72. to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament,
73. the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,
74. so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
75. in holiness and in justice before him, throughout all our days.
76. And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the face of the Lord: to prepare his ways,
77. to give knowledge of salvation to his people for the remission of their sins,
78. through the heart of the mercy of our God, by which, descending from on high, he has visited us,
79. to illuminate those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to direct our feet in the way of peace."