Conception of the Honorable Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
Kontakion - Tone 1
Great Zachariah rejoices with his wife, the far-famed Elizabeth, for she has fittingly conceived John the Forerunner, whom an angel announced in gladness; and whom we rightly honor as an initiate of the grace of God.
Troparion - Tone 4
Rejoice, O barren one, who formerly did not bear a child, for you have conceived the Lamp of the Sun, who is to illumine the whole universe darkened by blindness. Rejoice, O Zachariah and cry out with boldness: "The prophet of the Most High desires to be born!"
