At the Aposticha, these stichera, in Tone II —

With psalms, hymns and spiritual songs let us praise the glorious John, the prophet of prophets, offspring of Elizabeth, greatest of all born of women, citizen of the desert; and let us cry out to him: O Baptizer and Forerunner of the Savior, as thou hast boldness before Him because of thine honored nativity, entreat Christ, that He grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.

After the blessing of the loaves, the troparion of the Forerunner, twice, in Tone IV —

Stichos: Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He hath visited and wrought deliverance for His people.

John the Forerunner hath come: the voice of the grace of the Word, the herald of the Sun, who was born on this day of a barren and childless woman, according to God’s promise. Rejoice, O ye people! He is come to prepare for us the way of salvation. Leaping up, he paid homage, while yet in his mother’s womb, to the Lamb Who taketh away the sins of the world and doth grant us great mercy.

Stichos: And thou, O child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High.

He who was sanctified from his mother’s womb and was the fulfillment of the prophecy, is born today of a barren woman, manifestly proclaiming the coming of the Lord, saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!

Glory…, the composition of the nun Cassia, in Tone VIII —

Today is fulfilled the saying of Isaiah the prophet concerning the birth of the greatest of the prophets; for he said: “Behold, I shall send mine angel before thy face, who shall make ready thy path before thee.” This warrior of the King of heaven, running ahead, truly made the paths straight for our God, being a man by nature, but an angel in his life: for, having utterly embraced purity and chastity, he possessed them by nature; and avoiding that which is unnatural, he struggled supernaturally. Emulating him in his virtues, O ye faithful, let us all pray, that he pray for our souls to be saved.

Now & ever…: in the same tone —

Behold Elizabeth, who said to the Virgin Mary: “Whence is this to me, O Mother of my Lord? Thou bearest the King, I the warrior; thou the Law-giver, I the upholder of the law; thou the Word, I the voice which proclaimeth the kingdom of heaven!”

O prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, we who honor thee with love are at a loss how to praise thee worthily; for by thy glorious and honored nativity thou didst loose the barrenness of her who gave birth to thee and the muteness of thy father, and dost proclaim unto the world the incarnation of the Son of God.

and “Virgin Theotokos, rejoice…”, once.