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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...

The Nativity of John the Baptist: A Rookie Anglican Guide

John the Baptist, in his wonderful birth, stands as an icon of life. In fact, the Church liturgically remembers the earthly birth—rather than death—of only three people: the Virgin...

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 - The Birth of John the Baptist - John the Baptist was a man who knew exactly his role in the w...

Wednesday, June 24, 2026- Will you speak God’s word to at least one person today?

To read the texts click on the texts: Isa 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66,80 The Birth of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated on June 24 each year. The reason for this is the m...

Sermon on the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Hieromonk Philofei (Makharramov)His life was very hard and even brutal. He wore clothing woven from camel’s hair, which was very rough and uncomfortable, ate locusts and wild honey...

Pause for Prayer: WEDNESDAY 6/24

    Art by Louis Glanzman in Soul Brothers           The church calendar celebrates only three birthdays: Jesus (December 25), Mary, his mother (September 8) and John the Baptist...

23 June – Vigil of St. John – solstices and snails, bonfires and witch burnings

It is nice to have as your Patron the great Baptist, for I get two feasts a year, his Nativity and his Beheading. For the Vigil of St. John (today, as I write even thought it is th...

2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation (Traditional observance 2 July)

In the traditional calendar, the Feast of the Visitation, 2 July, came at the end of the long-suppressed Octave of John the Baptist.  In the Novus Ordo it now falls on 31 May, betw...

The Stolen Head of St John the Baptist

Melanie McDonagh, The Catholic Herald June 24 is the feast of St John the Baptist. Ever since the date of Christmas was established as December 25, the Church has celebrated the...

Scholars Believe John Was Known As 'The Baptist' To Differentiate Himself From 'John The Presbyterian'

CAMBRIDGE — Scholars at Cambridge University now believe the biblical John the Baptist only went by that name to distinguish himself from other prominent Johns of the period, parti...