Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Six months before his appearing to the most holy Virgin Mary in Nazareth, the great Gabriel, archangel of the Lord, appeared to Zacharias the High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before he revealed the miraculous conception by a virgin who had not known a man, the archangel revealed the wondrous conceiving by an old and barren woman.

7/7/2022

Nativity of St John the Forerunner

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Nativity of St John the Forerunner

God has given us the greatest of prophets, to show us how we should prepare ourselves to greet the Lord. Like John, we are to continue to remind ourselves of the prophetic words which awakens our barren soul from the slumber of sin. Like John, we are called to direct our lives toward repentance by which we are drawn into the embrace of the Giver of Life.

Ivanjdan

A Photo Gallery

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

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Ivanjdan

A Photo Gallery

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist among the Serbs, by analogy with many other festivals, is called Ivanjdan. In some places special church folk traditions are associated with it.

Yielding to Another

Priest Valery Dukhanin

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Yielding to Another

Priest Valery Dukhanin

He did not see the Savior’s wondrous miracles, did not behold His inexplicable Transfiguration, and did not participate in the Last Supper.

A Prophet of Humility

Sermon on the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

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A Prophet of Humility

Sermon on the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

History does not present another such man—all the prophets, holy in life and great in temperance though they be, were not so austere as John the Baptist.

To Convince by One's Life

On the Feast of the Finding of the Honorable Head of St. John the Baptist

Priest Roman Savchuk

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To Convince by One's Life

On the Feast of the Finding of the Honorable Head of St. John the Baptist

Priest Roman Savchuk

The problem often arises before Christians of how to prove the truth of their convictions, to instruct apostates, or help the doubting. The example of St. John the Baptist’s life speaks clearly about how every Christian has it within his power to work the miracle that people so need.

The Nativity of St John the Baptist

From a sermon by the Venerable Bede

Venerable Bede

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The Nativity of St John the Baptist

From a sermon by the Venerable Bede

Venerable Bede

Next, the angel saith that the prayer of Zacharias was heard, and then straightway promiseth that the wife of Zacharias should bear a child.We are not to understand that he had been praying for the birth of a son whilst he was offering the sacrifice according to the liturgy of that time, for we are told that he had given up hope of a son, and no one prayeth for that which he hath no hope of obtaining.

The Nativity of John the Baptist

Fr. James Guirguis

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The Nativity of John the Baptist

Fr. James Guirguis

St. John is an amazing prophet and the Lord Jesus actually calls him the greatest born of a woman. Imagine just how important St. John must be that the Lord would speak so highly of him!

Precious Droplets Gathered: a Discourse on the Nativity of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of our Lord John

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

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Precious Droplets Gathered: a Discourse on the Nativity of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of our Lord John

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov speaks on the spiritual meaning of the feast of the Nativity of John the Forerunner, and on the importance of his preaching and the lessons of his life, as part of the project “The Lord’s Summer.”

Holy Fathers in Praise of St. John the Baptist

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Holy Fathers in Praise of St. John the Baptist

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment; behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

The Life of St. John the Baptist

From "The Lives of the Saints and Several Lectures and Sermons" compiled and translated by St. Sebastian Dabovich

St. Sebastian Dabovich

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The Life of St. John the Baptist

From "The Lives of the Saints and Several Lectures and Sermons" compiled and translated by St. Sebastian Dabovich

St. Sebastian Dabovich

This John was called by God to be the forerunner of his Divine Son, to usher Him into the world, and to prepare mankind by repentance to receive the Redeemer, whom the prophets had foretold at a distance through every age from the beginning of the world, never ceasing to instill in the people of God faith and hope in Him by whom alone they were to be saved.

Божественная литургия в Сретенском монастыре в день празднования Рождества Иоанна Предтечи

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Божественная литургия в Сретенском монастыре в день празднования Рождества Иоанна Предтечи

24 июня / 7 июля 2015 г. Вторник 6-й седмицы по Пятидесятнице. Рождество честного славного Пророка, Предтечи и Крестителя Господня Иоанна. Сретенский монастырь. Божественная литургия. Хор Сретенского монастыря. (MP3 файл. Продолжительность 1:06:19 мин. Размер 47.8 Mb)

Всенощное бдение в Сретенском монастыре накануне дня празднования Рождества Иоанна Предтечи

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Всенощное бдение в Сретенском монастыре накануне дня празднования Рождества Иоанна Предтечи

23 июня / 6 июля 2015 г. Понедельник 6-й седмицы по Пятидесятнице. Сретенский монастырь. Великая вечерня, утреня. Хор Сретенско монастыря. (MP3 файл. Продолжительность 2:01:01 мин. Размер 87.2 Mb)

The Nativity of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ

July 7th (June 24th old calendar)

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The Nativity of St. John the Forerunner and Baptist of Christ

July 7th (June 24th old calendar)

Six months before his appearing to the most holy Virgin Mary in Nazareth, the great Gabriel, archangel of the Lord, appeared to Zacharias the High Priest in the Temple in Jerusalem. Before he revealed the miraculous conception by a virgin who had not known a man, the archangel revealed the wondrous conceiving by an old and barren woman.

The Untold Story of the Head of St. John the Baptist

Priest Maxim Massalitin

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The Untold Story of the Head of St. John the Baptist

Priest Maxim Massalitin

Unfortunately, few of the faithful have recourse to the help of such a lamp of grace as the precious head of St. John the Baptist, “the first among martyrs in grace”.[2] Many Orthodox Christians come to France, but not all of them know how many holy relics there are still on French soil despite the outrages committed against them during the French Revolution and subsequent forgetfulness of France’s Christian past.

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

St. John of Shanghai

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The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

St. John of Shanghai

Being born exactly half a year before Christ, John the Forerunner by the exact time of his birth depicted his mission of preparing the way for the Lord. He was born at the time of the year (June 24) when the day begins to grow shorter after the summer solstice, whereas the Nativity of Christ occurs (December 25) when the day begins to grow longer after the winter solstice. These facts are an embodiment of the words spoken later, by the Forerunner, after the beginning of Christ's preaching: He must increase, but I must decrease (John 3:30).

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