Saint Gregory Palamas for Saint John the Baptist: Before he was even born he was a prophet!translated

Saint Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, Homily 40, On the Pancept of Christ the Prophet and Forerunner and John the Baptist 1 If the death of the faithful is worthy of honor and the memory of the righteous should be accompanied by praise, how much more should we celebrate with praise the memory of the supreme listener of the faithful and righteous, John, who exhorted and exhorted and proclaimed the word of God who became flesh for us, by whom again he himself was proclaimed and testified superior to the prophets and prophets of the ages. honest and fair?

But the fact that the things concerning him exceed all human speech, and the fact that he received the testimony and the award from the only begotten Son of God, and needs no award from us, is no reason for us to be silent and leave him unrewarded with words, as far as it depends on us, this voice of the supreme Word according to the written.

On the contrary, for the reason that he was declared and testified by the despot of all Christ that he is so great, every tongue of believers should move to praise, according to power. And this, not to add anything to his glory (how could that be?) but to fulfill our...