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4 days ago · John is “ [t]he voice of one crying in the wilderness; Prepare the way of the Lord” (Mt. 3). John the Baptist is hovering above the cliffs with the Holy Spirit under his wings. John the Baptist knew what it was to be at every point under attack. His body was broken because of his love for the Father. Today I want to talk about two ...
4 days ago · The answer is: their main role is in fact the same. They both testify to Jesus. The Baptist does of course baptise, but his great task in the Fourth Gospel is actually to bear witness. We are first introduced to him with the words ‘He came as a witness to testify concerning that light’ (1:7), and the Gospel sums up his ministry by speaking ...
Jul 14, 2024 · The Death of John the Baptist. A Sermon preached at St Martin-in-the-Fields on July 14, 2024 by Revd Richard Carter. Reading for address: Mark 6: 14-29. Next door at the National Gallery in the exhibition The Last Caravaggio, alongside The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula is another painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Salome receiving the ...
Jul 14, 2024 · On this day, the universal Church marks the beheading of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus. As an adult, he lived as a hermit in the wilderness. After the Spirit inspired him,...
Jul 14, 2024 · Today the Church celebrates the birth of St. John the Baptist, the last of the line of prophets sent to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord. As the Catechism teaches us, “The coming of God’s son to earth is an event of such immensity that God willed to prepare for it over centuries.
Jul 13, 2024 · The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Feast Day: June 24 – CNA. John the Baptist spent his adult life preparing the way for Jesus, and proclaiming that “the Kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.”. He was born to Zachary and Elizabeth, an elderly married couple.
Jul 13, 2024 · “John the Baptist with the Scribes and Pharisees” is an oil painting from ca. 1655 that now hangs in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. The figure of John, in camel-hair clothing and bearing a cross staff, recurs in Murillo’s paintings: we saw its basic outline on this Sunday last year.
