“Hear my prayer, O LORD ; let my cry come to Thee! Do not hide Thy face from me in the day of my distress! Incline Thy ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call!” (Ps 102:1-2) RSV
O Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, in spite of our honor and devotion we are unable to give you worthy praise, through your glorious and noble birth your mother’s childlessness was ended, your father’s tongue was freed, and the incarnation of the Son of God was...