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[[Image:Beheading of the Forerunner.jpg|frame|right|The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John]] The '''Beheading of St. John the Forerunner''' is the commemoration of the martyrdom of [[John the Forerunner]]. It is a strict fast day because of the grief of Christians at the violent death of the saint. It is commemorated by the Church on [[August 29]]. Although the Forerunner was beheaded in the Spring, around the time of the Passover, this feast was fixed for August, when a church was dedicated in its honor. The accounts about the martyrdom of [[John the Baptist]] are provided my Ss. [[Apostle Matthew|Matthew]] (Mt.14:1-12) and [[Apostle Mark|Mark]] (Mark 6:14-29). It was in the 32nd year after the [[Nativity|Birth of Christ]]. ==Hymns== [[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 2) :The memory of the righteous is celebrated with hymns of praise, :But the Lord¹s testimony is sufficient for you, O Forerunner. :You were shown in truth to be the most honorable of the prophets, :For you were deemed worthy to baptize in the streams of the Jordan Him whom they foretold. :Therefore, having suffered for the truth with joy, :You proclaimed to those in hell God who appeared in the flesh, :Who takes away the sin of the world, and grants us great mercy. [[Kontakion]] (Tone 5) :The glorious beheading of the Forerunner, :Became an act of divine dispensation, :For he preached to those in hell the coming of the Savior. :Let Herodias lament, for she entreated lawless murder, :Loving not the law of God, nor eternal life, :But that which is false and temporal. ==External links== *[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=102419 The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John] - [[OCA]] website. *[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=182 Beheading of the Venerable Head of the Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John] - [[GOARCH]] website. [[Category:Feasts]]

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