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Chapter 1 (421) GOSPEL OF LUKE
Read to the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Forerunner:
Now, the time when Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son. Her neigh- bors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her. On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and they wanted to name him Zacharias after his father. But his mother answered, “It shall not be! Instead, he will be called John!” They said to her, “But there is no one among your relatives who is called by this name!” They made signs to his father to see what he wanted to have his son called. Zacharias asked for a writing tablet and wrote, his name is John. They were all very sur- prised. Suddenly, his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He began to speak, blessing God. Awe came upon all who lived around them, and people talked about these sayings throughout the entire hill country of Judea. All those who heard these things took them to heart and exclaimed, “What then will this child be?” And the hand of the Lord was with the child. His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, say- ing: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and worked redemption for his people, Continue on the Nativity of St. John, page 423.
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David—as he spoke by