The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Troparion, Tone 2

The memory of the righteous is celebrated with hymns of praise, / but the Lord’s testimony is sufficient for you, O Forerunner. / You were shown in truth to be the most honorable of the prophets, / for you were deemed worthy to baptize in the streams of the Jordan Him whom they foretold. / Therefore, having suffered for the truth with joy, / you proclaimed to those in hell God who appeared in the flesh, / who takes away the sin of the world, and grants us great mercy.

Kontakion, Tone 5

The glorious beheading of the Forerunner, / became an act of divine dispensation, / for he preached to those in hell the coming of the Savior. / Let Hernias lament, for she entreated lawless murder, / loving not the law of God, nor eternal life, / but that which is false and temporal.

9/11/2015

Homily on the Day of the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner

Archimandrite Alypy (Voronov)

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Homily on the Day of the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner

Archimandrite Alypy (Voronov)

So, let’s be humble, cut off all pride and the desire to rule, and then we will be saved with God’s help. Amen.

Living by Truth

The Beheading of the Prophet John the Forerunner

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

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Living by Truth

The Beheading of the Prophet John the Forerunner

Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky)

The great righteous one reminds us that love for God is inseparable from standing in the truth.

Fulfilling Our Duty to the End

Sermon on the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov

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Fulfilling Our Duty to the End

Sermon on the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov

So that the Lord would see that we wash, sew, iron, and stand in line at the grocery store for His sake. So that He would rejoice in our industriousness, in our obedience, our patience. So that He would see that no matter in what conditions he places us, we always remain faithful, and have learned meekness and humility from Him.

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.

Homily on the Beheading of the Holy Forerunner of the Lord, John

St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)

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Homily on the Beheading of the Holy Forerunner of the Lord, John

St. Nikolai (Velimirovic)

Once Jerusalem and all Judea were astir with the news that a new prophet had appeared, never before seen, and frightening. This man called out to the crowd around him, “Repent!”

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.

Zeal for Divine Truth

On the Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

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Zeal for Divine Truth

On the Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John

Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

For us, brothers and sisters, who behold the holy death of the righteous one, let his zeal for divine truth prevent us from the lawlessness of those whom he rebuked, and let our souls be inspired to speak the truth, to love truth, and to stand for God’s righteousness—perhaps even unto death itself.

A Festivity of Faithfulness to Truth

A Word on the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner

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A Festivity of Faithfulness to Truth

A Word on the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner

Many generations have passed but the memory of the holy prophet lives, because the death of the righteous is a festivity of faithfulness to the Truth living and eternal, to God the Provider and Savior of the world. As the example of this holy righteous one, who by his guiltless suffering only increased his glory, may we all be strengthened in the courage of patience in all that comes to pass with us.

Commentary of St. John Chrysostom on the Beheading of the Precious Forerunner

Matthew 14:1-12

St. John Chrysostom

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Commentary of St. John Chrysostom on the Beheading of the Precious Forerunner

Matthew 14:1-12

St. John Chrysostom

But not without a purpose doth the evangelist signify the time, but to make thee observe also the haughtiness of the tyrant, and his thoughtlessness, in that not at the beginning did he inform himself about Christ, but after a very long time. For such are they that are in places of power, and are encompassed with much pomp, they learn these things late, because they do not make much account of them.

The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

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Rating: 7.3|Votes: 3

The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, John the Baptist: The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of Christ.

The Beheading of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

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Rating: 4.7|Votes: 6

The Beheading of the Holy Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

Our Lord Himself said that St. John was the greatest prophet “among those born of women” (Luke 7, 28). Some hearing these words are surprised. They ask: Surely, Christ Himself is the greatest man born of women? However, Christ was not born of a woman (i.e. a married female), he was born of a Virgin. Therefore, in obedience to our Lords words, that St. John is the greatest born of women, the Church duly honors him.

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

Priest Maxim Massalitin

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Rating: 5.8|Votes: 150

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.

Homily on the Feast of the Beheading of St John, the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord

St. Justin Popovic

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Rating: 8.8|Votes: 6

Homily on the Feast of the Beheading of St John, the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord

St. Justin Popovic

What is this? Could it be that this world has become a madhouse? People do not want God, they do not want the greatest Righteous One in the whole world. Whom do you want? Whom would you prefer? Whom would you set in Christ’s stead? With whom would you replace St. John the Baptist? With yourselves?! О moth! О, tiny mortal insects! Yes, when people become maddened by pride, when out of egotistical pride they lose their reason, they have no need of God, they have no need of God’s Truth. They declare themselves to be gods. They present their petty, shallow, false likeness of truth as the great and salvific Truth.

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