John the Baptist , the great saint who Baptized the Lord.
He ended his earthly life with a martyr's death. Due to the evil slander of Herod's wife Herodias, he was brutally beheaded. She ordered that the body of the martyr be buried without a head, because she was afraid that he might be resurrected. The head of John the Baptist is the most revered part of the saint's relics. Trying to protect the shrine from desecration, they hid it. Therefore, the discovery of the head of John the Baptist is celebrated three times. The Church celebrates the first and second on March 9, and the third on June 7. The story of gaining a head is a story of loss. Some were the result of fear, others - criminal neglect and negligence. So the monks, whom the Forerunner himself ordered to keep his head, got tired of carrying it and handed over the precious burden to a fellow traveler.
Brief life of John the Baptist
One of the most revered saints after the Mother of God is the prophet John the Baptist.
He was born into the family of the priest Zechariah. On his mother's side he is a relative of Jesus Christ. John was born six months earlier than the Savior. The saint grew up in the desert, constantly praying and fasting, preparing himself for great service to the Lord.
He ate locusts and wild honey, and dressed in rags. At the age of thirty, God called him to preach among the Jewish people to prepare them to accept the expected Christ. He delivered a sermon in which he preached baptism and confession for the remission of sins.
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Ekaterina 2 months agoI will pray to Saint John on June 7 to patch up my spiritual holes and close my bleeding wounds, to help preserve the harvest and prevent floods and fires. To help eliminate doubts and remain with your opinion. And I believed in the Heavenly Power, looking at the World, I want to be useful to the Earth.
