Tuesdays are dedicated to the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John
The memory of the righteous is celebrated with praise, * but for you, O Forerunner, the Lord’s
testimony is enough. * You were shown to be more honorable than the prophets * since you were
deemed worthy to baptize in the waters the Lord you had proclaimed. * Therefore, you fought for
the truth, * and with joy proclaimed the good news to those in Hades, * that God has appeared in
the flesh * to take away the sins of the world and to grant us great mercy.
[Troparion to the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, The Divine Liturgies of Our Holy Fathers John Chrysostom and Basil The Great (People's Book), The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church Sui Juris of Pittsburgh, USA, 2006, pg. 407]
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