The Nativity of John the Baptist, cousin of Jesus and forerunner

You, 

child, 

shall 

be called 

the 

prophet 

of the 

Most 

High, 

for you 

will go 

before 

the 

Lord, to

prepare 

his way. 

The Song of Zechariah = 

The Benedictus = Canticle 16 = 

Luke 1:68-79