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SUMMARY:Birth of John the Baptist (mawlodeh d-yuhanon)
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DESCRIPTION:The Sunday of the Birth of John the Baptist (had'bshabo d'mawl
 odhe d'yuhanon ma'amdono) according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syri
 ac Orthodox Church.St. John is the son of Zachariah the Priest\, &amp\; El
 izabeth (aunt of the blessed Virgin St. Mary). He is known as the 'blessed
  forerunner of his Master' who prepared the way for Christ. Our Lord &amp\
 ; savior Himself testified: “Among those that are born of women\, there 
 is not a greater prophet than John\, the Baptist” (Mathew 11:11\; Luke 7
 :28). The essence of John’s preaching is: “Repent for the kingdom of h
 eaven is at hand” (Mathew 3:2). He went throughout Judea &amp\; Jordan\,
  baptizing those who confessed their sins. Mor Yuhanon is truly a model fo
 r Christian discipleship. His famous words\, "He must increase\, but I mus
 t decrease." (John 3:30) exemplify the the servant-master relationship wit
 h Christ that we as Christians are called to strive for. Birthdays of sain
 ts are not usually celebrated in Syriac Orthodox Church\, with a few excep
 tions. After St. Mary\, John the Baptist is the only saint whose birth is 
 celebrated in the Church calendar. The birth of John is one of the earlies
 t feasts of the Church. The nativity of St. John the Baptist is celebrated
  in the Church because John was filled with the Holy Spirit in the womb of
  Elizabeth before birth (Luke 1:41).This passage is important to us Christ
 ians because it lays a foundation of understanding of what God is doing in
  sending John the Baptist and then Jesus the Messiah within six months of 
 each other. As we study the prophecies\, we begin to get a glimmer of what
  God has in mind. John is the messenger of the covenant (Malachi 3:1) When
  the Angel Gabriel first appeared to Zechariah in the temple he announced 
 that the child's role would be\, "to make ready a people prepared for the 
 Lord" (1:17). Later\, when John the Baptist enters his ministry\, he is as
 ked who he is. His answer: "I am the voice of one calling in the desert\, 
 'Make straight the way of the Lord.'" (John 1:23). Reference: 'Martyrs\, S
 aints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' &amp\; 'The Importance o
 f the Sundays Before Christmas' The Holy Bible readings from the Church Le
 ctionary:Evening:St. Luke 1:57-80Morning:St. Matthew 11:11-19Before Holy Q
 urbono:Genesis 21:9-21Exodus 2: 1-10Ruth 4:13-22Isaiah 62:1-12Holy Qurbono
 :I John 4:1-10Galatians 4: 18-30St. Luke 1:57-80For sermons/commentaries b
 ased on the Gospel: https://goo.gl/No4AmcTone of the Day: 6 (2 for alterna
 te days of the week) Hymns by HG Mor Aphrem Mathews: https://goo.gl/TQPPRW
 Syriac Prayers:&nbsp\;https://tinyurl.com/yxpkp38b&nbsp\;Moshe bar Kepha H
 omily on the Birth of St. John the Baptist: http://bit.ly/KephaBaptist
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