Standing Together in Prayer
Commemoration of the beheading of John the Baptist
Troparion of the beheading of the honorable, glorified, former Prophet John the Baptist, the second melody of the Orthodox Church:
We remember the righteous with praise, for you were ahead in understanding the testimony of the Lord, because you were the most truthful of prophets, as you baptized in the river those who preached. You sought truth with joy. You preached to those in Hell about the God who appeared in flesh, erasing the sins of the world, bestowing upon us the greatest mercy.