The festive service will be held on the patronal feast of the church in honor of the Nativity of John the Baptisttranslated
On July 7, the Church celebrates the Nativity of the honest, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John. On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the Divine Liturgy in the Church of John the Baptist in Kirov will be led by Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodskaya. The service begins at 8.00.
We invite believers to pray together during the service!
The Nativity of John the Baptist is one of the great holidays. Great holidays in importance come after the 12 twelfth holidays. The Nativity of John the Baptist is celebrated on July 7 according to the new style. On this day, believers remember how the future prophet was born into the family of the Jewish priest Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth, who would predict the coming of the Messiah - Jesus Christ, and then baptize him in the waters of the Jordan River.
The Nativity of John the Baptist is an everlasting holiday. It is celebrated on July 7 (June 24, old style).
John the Baptist is the most revered Christian saint after the Virgin Mary. Jesus Christ said about him: “Among those born of women there has not arisen a greater prophet than John the Baptist” (Matthew 11:11).
John the Baptist lived from about 6–2 BC. e. up to 30 AD e. The future great prophet was born into the family of the righteous Zechariah and Elizabeth. By mother...
