History

  Isaiah saw him 700 years before his birth and said, “The voice of one crying  in the wilderness: ‘Prepare […]

  In the Writings of St. Jacob of Serugh  A Holy Fervent Heart  St. Jacob of Serugh presents us a

  John baptized with water to preach repentance, but the Lord baptizes to gift  us sonship to the Father (John

  “He is Elijah who is to come.” (Matthew 11:14)  Origen of Alexandria says, “He is John and not Elijah

  John the Baptist owes his greatness to his righteous parents, and when the  Herod’s soldiers wanted to kill him,

  A Prophet or an Apostle?  The church begins its calendar by a procession for the martyrs, the Cross bearers.

  Is he the greatest among those born of women?  St. Jacob of Serugh writes about St. John the Baptist