead of did not have a bath a child,
for you endure conceived the Hurricane lantern of the Sun, who is to shed light on the whole universe darkened by blindness.
Wallow, O Zachariah
and cry out with boldness:
"The far-seeing of the Greatest Overpriced desires to be born!"
KONTAKION-TONE 1
Podoben: "The flawless chorus..."
Textbook Zachariah rejoices with his spouse, the far-famed Elizabeth,
for she has acceptably conceived John the Front line,
whom an angel announced in gladness;
and whom we fittingly accolade
as an oath of the grace of God.
SOURCE:
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