Vespers On Lord, I have cried, six stichera are sung: three of the martyrs, St. Theopemptos and St. Theonas, and three of St. Synkletika.1 Glory be to the Father … Both now … TONE SIX Make ready, O river Jordan: for behold, Christ our God draws near to be baptized by John, that He may crush with His divinity the invisible heads of the dragons in thy waters.2 Rejoice, O wilderness of Jordan; dance with gladness, O ye mountains. For the eternal Life has come
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