The memory of the righteous with praise, / but the testimony of the Lord, the Forerunner, is sufficient for you, / for you have shown that you are truly more honorable than the prophets, / that even in the streams of baptism you were worthy Preached./ Having also suffered for the truth, rejoicing,/ you preached the good news to those in hell of God revealed in the flesh,/ who takes away the sin of the world/ and gives us great mercy.
The Jordan was afraid of Your fleshly coming, / returned with fear, / fulfilling the prophetic ministry, John, / hid in trepidation, / the Angels feared, / seeing You in streams of flesh baptized, / and all that exist in darkness were illuminated, / praising Thee, who appeared and enlightened all.
Baptist of Christ, preacher of repentance, do not despise me who repents, but, uniting with the heavenly ones, pray to the Lady for me, unworthy, sad, weak and sad, I have fallen into many troubles, troubled by the stormy thoughts of my mind. Because I am a den of evil deeds, I have no end to sinful customs, because my mind is nailed down by earthly things. What I will do, we do not know, and to whom I will resort, so that my soul may be saved, except to you, Saint John, by your namesake of grace, for you are before the Lord, according to the Mother of God, greater than those born to be. everyone: you have been deemed worthy to touch the top of the King Christ, who takes away the sins of the world, the Lamb of God. Pray to him for my sinful soul, so that from now on, in the first ten hours, I will bear a good burden and accept recompense with those who are last. To her, the Baptist of Christ, honest Forerunner, extreme prophet, first martyr in grace, teacher of fasters and hermits, purity teacher and close friend of Christ, I pray to you, to you I come running, do not reject me from your intercession, but raise me up, having fallen through many sins, renew my soul with repentance, like the second baptism, because of both you are the ruler, By baptism you wash away sin, and preach repentance to cleanse everyone’s bad deeds; Cleanse me, who am defiled by sin, and force me to enter, even if anything evil enters, into the Kingdom of Heaven, Amen.
Baptist of Christ, honest Forerunner, extreme prophet, first martyr, teacher of fasters and hermits, teacher of purity and close friend of Christ! I pray to you, and I come to you, do not deny me from your intercession, do not forsake me, who have fallen with many sins; renew my soul with repentance, like a second baptism; Cleanse me, the sins of the defiled, and force me to enter, and even nothing foul enters into the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.
Oh, holy servant of God, John the Baptist of the Savior. Hear me, a sinner (name). Beg Christ God to grant (the grace of holy baptism, repentance) to His servant (name). Let us all glorify mercy in the Trinity, glorifying God, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and your fervent intercession forever and ever. Amen.
Memorial Days January 7/20, February 24/March 9(8), May 25/June 7, June 24/July 7,
August 29/September 11, September 23/October 6, October 12/25
As a preacher of repentance and the first performer of water baptism, they pray to him for the inclusion of unbaptized people in the Church and the granting of a feeling of repentance.