SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

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BAPTISM AT ST. JOHN'S............

Feb 1, 2025

Baptism doesn’t simply signify the child’s acceptance into the Church but also their enlistment in the army of the faithful. Throughout the ceremony, liturgical prayers are offered, which serve as profound invocations of divine grace upon the child. These incantations reinforce the notion that baptism is a communal affair involving the entire Church body, a unified plea to God to watch over the newest member of the Christian family.

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Great Vespers - 5:00 PM

O Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Thou hast told us that without Thee we can do nothing. O Lord, my Lord I embrace Thy words with faith. Help me, a sinner, to accomplish the task which I am beginning, so that I may praise Thee at all times. In the name of the Father, and of...