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Catholic Telegraph‘Summer Christmas’: Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?
Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. / Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2025 / 11:13 am (CNA). St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three pe... [...]
Why does the Church celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist?
Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. / Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2025 / 11:13 am (CNA). St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy.In fact, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on June 24 is a solemnity, meaning it is the highest form of Cath…
The Feast of the Nativity of the Venerable Forerunner on the Bosporus | Orthodox Times (en)
On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Nativity of the Holy, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John was celebrated with great solemnity. In the morning, Elder Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi celebrated a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, including the Blessing of the Loaves (Artoklasia), at the Church of Saint Paraskevi in Vathyrriakos. This was due to ongoing renovations at the Church of the Nativity of the Forerunner in Yeni Mahalle – Nea Synoikia…
June 24th is a special day for millions of believers who celebrate St. John the Baptist, an important figure in the Christian tradition. On TV Azteca Quintana Roo , we share a powerful prayer to ask the saint, the meaning of his celebration on this day and its history. MAY BE OF YOUR INTEREST: Santoral de TODAY: What saint is celebrated on Tuesday, June 24, 2025? Why is St. John the Baptist celebrated on June 24th? June 24th is celebrated the bi…
Every June 24, the Catholic Church and many cultures of the world celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist, the only saint, besides the Virgin Mary, whose birth is celebrated. Unlike other saints, who commemorate the day of his death, St. John is remembered the day he was born, because his life was marked from the womb. According to the Gospel of Luke, he was the son of the elderly priest Zechariah and Elizabeth, cousin of the Virgin Mary. Hi…
He was born only 6 months before Jesus. He is known for baptizing people on the banks of the Jordan River, and promoting the baptism of penance. He died from the hatred of a woman, who forced his daughter to ask for her head.The night of Saint John is celebrated on the night of June 23-24. It is the feast that welcomes the summer, and many believe that it serves to attract good luck, burn all the bad memories of the year in the form of paper thr…
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