St. John the Baptist: Called by the Father, Filled with the Spirit, Proclaiming the Son
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The Catholic Church celebrates on Wednesday the birth of Saint John the Baptist, considered the last prophet to announce the arrival of Jesus Christ. Next to Our Lady, he is the only saint whose birth is celebrated in the liturgical calendar of the Church. Saint Anthony or Exu Day? Understand religious syncretism on June 13 According to the Christian tradition, John the Baptist was born six months before Jesus. Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, he…
Saints: John Baptist, T.More& Fisher, Aloysius, Jude, Irish Martyrs, Silverius, Juliana, Mark& Marcellian, Gervase, Romuald, Alban &More
Clockwise: Dermot O., J.Fisher, T.More, Alban, Silverius (M.Ball& Gervase&Protase to left), Juliana, Romuald, John Baptist, Jude. June 24 is the nativity of St. John the Baptist, the last of the Old Testament prophets who came to prepare the Jews for the coming of the Messiah, John’s cousin Jesus. John preached, baptized, and was martyred for...
The Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24, an exceptional feast within the liturgical calendar. Along with Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, John is the only person whose earthly birth is the subject of a universal liturgical celebration. This is no small detail: it reflects the unique place he occupies in the history of salvation as the last of the prophets of Israel and the immediate precu…
Saint John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ whose nativity is celebrated with solemnity by the Catholic saintly every 24th June. Read more
None Greater Than John the Baptist
Since my mother’s womb, you have been my strength. (Ps. 71:6) Today, the Church celebrates the birth of John the Baptist, one of just three liturgical birthday celebrations, along with that of Jesus and Mary. According to pious Christian speculation, John was born (though not conceived) without original sin by the action of the Holy Spirit at the moment in which Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting. Of course, John’s prenatal “leap” is not the only e…
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