The Conception of John the Baptist is a holiday of the Orthodox Church , established in honor of the conception of the prophet John the Baptist (also called the Baptist).
| Conception of John the Baptist | |
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 βThe Conception of John the Baptistβ (meeting of Zechariah and Elizabeth; the figure of their future son is shown on the right). Russian icon . 2nd half of the 15th century. CMiAR | |
| Type of | Christian |
| Set | in honor of the conception of John the Baptist |
| date of | October 6 ( September 23 ) - in the Orthodox Church |
| Celebration | worship |
Content
- 1 Holiday Date
- 2 Liturgical veneration
- 2.1 Gymnography
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Holiday Date
From the Gospel of Luke it is known that the father of John, the righteous Zacharias , was from the line of Abba (the eighth of twenty-four). If we take into account the fact that the fall of Jerusalem occurred at the end of Saturday 9th of August and coincided with the beginning of the ministry of the first series, then conception could occur on Nisan 7 (April 7) or 28 Elul (September 22) [1] .
Liturgical veneration
The celebration of the Conception of John the Baptist has been known since the 5th century. The holiday is of Constantinople origin and initially coincided with the New Year, which about 462 years was moved from September 23 to September 1 [1] .
The holiday is among the small hymns . The service is based on reading the Gospel of Luke , 2 conceived (containing a story about the appearance of an angel to the righteous Zechariah) and the Epistle to the Galatians , 210 conceived.
Gymnography
Troparion, voice 4
The first non-afflicting villains rejoiced, / behold conceived if the Sun were a fixture of Java, / enlightening the possessing of the whole universe, blind and non-frightening. / Jubilant, Zechariah, cries with boldness: / The prophet Vyshnyago is, even though he was born.
Kondak, voice 1
Lightly Zacharias the Great has fun / with the glorious Elizabeth co-worker, / worthy of conceiving John the Baptist, / the Archangel rejoicing rejoicing rejoicing, / and people should be honored, / as a mystery of grace.
Notes
- β 1 2 John the Baptist // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2010. - T. XXIV. - S. 528-577. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89572-044-8 .
Links
- Orthodox calendar, October 6 (n.a.) on the site Pravoslavie.ru