Conception of St. John the Forerunner

Conception of St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Icon Troparion Rejoice, O barren one, who formerly did not bear a child, / for you have conceived the Lamp of the Sun, / who is to illumine the whole universe darkened by blindness. / Rejoice, O Zachariah / and cry out with boldness: / “The prophet of the Most High desires to be born!”